Technical Feature – Page 55
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In detail 39: Hunterian Museum, Royal College of Surgeons, London
Architect: Julian Bicknell & AssociatesExhibition design: John RonayneSpecial subcontractor: Netherfield VisualAt the centre of the Royal College of Surgeons’ Hunterian Museum is the Crystal Gallery, which contains more than 3,000 specimens collected by 18th century surgeon John Hunter. The gallery occupies an 8m-high room in a part of the college ...
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TechnicalSkeletons out of the closet
Walls of glass give the Hunterian Museum room to display its eerie exhibits
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TechnicalI wish Id done that... surface
Artist Jason Bruges on Buckminster Fuller’s futuristic dome surface
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TechnicalHow we cracked it 02: Mechtenberg Pedestrian Bridge, Germany
Mechtenberg Pedestrian Bridge, Gelsenkirchen near Essen, Germany
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TechnicalSummit plans look wobbly
Less talk and more action is needed to launch sustainability policies
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TechnicalTechbrief
In good form Architect John Letton, director of Formworks UK, has developed the Styroframe prefabricated building system. It uses lightweight permanent insulating panels which are assembled on site around a light-weight steel frame. It differs from other prefabricated systems in that the concrete is cast in-situ. Letton says this automatically ...
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TechnicalIn detail 38: San Michele Cemetery, Venice
A new retaining wall structure will allow Venice’s cemetery to be extended to an undeveloped corner of San Michele island. The second phase of the project involves the construction of a whole new island using the same technique.
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TechnicalShifting the graveyard
A project in Venice conquers the sea to expand San Michele cemetery.
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TechnicalLarge panel systems exposed
Hailed as the solution to the housing crisis in the early sixties, large panel systems fell out of favour after the Ronan Point disaster in 1968. Here, architect and LPS campaigner Sam Webb explains how the blocks were constructed and why they are still a problem
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The towering legacy of LPS
As researchers test the remaining large panel systems buildings, Sam Webb maintains the only solution is demolition. Amanda Birch reports
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In detail 37: Education Resource Centre, Eden Project, Cornwall
The Education Resource Centre contains children’s classrooms, an exhibition space and a cafe to fulfil the Eden Project’s aim of educating visitors about the importance of plants within our ecosystem.
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TechnicalI wish Id done that...architectural model
Jonathan Sergison on Herzog & de Meuron’s model of apartments in Basel
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TechnicalHow we cracked it 01: Lens ceiling, Federal Courthouse, Phoenix, Arizona
Luke Lowings explains an intriguing solution to the perennial problem of attaching glass panels in this ceiling project designed for Richard Meier’s Federal Courthouse
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In detail 36: BBC Broadcasting House
Architect: MacCormac Jamieson PrichardStructural and facade engineer: WhitbybirdA double-skinned glass facade will link Broadcasting House with two new buildings, bridging varying floor levels and functions to form a unified backdrop to a new entrance piazza and Nash’s All Souls Church.The design team wanted a calm, uncluttered facade. To avoid too ...
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TechnicalBroadcast in stone
A stone and glass facade brings unity to BBC’s Broadcasting House project
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Techbrief
Set sail Tensile expert Fabric Architecture has created a type of flexible cladding that will give PVC and PTFE a run for their money. Made from silicone glass, the cladding material has been adapted from ventilation duct lining, to create a series of sails that can be fixed to a ...
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TechnicalI wish Id done that... cladding
Alison Brooks on Atelier One’s cladding at the Singapore Arts Centre
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TechnicalIn detail 35: Salvation Army Chapel, London
The new headquarters of the Salvation Army is on one of the most significant public routes in London — between the Millennium Bridge over the Thames and St Paul’s Cathedral.