More Technical – Page 38
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TechnicalA lesson in going against the flow
The challenge: To ensure that rainwater is not shed off the Plashet School footbridge on to the road below
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TechnicalPerformance feedback can combat CO2
‘Low energy’ buildings need to perform as they were designed to, and give feedback when they do not
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TechnicalMilan report: Ron Arad - images
Ron Arad is showing his new collection Bodyguards at an exhibition hosted by fashion designers Dolce and Gabbana
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TechnicalMilan report: Jean Nouvel - images
Jean Nouvel has teamed up with surface manufacturer DuPont to create a series of cleverly-lit living rooms
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TechnicalMilan report: Established & Sons - images
The hot ticket at the Milan Furniture Fair was last night's glamorous party to launch Established and Sons' 2007 collection, which includes pieces by Amanda Levete, Zaha Hadid and a collaboration between artist Richard Woods and designer Sebastian Wrong
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TechnicalHats off to Shigeru Ban’s Pompidou-Metz
A ‘woven’ roof is the unifying feature at the Pompidou Centre’s new gallery. But the gesture is not as simple as it may appear, as Beatrice Galilee discovered when she spoke to Arup’s roof team
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TechnicalRestoration drama at Pall Mall Reform Club
The same terracotta tiles as those on Rome’s Palazzo Farnese are set to brighten up the historic private members’ club on London’s Pall Mall.
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TechnicalThe shunting of the Sark
A visitor centre for the Cutty Sark will be made possible by raising the sailing ship 1.5m to create space underneath.
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TechnicalSwift and enduring
In 1870, when the Cutty Sark was launched, she was expected to have a life-span of around 30 years. Yet today the ship retains around 90% of the original hull fabric.
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TechnicalTwo clients grabbing sustainability by the horns
A road to Damascus conversion or just greenwash? asks our sustainability blogger Phil Clark
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TechnicalGulf states gear up to go green
Can Dubai shake off its gas-guzzling image to become a global model of sustainable design? David Littlefield visits to discover how the emirates and their Middle Eastern neighbours are embracing energy reduction on a massive scale
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TechnicalGoodbye to the garrett
With its permanent artists’ studios, The Galleria has thrown out the old idea that artists should suffer for their art.
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TechnicalGoing underground
When it opens in September, Howe Dell Primary School in Hatfield will be the first UK building to use an interseasonal heat transfer system to store summer heat for use in winter.
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TechnicalSmall firms lead the way
There is plenty to be excited about at the recent Ecobuild exhibition
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TechnicalThe tree stays in the building
The challenge: To maximise living space without destroying a mature willow treeThe solution A minimum dig to erect a deck with a lightweight pavilion structure floated above itArchitect M3 ArchitectsSite Pinner, MiddlesexProject type ResidentialWritten by Ken Hutt1 The briefOur client, a senior partner in a major QS practice and his ...