All Technical articles – Page 20
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FeaturesUplighters by WE-EF Lighting, Nottingham
These in-ground uplights are made of stainless steel with a silicone rubber gasket and a safety glass lens.
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FeaturesVelfac windows
Velfac designs and supplies composite aluminium/wood window systems, designing ventilation, acoustic and thermal strategies to suit the needs of each project.
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TechnicalHow vertical wall creator Patrick Blanc gets his gardens to grow
Think of living walls, and it’s most likely to be Patrick Blanc’s vertical gardens that spring to mind — most recently the foliage-covered facades for Jean Nouvel’s Musée du Quai Branly in Paris and Herzog & de Meuron’s Caixa Forum in Madrid.
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TechnicalIt’s alive: the growth of living walls
Plants are providing an attractive and sustainable facade for a variety of buildings. Cathy Strongman reports on some of its uses
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TechnicalBath’s Holburne Museum extension, seven years on
Eric Parry describes the seven-year struggle to see his extension to Bath’s Holburne Museum finally achieve planning permission
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TechnicalJohn Pardey Architects’ New Forest public toilets
Architect John Pardey on how Louis Kahn and Corb inspired his innovative take on smallest room. Photos by John Pardey
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TechnicalArtificial lighting brings flashes of inspiration
Will Hunter examines recent projects at Cardiff Bay, Salford Law School and London’s Natural History Museum where lighting has been used to communicate an architectural concept
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FeaturesZumtobel 3 way standard track
The Tren modular track lighting system is ideal for high ceiling spaces, including museums, showrooms and galleries.
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FeaturesSpanish tile manufacturer Vives celebrates 50 years with new tile ranges featuring Swarovski crystals
Spanish tile manufacturer Vives celebrated its 50th anniversary with a touch of bling — two new ranges featuring Swarovski crystals.
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FeaturesPolyrey’s additions to its Origine portfolio of decorative laminates
A range of 25 woodgrain finishes has been added to Origine, part of Polyrey’s portfolio of decorative laminates.
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FeaturesRuskin air management louvres
Window ventilation systems include through-glass systems with glass louvres and aluminium-framed systems.
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FeaturesSignage by John Anthony Signs
The Essex-based firm manufactured the shops’ standardised projecting signs, way-finding signs, and the LED-illuminated lettering announcing the name of the project.
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TechnicalThink event explores the engineer as architect debate
Is the architectural profession under attack in our supposedly new shiny sustainable world? This debate has been highlighted in the pages of BD, and came to life at a great session at last week’s Think event, chaired by BD editor Amanda Baillieu, on whether engineers are the new architects.
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TechnicalPaxton Locher Architects' curved roof
How Paxton Locher Architects designed a curved roof with a high U-value and solar heat collection
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FeaturesFlos Architectural/Lightworks
The Compass spot fitting uses a low voltage QR111 lamp — selected for its beam control and colour-rendering properties — and an integrated dimmer switch.
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FeaturesCanopies by Architen Landrell
The firm specialises in tensile architecture and structural membrane design to create landmark buildings and iconic features.
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FeaturesGraphic Wall’s pop art tile designs are worth the trip
Go back to the pop art era with four new tile designs from Graphic Wall: Pixel Blossom, Lineation, Flowering One and Flowering Two.
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FeaturesItalina basalt tiled flooring
Natural 30mm-thick Italian basalt stone tiles in a dark grey, honed finish, chosen for their excellent slip resistance, were used throughout the food hall.