All Technical articles – Page 53
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TechnicalEllipse of the art
Kim Wilke Associates’s stone spiral will be the centerpiece of the V&A’s new courtyard, says Amanda Birch
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TechnicalIn detail 47: Victoria & Albert Museum courtyard, London
The new garden at the centre of the V&A combines the traditional simplicity of a garden courtyard with the drama and flexibility of a stage set. A paved ellipse creates a calm centre to the garden surrounded by lawns, lemon trees in glass planters and two larger Liquidambar trees.
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TechnicalTechbrief
A climate of change The second edition of Architecture in a Climate of Change (Architectural Press) reflects recent advances made in the field of sustainability. Author Peter Smith provides the most up-to-date principles of sustainability. He includes new material on wind generation, domestic water conservation and solar thermal electricity. ...
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TechnicalHow we cracked it 07: Space screens for exhibitions
An innovative space screen joint developed by Fraser Brown MacKenna Architects as a re-usable exhibition system has wide applications in any open-plan interior. Angus Brown explains how this was achieved
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TechnicalI wish Id done that... Structure
Cari-Jane Hakes on Peter Rice’s structure of the Pompidou Centre
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In detail 46: Wembley Stadium arch, London
The Wembley arch spans 315m across the new stadium and is visible across London. It was built in segments flat on the ground and hoisted up into position, where it is now held on cables ready for the roof structure to be hung from it.
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TechnicalHow we cracked it 06: Barking library by AHMM
Allford Hall Monaghan Morris has created a mosaic facade for Barking Library that maximises natural light and ventilation while meeting the requirements of part L and part F.
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TechnicalSome light shopping
Light box meets video installation in the facade of a Seoul shopping centre.
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TechnicalDo we let the daylight in or go to the dark side?
Designers should follow their senses and reduce artificial light in office buildings
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TechnicalIn detail 45 : Galleria West Fashion Mall, Seoul, South Korea
The Galleria was a dull shopping centre in Seoul with blind concrete walls. UNStudio and Arup Lighting have transformed it into a glowing light box with messages and patterns of colour moving around.
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TechnicalMeet the masterminds
They are the who’s who of technical innovation — the 10 leading minds whose breakthroughs have transformed British architecture. Amanda Birch and Vikki Miller lured them out of their workshops and into the spotlight for BD’s six-page Innovators special
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TechnicalWhy we should step on the gas
Biogas could help solve the UK’s energy and waste problems, argue Adam Ritchie and Bill Watts
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TechnicalI wish Id done that... ventilation system
David Lloyd Jones on Buckminster Fuller’s Wichita House
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TechnicalDeep impact
Roderic Bunn explains the benefits of using borehole cooling at the refurbished Royal Festival Hall
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In detail 44: Boreholes, Royal Festival Hall, London
Architect: Allies & MorrisonM&E engineer: Max Fordham
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TechnicalGet the facts before the flood
Amanda Birch says ignore your project’s risk factors at your peril