Technical Feature – Page 43
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TechnicalNo need for a weather forecast
Cellulose-based cladding for a scheme in Manchester was chosen for its longevity.
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TechnicalEffective printing - by Canon
We love technology – we email, surf, download, even web conference – like there’s no tomorrow but when it comes to printing, many architects are definitely stuck in yesterday.
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TechnicalHow we cracked it 36: Bulford Garrison, Wiltshire
The challenge: To create a naturally lit, quiet courtroom despite frequent low-flying aircraft
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TechnicalHelp cut George’s emissions
Does writer George Monbiot need to pay £20,000 to green-up his home? Elaine Knutt asked three architects to suggest alternatives
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TechnicalHow we cracked it 35: Ramsgate Street, London
The challenge: To design a building where onsite power generation was integral to the design
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TechnicalAn eye for 100% Detail
Dozens of innovations were exhibited at 100% Detail last week. Marguerite Lazell and Elaine Knutt sift through the catalogue
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TechnicalTime Test: Lighting
Simon Wright, senior engineer at Buro Happold, revisits Wessex Water’s Bath HQ
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TechnicalOld master in a new light
Subtlety was essential if the £29m revamp of Glasgow’s Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum was to play well locally. Glaswegian exile Rory Olcayto sees how BDP brought a much-loved building out of the dark ages
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TechnicalI wish Id done that...Lighting
Simon Dance on SOM’s Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Yale University
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TechnicalHow we cracked it 34: Harrow Road, north London
The challenge: To recycle an unattractive 1960s office building into affordable homes attractive to key workers
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A measured approach
It’s hard to deliver CO2 savings until we can all sing from the same data spreadsheet
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TechnicalNaples goes with the flow
Rogers’ swirling, whirling roof to the Capodichino underground station is a bold statement.
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TechnicalI wish Id done that...Roof
Debby Kuypers on Kengo Kuma’s Hiroshige Ando Museum in Bato, Japan
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TechnicalModular roofing made easy
Bus shelters are just the beginning for Bryden Wood Associates’ clip-on roof cassettes.
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TechnicalHow we cracked it 33: Brian Clarke’s Studio, West London
The challenge: To remediate a crucial concrete pour that had gone wrong
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TechnicalConservation’s Antarctic role
After nearly 100 years, Captain Scott’s expedition hut is to be restored.
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TechnicalHow we cracked it 32: London Zoo, Regent’s Park
The challenge: To design a safe enclosure for gorillas at London Zoo using bamboo