All Buildings, design and specification articles – Page 87
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Building Study
Building Study: Kettle's Yard, Cambridge, by Jamie Fobert Architects
Fobert has skillfully untangled the gallery’s warren of Victorian houses and modern extensions, says Ike Ijeh
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Opinion
Density is just a number. What counts is quality of place
We need to encourage inventive design solutions, not accept lower standards
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Inspirations
Chris Dyson's inspiration: Phillips Exeter Academy Library, New Hampshire
Chris Dyson frequently references Louis Kahn’s clarity of vision and craftsmanship in his own work
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Building Study
Building Study: Judge Business School, Cambridge, by Stanton Williams
The extension to Cambridge University’s business school joins a fusion of Victorian pomp and playful po-mo, says Ike Ijeh
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Building Study
Building Study: US Embassy, Battersea, by Kieran Timberlake
Ike Ijeh finds innovation outshines fortification
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Opinion
All the ways government makes it hard for councils to build housing
Many local authorities are doing their damndest to build homes for their residents - and they’re managing it despite the active discouragement of ministers, says Julia Park
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Building Study
Building Study: Pinnacle N10, Muswell Hill, by pH+
This scheme on a narrow, sloping site in north London shows how awkward little corners could help tackle the capital’s housing shortage says Ike Ijeh
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Building Study
Building Study: New Mildmay, by Matthew Lloyd
Matthew Lloyd Architects creates a blessed union of religious and residential with a Shoreditch Baptist church that quietly asserts its presence within an elegant new urban streetfront. By Ike Ijeh
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Opinion
Don’t bank on the budget to fix the housing market
The measures in the budget are fine as far as they go but won’t deliver the promised 300,000 homes a year, says Julia Park
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Building Study
Building Study: Hackney town hall, by Hawkins Brown
It’s taken 12 years to restore Hackney town hall after 80 years of neglect. Ike Ijeh assesses the results
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Features
CPD 23 2017: Specifying fire-resistant glass
Fire-resistant glass is an important requirement on many projects. This CPD, sponsored by Pyroguard, discusses the key considerations for specifiers
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Opinion
Just who is being Helped to Buy?
Far from fixing the broken housing market, the Treasury is propping it up with misguided policies, argues Julia Park
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Building Study
Building Study: Bloomberg HQ, London by Foster & Partners
Bloomberg’s European headquarters breaks with recent City tradition by respecting the architectural context of its surroundings. And it’s all the better for it, says Ike Ijeh
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Features
CPD 22 2017: Acoustics and curtain walling
This module, sponsored by Siderise, explains how acoustics should be incorporated into the design process
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Features
CPD 21 2017: Acoustic performance of composite floors
This CPD, sponsored by Tata Steel, provides guidance on meeting the required performance level in steel construction
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Building Study
Building Study: Tapestry Building, King's Cross, by Níall McLaughlin Architects
Níall McLaughlin turns a site’s infrastructure constraints to his advantage to create a richly ornamented terracotta residential block crowned with a stunning ‘square in the air’.
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Features
CPD 20 2017: Specifying aluminium curtain walling
This module, sponsored by Reynaers, provides guidance on the different aluminium curtain walling systems available and their various merits
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Building Study
Building Study: Lego House, Billund, Denmark, by BIG
Lego’s new showpiece attraction in Billund, Denmark, combines exhibition space and the Lego experience in a building that is playful but not contrived, finds Ike Ijeh