More Technical – Page 46
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TechnicalMilan 2006 - Mwah, mwah, ciao!
The Milan show is partly fashion, partly furniture and a chance for designers to flaunt there wares among the glitterati. This year the venue is new and vast, so how could Gareth Williams find his way round the stands without getting lost?
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TechnicalMilan 2006 - Why are architects so proud of products?
From pepper mills designed by Peter Zumthor to espresso cups by Dominique Perrault, the Salone Internazionale del Mobile offers plenty of evidence of architects moonlighting as furniture and product designers.
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TechnicalSafe design is good design
Making health and safety issues integral to architecture needn't cramp your style
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TechnicalFire protection gets smart
Fire protection now looks at the whole building rather than individual parts - in contrast to fire codes
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TechnicalHow we cracked it 26: Clerkenwell, London
The Zetter hotel occupies a refurbished five-storey Victorian warehouse building on a tight urban site in Clerkenwell.
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Running on good vibrations
Electricity harvested from train vibrations or even shoppers' footsteps promises a revolutionary clean energy source. Elaine Knutt discovers the vision being realised in the Facility's railway arch conversion.
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TechnicalPower from the people
Several different power harvesting techniques are possible. They include piezoelectronic generation, where materials such as quartz experience strain as they vibrate; electromagnetic generation - moving a magnet in the vicinity of a coil; and hydraulic generation, where a hydraulic bladder is repeatedly depressed.
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TechnicalTo ‘L' and back
With the new regulations on energy use coming into force next week, Elaine Knutt gathered a panel of industry experts to answer your questions
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I wish I'd done that... Sustainable building
Ian Darby on Gaia Architects' Glencoe visitor centre, Scotland
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TechnicalCutting the green wash
By not monitoring actual energy use of buildings, the construction industry is failing to substantiate its green claims.
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TechnicalThe rocky road to cooling
A church centre is using underground rocks for sustainable comfort cooling.
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Techbrief: windows
Residential pack RIBA Publishing has launched the Domestic Project Pack, which includes all the documentation for architects and clients embarking on residential projects from minor alterations to new-build.
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Green notebook: Footprints are the first step
How energy labels are defining clients' briefs and why Sweden is leading the sustainability pack
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TechnicalHow we cracked it 25: Wandsworth, south-west London
The double-pitch semi-glazed roof design was the result of a familiar set of site limitations for a back extension.
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TechnicalEast London project is full of bright ideas
As part of its integration with the next-door gallery, the Whitechapel Library is getting a new top-floor studio and gallery.
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TechnicalGeometry answer
A floating platform will turn a grand Georgian hall into a modern family space.
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TechnicalHow we cracked it 24: Aurora Building, Bothwell Street, Glasgow
We had designed a new glazed entrance for an office building in Glasgow.