All Technical articles – Page 12
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ReviewOne planet theory goes into orbit
Hailed as real-life guide that cuts through the confusion surrounding sustainable development, Pooran Desai’s new book, One Planet Communities, is assessed by three architects
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TechnicalAAIS pumps up the drama
An inflatable extension to a German theatre, designed by a team from the AA’s new Interprofessional Studio, had to overcome the attentions of a concerned local authority
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TechnicalHeatherwick’s Paperhouse kiosks open for business in Kensington
Heatherwick Studios’ bronze and steel kiosks for the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea are sturdy, flexible and sculptural
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TechnicalZaha Hadid’s new museum brings Glasgow into the fold
Zaha Hadid Architects’ Glasgow Museum of Transport Riverside project creates a vast internal space thanks to the rigidity of its distinctive pleated steel roof
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TechnicalHadid’s Chanel pavilion proving to be a classic in plastic
Inspired by the iconic Chanel 2.55 handbag, Zaha Hadid’s Mobile Art structure reshapes the way polymers can be used by architects
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TechnicalPrefabricated flooring takes off
With its adoption in two Heathrow terminal buildings, the Technik flooring system is getting a chance to prove itself
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TechnicalTonkin Liu creates a little piece of heaven in Marylebone
White interior surfaces of perforated aluminium, bleached oak panels and light linoleum flooring give this penthouse apartment an ethereal beauty
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TechnicalConcrete proves crucial to Mather’s Ashmolean redevelopment
Rick Mather Architects has doubled the display area at Oxford’s Ashmolean Museum of Art & Archaeology with a 10,000sq m extension tucked behind the existing 1845 building
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TechnicalNottingham students put this South African community on a learning curve
Nottingham University students designed a timber-framed building for a South African nursery school and then built it in seven weeks
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TechnicalPreston’s golden porcupine
Moxon Architects uses aluminium fins to create the spiky cladding for Oliver’s Place office building in Preston
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TechnicalRenzo Piano brings bright cladding to the big city
Colourful extruded ceramic and glazed facades at Central St Giles are guaranteed to illuminate this new development near Centre Point
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TechnicalRecycled paper makes riches from rags
A structure made from old copies of the Guardian is the latest achievement of engineer James Thomson’s Paper Project
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TechnicalGood vibrations at O2’s Matter nightclub
Situated inside Greenwich’s O2 building, Matter nightclub boasts a vibrating dance floor, time-saving touches and 3D projections that clubbers should love
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TechnicalClassic dining at the Whitechapel Gallery
Project Orange’s Whitechapel Dining Room makes the newly refurbished gallery’s gastronomic experience as satisfying as its cultural one
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Building StudySurface tension at Hongluo Clubhouse near Beijing
The Hongluo Clubhouse, by Beijing-based MAD Office, uses curved steel sections to create a roof structure that blurs boundaries with the surrounding landscape
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TechnicalVacuum insulation panels promise a thinner future
As buildings’ required insulation levels rise, vacuum insulation’s relative thinness could prove invaluable
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TechnicalUncorking the secrets of Dennis Sharp’s Bayford house
Cork insulation has been used in the Dennis Sharp Architects’ extension and refurbishment of this former Hertfordshire council house
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FeaturesNord’s Alan Pert rediscovers Scotland’s Crichton Castle
Alan Pert reveals how a visit to Crichton Castle as a boy has been an influence on his most recent building — an electricity substation for the London Olympics
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TechnicalZed Factory’s Pipe Dream and Cox Bulleid’s Prototype Green Terrace
Two timely projects tackle the critical issues of how best to build sustainable housing — and how to cut its cost
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TechnicalNick Baker Architects’ Fallow Court housing
Nick Baker Architects’ part-buried Fallow Court in north London scheme could point the way to a new form of sustainable urban housing