All Buildings, design and specification articles – Page 83
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OpinionLessons from a loose researcher
Never trust other people’s statistics, says Julia Park. There’s always a risk someone put a decimal point in the wrong place
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Building StudyBuilding Study: Drayton Green Church, by Piercy & Company
This west London church replaces medieval mystery with digital geometry in a thrilling reinterpretation of the gothic tradition
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FeaturesCPD 7 2019: Specifying suspended ceilings for health and wellbeing
This CPD, sponsored by Armstrong, focuses on how a working environment can promote health and wellbeing through suspended ceiling solutions
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Building StudyBuilding Study: Bracken House, London, by John Robertson Architects
In its time it has embodied more than one archetype of the City office block, from 1950s solid sandstone to 1980s high-tech glass and steel
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OpinionIt's not just Labour that's getting behind a land value tax
It’s been talked about for over a century but all attempts to introduce it have been short-lived. That could be about to change, says Julia Park
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NewsGort Scott showcases London starter homes
Pocket Living project was ‘inspired’ by William Morris School and local Warner homes
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Building StudyBuilding Study: The Ray, Farringdon, by AHMM
Paying close attention to its 19th-century context has created an office with character, says Ike Ijeh
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OpinionTwo cheers for the housebuilders
The big firms have been shamed into making some progress but there’s much more they could do, says Julia Park
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FeaturesCPD 5 2019: The benefits of value engineering
This CPD, sponsored by Eurocell, will look at the scope of VE, its application and how its utilisation can benefit a production process
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FeaturesCPD 4 2019: Performance characteristics of glazing in rooflights
This CPD, sponsored by Glazing Vision, will look at the installation of non-fragile glass in rooflights, including safety testing and assembly specs
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OpinionDoes the Spring Statement mean pennies are dropping in government?
The government finally seems to be taking notice of the profession’s outcry about permitted development
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Building StudyBuilding Study: Windermere Jetty Museum, Cumbria, by Carmody Groarke
Carmody Groarke’s museum joyfully embodies and integrates with the romantic landscape and local vernacular of the Lakes
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NewsBalfron Tower makeover slammed by campaigners
First glimpse of grade II* brutalist block’s new look ‘confirms worst fears’
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Building StudyBuilding Study: Royal College of Pathologists, London, by Bennetts Associates
The architect had the rare opportunity to tackle a venerable typology - and has produced a virtuoso building, says Ike Ijeh
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OpinionGrappling with the London Plan examination requires stamina
Julia Park explains how to engage - so you can influence the shape of London without giving up your day job
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Building StudyBuilding Study: Dancy House, Marlborough, by Allies and Morrison
This block for Marlborough College is a perfect compromise between the school’s rarefied idyll and the practice’s trademark contemporary aesthetic
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FeaturesCPD 1 2019: Welsh slate
This CPD, sponsored by Welsh SlateTM, will look at how slate can be used in construction, how it should be installed for different purposes and the regulatory standards that need to be followed by those working with the material
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Building StudyAgeing gracefully: Restorations which retain historical decay
Ike Ijeh on projects that have preserved the damage caused by fires, damp, squatters and the passage of time
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OpinionPoliticians on all sides are beginning to see the light
A consensus is growing around a new vision for social housing, says Julia Park
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OpinionRough sleeping is on the rise. Social housing has fallen 97% in eight years. Could these facts be related?
Architects’ ingenuity gives Julia Park reasons to be hopeful despite digging through some depressing stats