Latest Technical Case Studies – Page 44
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TechnicalOld master in a new light
Subtlety was essential if the £29m revamp of Glasgow’s Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum was to play well locally. Glaswegian exile Rory Olcayto sees how BDP brought a much-loved building out of the dark ages
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TechnicalI wish Id done that...Lighting
Simon Dance on SOM’s Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Yale University
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TechnicalHow we cracked it 34: Harrow Road, north London
The challenge: To recycle an unattractive 1960s office building into affordable homes attractive to key workers
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A measured approach
It’s hard to deliver CO2 savings until we can all sing from the same data spreadsheet
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TechnicalNaples goes with the flow
Rogers’ swirling, whirling roof to the Capodichino underground station is a bold statement.
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TechnicalI wish Id done that...Roof
Debby Kuypers on Kengo Kuma’s Hiroshige Ando Museum in Bato, Japan
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TechnicalModular roofing made easy
Bus shelters are just the beginning for Bryden Wood Associates’ clip-on roof cassettes.
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TechnicalHow we cracked it 33: Brian Clarke’s Studio, West London
The challenge: To remediate a crucial concrete pour that had gone wrong
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TechnicalConservation’s Antarctic role
After nearly 100 years, Captain Scott’s expedition hut is to be restored.
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TechnicalHow we cracked it 32: London Zoo, Regent’s Park
The challenge: To design a safe enclosure for gorillas at London Zoo using bamboo
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Fix what’s there already
Dropping legislation to thermally upgrade existing homes will leave an unmanaged carbon burden
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TechnicalEco-aims under strain
A Southwark library conversion tested Architype’s sustainability principles to the full.
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Is there life after Part L?
In March, our panel of experts answered your Part L questions. Four months after implementation, Elaine Knutt asks architects how Part L is affecting their work
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I wish I'd done that...Sustainable building
Matthew Woodthorpe on Edward Cullinan’s Downland Gridshell
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TechnicalThe rise and rise of inflation
With inflatable architecture becoming ever more widespread, Elaine Knutt talks to Nick Crosbie of Inflate
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TechnicalHow we cracked it 31: Shorne Wood, Gravesend
The challenge: To overcome structural limitations of coppiced sweet chestnut