All Technical articles – Page 20
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TechnicalHow vertical wall creator Patrick Blanc gets his gardens to grow
Think of living walls, and it’s most likely to be Patrick Blanc’s vertical gardens that spring to mind — most recently the foliage-covered facades for Jean Nouvel’s Musée du Quai Branly in Paris and Herzog & de Meuron’s Caixa Forum in Madrid.
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TechnicalIt’s alive: the growth of living walls
Plants are providing an attractive and sustainable facade for a variety of buildings. Cathy Strongman reports on some of its uses
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TechnicalBath’s Holburne Museum extension, seven years on
Eric Parry describes the seven-year struggle to see his extension to Bath’s Holburne Museum finally achieve planning permission
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TechnicalJohn Pardey Architects’ New Forest public toilets
Architect John Pardey on how Louis Kahn and Corb inspired his innovative take on smallest room. Photos by John Pardey
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TechnicalArtificial lighting brings flashes of inspiration
Will Hunter examines recent projects at Cardiff Bay, Salford Law School and London’s Natural History Museum where lighting has been used to communicate an architectural concept
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How it works
Geometrics: Elements of Form, Structure, Materials and Manufacture exhibits work by structural engineer Price & Myers’ geometrics group...
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TechnicalHome truths
Former accountant Carol Atkinson has built the UK’s first straw-bale holiday home in East Yorkshire, and is now leading courses on how to build with it.
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FeaturesHard landscaping by Matthew Stone
The London firm’s skilled stonemasons used 11,000sq m of Pepperino Light granite pavement tiles on the main concourses.
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FeaturesZumtobel Vivo metal halide spotlight
Designed specifically for the retail market, the Vivo S fitting can switch from a recessed downlight to spotlight with a simple adjustment.
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FeaturesResopal gold laminate
At the beginning of 2008, Wilsonart laminates were rebranded as Resopal in the UK market.
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Finishing touch
Ibstock has launched its Umbra range of textured brickwork in four designs: Wave, Sphere (pictured), Pyramid and Sawtooth.
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FeaturesSculpture Factory water feature
Specialising in the manufacture of metal sculpture and applied art, the Hackney-based workshop has completed metal screens, gates, windows, fountains and furniture in materials including brass, stainless steel, aluminium and Corten. www.sculpturefactory.com
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FeaturesKvadrat’s Maharam wall fabric
The chosen fabric, Sudden, has a brushed metal appearance created by a finely textured emboss.
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FeaturesLaminate doors by Polyrey
A specialist in decorative laminate surfaces, Polyrey also produces a cubicle and washroom collection in a wide variety of colours and finishes.
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FeaturesDomus floor tiles
Adjaye Associates was looking for plain black and white oblong tiles that would line up together and meet durability criteria.
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TechnicalMaterial detail
Author Sylvia Leydecker, an interior designer and expert in nano surfaces in architecture (pictured), considers the functions and applications of nano materials in her new book.
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FeaturesConcrete repairs by Gunite/Keim
The unpainted concrete at the Brunswick had suffered severe spalling, so concrete repair specialist Gunite inserted new concrete “patches”.