Structures – Page 4
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TechnicalPuukuokka Housing, Jyväskylä, Finland, by Anssi Lassila
The first building to be completed in Anssi Lassila’s three-block development in Jyväskylä may now be the tallest apartment tower in Finland, but it’s the building’s innovative construction system that’s the real talking point, writes Hugh Strange
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H71a, Reykjavík, Iceland
Studio Granda replaced a dilapidated structure with an extension to the studio of Icelandic photographer Sigurgeir Sigurjónsson. The project utilised several long-standing collaborative relationships, not least that between architect and client, writes Hugh Strange
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Enterprise Centre, University of East Anglia by Architype
The £11.6m Enterprise Centre in Norfolk is one of the most innovative green buildings in the UK. But for its prefabricated cladding, it relies on the region’s most traditional building method
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Institution of Structural Engineering by Hugh Broughton Architects
Hugh Broughton and Expedition Engineering have turned an awkwardly shaped existing office building in Clerkenwell into a showcase of structural innovation
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Picture Palace, Galway, Ireland by dePaor Architects
In the heart of Galway, architect Tom dePaor has transformed a once-Georgian merchant’s house into a monolithic, concrete-clad, 276-seater independent cinema. But one that still hints at the city’s roots, writes Hugh Strange
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Kavel Houses, Ghent by Architecten de Vylder Vinck Taillieu
An innovative Belgian development of four terraced houses, designed in collaboration with young families, packs a huge amount of variety into its small, irregular site
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Can tall buildings ever be sustainable?
With debate still raging over the 230 towers lined up to make the London skyline look more like Hong Kong’s, Ike Ijeh looks at whether tall buildings can ever be sustainable
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Farmhouse observatory, Carnforth, Lancashire
Paul Archer Design updates a 17th-century farmhouse in the Red Rose countryside
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Baakenhafen Bridge, Hamburg
Wilkinson Eyre and Buro Happold came up with an ingenious and highly sustainable solution for lifting the central section of their new crossing over a Hamburg dock
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The gilded palace of gin
Heatherwick Studio’s new state-of-the-art Bombay Sapphire Distillery assaults the senses in every way, says Amanda Birch
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What Singapore's national stadium can teach the Qatar World Cup
The vast steel dome on Arup Associates’ Singapore National Stadium is impressive. But Ike Ijeh discovers that its pioneering cooling system might just come to the rescue of the 2022 Qatar World Cup
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South Bank Tower: Going through the roof
Faced with the task of adding an extra 11 storeys to its structure, the engineering team working on London’s South Bank Tower has found an innovative way to extend its height without the need for additional foundations or a dramatic redesign. Ike Ijeh takes a look.
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Merrion Cricket Club, Dublin
TAKA Architects has ensured the members of this flood-hit cricket club face many more innings thanks to the waterfproofing armoury of their club house’s latest incarnation, says Hugh Strange
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Arbor drying hall by Office Kersten Geers David Van Severen
Building is designed as a perforated perimeter with a closed roof
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Landscape Laboratory, Portugal by Cannata & Fernandes Architects
A rich language of materials transforms a derelict textile factory
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Carroll Fletcher Gallery by Allsop Gollings Architects
This recently established practice has created a simple and flexible concrete construction
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Scabal weaves a dynamic web of steel for primary school roof
Exaggerated bow-string truss brings brings structural delight
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Open House in Hamburg by Onix Architekten
This Passivhaus for communal living produces more energy than it uses.
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SBEC sustainability centre finds ways to push the envelope
The Sustainable Building Envelope Centre has been established to harness the building fabric to generate energy. Here is a look at its ambitions and some of the key technologies under development
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Care centre’s fearless symmetry
The unconventional geometry of CZWG’s Maggie’s Nottingham is made up of simple steel elements
