All Technical articles – Page 14
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InspirationsSimon Henley’s inspiration: James Stirling’s Andrew Melville Hall
Simon Henley of Buschow Henley Architects revisits James Stirling’s Andrew Melville Hall at the University of St Andrews
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TechnicalGetting up to speed with London 2012 Velodrome
Hopkins Architects’ Mike Taylor and Expedition Engineering’s Andrew Weir talk to Catherine Croft about the challenges of designing with bikes in mind
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FeaturesCompact 100 Recessed Luminaires
The Compact 100 range provides ambient lighting for administrative and commercial spaces, and offers cost-effective, quality design
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FeaturesElite System 60
Elite System 60, with a half-round profile outer sheet, provides a contemporary cladding option
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FeaturesMX Curtain Walling
The new MX curtain walling system offers an vast range of design options using a single grid system
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FeaturesEyetech
From the Stirling Prize-shortlisted Young Vic Theatre to Sanaa’s acclaimed New Museum of Contemporary Art in Manhattan (pictured), James & Taylor is a forerunner in the use of this unique facade material, a 3D expanded aluminium mesh that is opaque when viewed from one direction, transparent from the other
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TechnicalGetting in the swim at Lucknam Park
Holder Mathias Architects has delivered a five-star swim solution for the Lucknam Park luxury hotel at Colerne near Bath.
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FeaturesTecton Super Highway
Elegance and a versatile, easy-to-install electrical distribution system are the key characteristics of Tecton Super Highway lighting specified by AHMM in a south London office block at 160 Tooley Street (pictured).
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FeaturesH&R Johnson’ Absolute collection
Part of the new Absolute collection, the Eridanus structured internal wall tile (below) comes in black or white and two sizes, 100 x 100mm and 50 x 50mm.
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FeaturesCole & Son’s Dionysus & Ariadne and Baiae
Cole & Son is one of only a handful of wallpaper companies offering hand screen-printing, hand block-printing and hand flock-printing, as well as numerous machine-printed stock collections.
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FeaturesMarley Roofing’s Ashdowne clay roof tiles
Marley Eternit’s traditional hand-crafted clay plain tiles can be used to tile both walls and roofs.
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FeaturesTimorous Beasties’ Bird Branch
Established in 1990, Timorous Beasties became known for its elaborate hand-printed wallpapers, but today it works across a range of media including fabrics, window shades and digital and vinyl wallpapers.
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FeaturesBisazza’s Metron glass wall and floor tiles
Metron glass tiles are the first patterned tiles to feature chip mosaic and inlaid motif. They are designed with the aid of computers allowing for versatility and manufactured using laser-cutting, resulting in a smooth level and seamless surface. Bisazza is working with 15 top designers and artists on several ranges ...
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FeaturesWienerberger’s Northgate and Eastgate blend Terca facing bricks
The “reclaimed” appearance bricks provide a frost-resistant alternative to genuine reclaimed bricks.