All Technical articles – Page 39
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TechnicalCatalogue of horrors
In 1987, the BRE published its report on system-built blocks. Sam Webb, fierce critic of the large panel systems that led to the collapse of Ronan Point, analyses the findings
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TechnicalSustainable Games are the new Klondike
The rush for a green Olympics is important, but requires teamwork
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TechnicalHow to follow the movement
The challenge To detail a seven-storey timber frame apartment block to allow for movement
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TechnicalIn Detail: St John's Therapy Centre, London
Architect: Buschow HenleyStructural engineer: Price & MyersSt John’s is a community healthcare building constructed uxnder the Lift scheme. It is clad in timber-veneered panels that give the building a civic scale and a strong material presence. The windows have been detailed to respond to varying light, privacy and acoustic requirements ...
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TechnicalCool Wall: Rank the retail projects - images
Sybarite's new Milan boutique for fashion label Marni is among the latest additions to the Cool Wall. Vote on all competing retail projects - including Universal Design Studio's Liberty revamp and MMM's showroom for Swarovski - to affect their ranking and for the chance to win an iTunes token
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TechnicalGrow your own insulation
In the search for zero-carbon construction, architects are rediscovering the virtues of natural fibre insulation. An emerging favourite is hemp, a material not only able to match synthetic fibres, but also believed to absorb CO2 during its life.
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TechnicalFresh from the depths
The might of Victorian engineering has been harnessed for 21st century sustainability
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TechnicalThe revolutionary skyscraper fire alarm
A revolutionary warning system for tall buildings which could help avert another 9/11-type disaster has been hailed by leading architects.The FireGrid system, developed over the past decade by Edinburgh University professor Jose Torero and funded by the BRE and Arup, comprises a system of sensors attached to a remote computer ...
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TechnicalTechnology on the move
Gollifer Langston’s eye-catching mobile classroom for Camden education authority uses a mix of technologies more usually employed in space or at sea.
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TechnicalBend me, shape me: furniture takes a playful turn
With cupboards and chairs that would not look out of place in the Flintstones, a bandaged coat stand and seats in the shape of an elephant and a clover leaf, this year’s event took fun seriously.
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TechnicalI've started so I'll finish
John Winter takes the hot seat in the Celcon Architectural Mastermind
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TechnicalCurving space and saving time
Stand-alone structures can create a more dynamic office and bring down costs
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TechnicalA lesson in going against the flow
The challenge: To ensure that rainwater is not shed off the Plashet School footbridge on to the road below
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TechnicalPerformance feedback can combat CO2
‘Low energy’ buildings need to perform as they were designed to, and give feedback when they do not
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TechnicalMilan report: Ron Arad - images
Ron Arad is showing his new collection Bodyguards at an exhibition hosted by fashion designers Dolce and Gabbana
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TechnicalMilan report: Jean Nouvel - images
Jean Nouvel has teamed up with surface manufacturer DuPont to create a series of cleverly-lit living rooms
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TechnicalMilan report: Established & Sons - images
The hot ticket at the Milan Furniture Fair was last night's glamorous party to launch Established and Sons' 2007 collection, which includes pieces by Amanda Levete, Zaha Hadid and a collaboration between artist Richard Woods and designer Sebastian Wrong