All Technical articles – Page 36
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TechnicalScaling new heights in zero-carbon housing
How practical is lightweight construction as a way of complying with the Code for Sustainable Homes?
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TechnicalHow we cracked the art of colour chemistry
Hawkins Brown creates a contemporary facade that sits comfortably in the historic surroundings of Oxford
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TechnicalWhat we can learn from ‘the good life’
Being sustainable and being happy work surprisingly well in tandem
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TechnicalDelivering a garden space
The challenge for Ash Sakula Architects was to create a garden and media gallery in a tiny space at the back of a central London terrace. What the firm delivered was out of this world
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TechnicalLifting the lid on slate roofing
Slate consultant for Newlyn Art Gallery, Viv Stratton, talks about the traditional technique of scantle slate roofing
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TechnicalAdding biofuel to the fire
The government says biomass could provide a sustainable means of heating UK homes, but is this remotely practical?
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TechnicalCall for entries for Cool Wall contest in September
The BD/100% Detail Cool Wall contest will be taking place during the show in September. Enter your residential project for the chance to win top billing.
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TechnicalTonkin Liu’s Singing Ringing Tree puts panpipes into park panorama
Singing Ringing Tree, the RIBA award-winning public art scheme in the Pennines by architect Tonkin Liu, posed a number of tricky challenges, not least of which was getting the sculpture to live up to its name and make a sound. With a little help from engineer Jane Wernick Associates, it ...
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TechnicalA glimpse of paradise
BDP is determined to preserve city views at Liverpool’s Paradise Street cinema complex by using a new type of steel column
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TechnicalMore than skin deep
As climate change drives facade specification to ever-greater complexity, three specialists see what changes these high-performance solutions will bring
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TechnicalThe facade is now an art form
Architects don’t need a rock concert to remind them of climate change. It’s omnipresent in their work.
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TechnicalCharred timber at DSDHA’s Parkside kiosk near London’s City Hall links the area’s past and present
The charred wood cladding of DSDHA’s kiosk by the Thames in London stands out from the corporate developments around it and acts as a pointer to the area’s past. Will Jones finds out how it came about. Photos by Morley von Sternberg
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TechnicalHow architects Squire & Partners, Greenhill Jenner and Caruso St John create impact with unusual facades
A striking facade is one of the most immediate ways to give a building impact, but creating something new and unusual can be hard work, discovers Pamela Buxton. Three architects reveal how they did it
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TechnicalCome back to the fold
Corrugated sheeting has a reputation as utilitarian, but originally it was an experimental material for building wide-span, self-supporting roofs, write Adam Mornement and Pedro Guedes
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TechnicalRafael Viñoly and cladding manufacturer KME give Colchester’s new arts centre a golden glow
Rafael Viñoly and German facade manufacturer KME are giving Colchester’s visual arts centre a golden glow, and it looks like the ancient city is taking a shine to its new neighbour. Photos by Morley von Sternberg
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TechnicalWhere are the environment’s new heroes?
We must inspire 6th formers if we are to get the skilled people we need