All Technical articles – Page 28
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TechnicalDesigning by numbers
Marks Barfield drew inspiration from the ancient Fibonacci number sequence to design and build a treetop walkway for Kew Gardens, writes Rory Olcayto
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TechnicalProducts focus: Westminster Academy
Details of four key products used by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris at the newly-opened Westminster Academy
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ReviewWin a copy of Architecture in Detail
We have five signed copies of Graham Bizley's collection of detail drawings, Architecture in Detail to give away.
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TechnicalDancing on the ceiling
An architect and a designer are reviving the lost art of ceiling decoration
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TechnicalThe sound of silencing
For buildings such as schools where noise is an issue, acoustic panels are a godsend, writes Victoria Madine
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TechnicalT5 lounge at the thin end of the prefab wedge
Barker MCT has built karaoke pods and capsule hotels. Now its modular Express Wedges are part of Heathrow’s Terminal 5.
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FeaturesPutting the automatic into doors
Geze’s new system adapts GPS for door operation and maintenance
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FeaturesClever curves
Kalzip has developed a new generation of roll formers that can manufacture standing-seam roof and cladding systems that realise the complex curves of computer-generated design.
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FeaturesColour guard
Following an international colour workshop with UK, French and German architects, Marley Eternit has launched a new range of decorative fibre cement cladding panels.
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TechnicalThe secret behind Newhall’s closed doors
Proctor & Matthews has applied modular construction methods to low-rise family homes in Harlow, not only designing them but acting as developer as well
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TechnicalElephant & Castle turbines are blowing in the wind
Could wind really power our urban environments? With today’s emphasis on sustainability, Southwark Council is blazing a trail, testing turbines on an Elephant & Castle tower block.
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TechnicalLiving up to carbon claims
Verifying a building’s performance under Part L brings new challenges
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TechnicalWorking to tight targets
Air leakage tests are now compulsory for many new non-residential buildings, but a huge number are failing. Amanda Birch looked at how four buildings fared