Technical Feature – Page 15
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TechnicalPhilip Richards Building by Mitchell Taylor Workshop
A mix of projecting and flush windows pierce the brickwork of a sensitive school building project in Somerset
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TechnicalA guide to fire protection for architects
Even where specialist advice is available, a working knowledge of regulations and performance is crucial when you want to make the right design decisions
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TechnicalBramall Music Building by Glenn Howells Architects
When designing a new music department for Birmingham University, Glenn Howells Architects faced the double challenge of creating a new brick-clad building that would live in harmony with its Edwardian neighbours, and introducing a complex steel-framed dome to the design.
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TechnicalRothschild Foundation/Windmill Hill by Stephen Marshall Architects
The new charity office and archive buildings use oak extensively for doors, window shutters, screens and vertical cladding.
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TechnicalRicard Viñes Square by Enric Miralles Benedetta Tagliabue Architects
The lighting scheme was crucial in unifying all the elements of this redesigned public square in Spain
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TechnicalDigital Waterfall at Westfield Stratford City by Jason Bruges Studio
Jason Bruges Studio’s £1 million installation uses an array of liquid crystal screens to create the impression of a waterfall and streams.
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TechnicalHet Entreehuis home at Groote Sheere estate by Bureau B+B
A new Dutch twist on the thatched roof
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TechnicalCastell d’Emporda restaurant by Concrete Architectural Associates
An innovative Corten steel parasol roof structure provides protected outdoor space for diners at this Spanish restaurant.
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TechnicalElbphilharmonie Hamburg by Herzog & de Meuron
This geometrically complex concert hall is set to become one of the best in the world
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TechnicalVakko Fashion Centre & Power Media Centre by Rex
The facade of this structure in Turkey allowed the architect to explore his interest in bending glass
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TechnicalChelsea Open Air Nursery classroom by Friend & Company Architects
A need to provide more classroom space and a stronger connection to the garden has led to the creation of a new “tree house” mezzanine in a children’s nursery in London.
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TechnicalSkene Catling de la Peña designs glass band for London canal boat
The screens from 200 discarded TV sets have been recycled to create a glass band to wrap round a residential narrow boat.
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Technical2011 Structural Steel Design Awards announced
A giant Antony Gormley sculpture of a crouching man and a huge warehouse for M&S are among the diverse winners of this year’s Structural Steel Design Awards, given for excellence in structural and architectural use of steel.
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TechnicalAward: American Express Community Stadium
New football venue in Brighton & Hove designed by KSS Group
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TechnicalAward: Marks & Spencer distribution centre
Stephen George & Partners’ 100,000sq m structure at ProLogis Park in Bradford
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TechnicalCommendation: The Hauser Forum
Wilkinson Eyre’s mixed-use development at the University of Cambridge
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TechnicalCommendation: ExCeL Phase 2
Grimshaw Architects’ extension at Royal Victoria Dock in London