Structures
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TechnicalFarmhouse observatory, Carnforth, Lancashire
Paul Archer Design updates a 17th-century farmhouse in the Red Rose countryside
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TechnicalBaakenhafen Bridge, Hamburg
Wilkinson Eyre and Buro Happold came up with an ingenious and highly sustainable solution for lifting the central section of their new crossing over a Hamburg dock
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TechnicalThe gilded palace of gin
Heatherwick Studio’s new state-of-the-art Bombay Sapphire Distillery assaults the senses in every way, says Amanda Birch
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TechnicalWhat Singapore's national stadium can teach the Qatar World Cup
The vast steel dome on Arup Associates’ Singapore National Stadium is impressive. But Ike Ijeh discovers that its pioneering cooling system might just come to the rescue of the 2022 Qatar World Cup
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TechnicalSouth Bank Tower: Going through the roof
Faced with the task of adding an extra 11 storeys to its structure, the engineering team working on London’s South Bank Tower has found an innovative way to extend its height without the need for additional foundations or a dramatic redesign. Ike Ijeh takes a look.
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TechnicalMerrion Cricket Club, Dublin
TAKA Architects has ensured the members of this flood-hit cricket club face many more innings thanks to the waterfproofing armoury of their club house’s latest incarnation, says Hugh Strange
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TechnicalArbor drying hall by Office Kersten Geers David Van Severen
Building is designed as a perforated perimeter with a closed roof
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TechnicalLandscape Laboratory, Portugal by Cannata & Fernandes Architects
A rich language of materials transforms a derelict textile factory
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TechnicalCarroll Fletcher Gallery by Allsop Gollings Architects
This recently established practice has created a simple and flexible concrete construction
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TechnicalScabal weaves a dynamic web of steel for primary school roof
Exaggerated bow-string truss brings brings structural delight