More Technical – Page 25
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TechnicalBrief - St Paul's Cathedral
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Dorma UK and What’s new in Building, we’re challenging readers to identify the architecturally significant location the Dorma penguin can be seen visiting in the picture above.
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TechnicalHawkins Brown on the Parliament Square debacle
Hawkins Brown director Roger Hawkins spent two years leading an £18 million project to pedestrianise London’s Parliament Square, only to see the scheme axed by mayor Boris Johnson
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TechnicalSpanish tile industry reacts to economic challenges with innovative trends and a new perceived value
Cersaie, the international exhibition of ceramic tiles and bathroom furnishings in its 26th year, was held in Bologna from the 29 September – 4 October 2008.
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TechnicalTile of Spain Update: CEVISAMA Review
CEVISAMA 2008, the 26th International Exhibition for Architectural Ceramics and Bathroom Furnishings, took place in February 2008 at the Feria exhibition centre in Valencia.
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TechnicalJulian Harrap Architects' mesh cage for the Monument
How Julian Harrap Architects created a mesh cage to protect the viewing platform at Wren’s newly refurbished Monument in the City of London
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TechnicalArchitects see red over BRE’s latest Green Guide
Phil Clark examines the criticisms levelled by architects at the latest edition of BRE’s Green Guide now online
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TechnicalDORMA movable walls specified by Stirling Prize nominated Civil Justice Centre
Two DORMA Variflex movable walls have been installed at the new £113m Manchester Civil Justice Centre, officially opened recently by Her Majesty The Queen.
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TechnicalBrief - Manchester Civil Justice Centre
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Dorma UK and What’s new in Building, we’re challenging readers to identify the architecturally significant location the Dorma penguin can be seen visiting in the picture above.
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TechnicalCartwright Pickard’s modular housing for east Africa
Cartwright Pickard is creating modular homes for east Africa that can be rapidly assembled offsite
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TechnicalIwamoto Scott Architecture’s Voussoir Cloud
Iwamoto Scott’s Voussoir Cloud at the Southern California Institute of Architecture is a temporary installation showcasing the power of building offsite with paper
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TechnicalHow Castleford got ready for its close-up
For five years, the Yorkshire town of Castleford was filmed by Channel 4 for its TV series, Kevin McCloud & the Big Town Plan. BD spoke to Peter Box, leader of the district council, about how the show affected the regeneration process
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TechnicalEvent to examine sustainability in a recession
BD columnist Paul Morrell and architects from Sheppard Robson, Zed Factory and Bond Bryan to speak at green conference
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TechnicalRichard Griffiths Architects restores the Elizabethan garden at Kenilworth Castle, Warwickshire
Richard Griffiths Architects’ £2m restoration of Robert Dudley’s ‘sensual paradise’ at Kenilworth is an exercise in authenticity
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TechnicalTonkin Liu’s Promenade of Light at Old Street
Tonkin Liu has completed the first part of a three-phase project to upgrade the area around Old Street roundabout in central London
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TechnicalArchitect to show Code Level 5 house at Interbuild
Woodward Smith Architects-designed family house on show at Birmingham exhibition next week
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TechnicalA case for Passivhaus
In the first of a series on Passivhaus sustainability expert Henrietta Lynch runs through the basics principles behind what is rapidly growing as a standard for low energy design for all types of buildings on the Continent
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TechnicalBrief - Fort Dunlop
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Dorma UK and What’s new in Building, we’re challenging readers to identify the architecturally significant location the Dorma penguin can be seen visiting in the picture above.
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TechnicalDORMA makes the headlines at iconic new Birmingham Post & Mail offices
DORMA glass doors, screens and partitions have been installed at the iconic new Fort Dunlop headquarters of the Birmingham Post & Mail. Trinity Mirror Midlands, owners of the Birmingham Post & Mail Ltd, are relocating after 150 years in Birmingham City centre and have taken the entire top floor of ...
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TechnicalGareth Hoskins' Gathering Place at the 2008 Venice Architecture Biennale
How Gareth Hoskins Architects created its Gathering Place pavilion using laminated veneer sections and a 11.5m cranked beam
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TechnicalWill the future be Dubai or Masdar?
Foster’s Masdar design team rocked up at the Cityscape conference last week in Dubai — and was really impressive