More Technical – Page 30
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TechnicalMonks adopt an earthy approach to insulation at Berkshire’s Douai Abbey
Architect David Richmond & Partners and structural engineer Price & Myers are creating a rammed earth wall using local soil for a new library and archive at Douai Abbey
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TechnicalMargate’s Turner Contemporary undergoes a sea change
Turner Contemporary director Victoria Pomery relives the axing of Snøhetta and Spence’s Margate gallery, and explains the challenges of implementing Chipperfield’s replacement
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TechnicalBaleHaus, the ‘carbon bank’ home
Devised by Bristol-based architect White Design and engineer Integral, BaleHaus is a eco-home made of straw
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TechnicalMaccreanor Lavington’s pioneering mixed sustainable housing in Amsterdam
The Luycksterrein community in central Amsterdam is a rich mix of live-work and private-social space
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TechnicalThinking inside the micro box
Munich university professor Richard Horden’s Micro Compact House
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TechnicalThe Code is not enough - sustainability thinking part one
In his first essay on the environment and design architect Jon Goodbun argues for a wider definition of sustainability beyond carbon and climate change. We need to change our entire production ecology, no less
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TechnicalMake's easy-to-install glazing system for the atrium of a 1950's office renovation
How Make created an easy-to-install glazing system for the seven-storey atrium of a renovated 1950s office
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Germany goes passive
A five-day seminar entitled Renewable Energy in the Urban Environment is being held in Berlin from July 7-11 and will explore the role of renewable energy in the urban and semi-urban environment.
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TechnicalTimeless Tube
A new stainless-steel handrail section (pictured) that allows for easy installation has been developed by Timeless Tube.
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Healing history
The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings is running its six-day repair course from May 12-19.
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No floor in its plan
You should have a clear conscience when you next specify Forbo Marmoleum flooring for your latest bar project.
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TechnicalRooflight revolution
The Rooflight Company has produced Neo, a dark grey double-glazed frameless rooflight that uses a unique glass fibre and polyester resin material called Fortecom.
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TechnicalFoster & Partners solves a roofing condundrum at Washington DC’s Smithsonian
A roof joining together three domes is reminiscent of Foster’s earlier triumph at the British Museum
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TechnicalTroubleshooting at the Museum of Liverpool with AEW
How AEW ran with the £68 million project initiated by Danish practice 3XN
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TechnicalAvery Associates Architects rides the winds of change at the London Transport Museum
Amanda Birch assesses heating and cooling systems in the six-year, £22m reworking of the listed Victorian structure
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TechnicalKeeping cool with Waugh Thistleton
Passive heat and ventilation at the Water House restaurant on Regent’s Canal
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