All Technical articles – Page 40
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TechnicalRestoration drama at Pall Mall Reform Club
The same terracotta tiles as those on Rome’s Palazzo Farnese are set to brighten up the historic private members’ club on London’s Pall Mall.
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TechnicalHats off to Shigeru Ban’s Pompidou-Metz
A ‘woven’ roof is the unifying feature at the Pompidou Centre’s new gallery. But the gesture is not as simple as it may appear, as Beatrice Galilee discovered when she spoke to Arup’s roof team
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TechnicalThe shunting of the Sark
A visitor centre for the Cutty Sark will be made possible by raising the sailing ship 1.5m to create space underneath.
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TechnicalSwift and enduring
In 1870, when the Cutty Sark was launched, she was expected to have a life-span of around 30 years. Yet today the ship retains around 90% of the original hull fabric.
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TechnicalTwo clients grabbing sustainability by the horns
A road to Damascus conversion or just greenwash? asks our sustainability blogger Phil Clark
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TechnicalGulf states gear up to go green
Can Dubai shake off its gas-guzzling image to become a global model of sustainable design? David Littlefield visits to discover how the emirates and their Middle Eastern neighbours are embracing energy reduction on a massive scale
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TechnicalGoodbye to the garrett
With its permanent artists’ studios, The Galleria has thrown out the old idea that artists should suffer for their art.
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TechnicalGoing underground
When it opens in September, Howe Dell Primary School in Hatfield will be the first UK building to use an interseasonal heat transfer system to store summer heat for use in winter.
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TechnicalSmall firms lead the way
There is plenty to be excited about at the recent Ecobuild exhibition
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TechnicalNavigating the green moral maze
Our crusade for more sustainable buildings must begin at home
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TechnicalThe tree stays in the building
The challenge: To maximise living space without destroying a mature willow treeThe solution A minimum dig to erect a deck with a lightweight pavilion structure floated above itArchitect M3 ArchitectsSite Pinner, MiddlesexProject type ResidentialWritten by Ken Hutt1 The briefOur client, a senior partner in a major QS practice and his ...
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TechnicalMaking an entrance
Juggling the competing demands of heating, disabled access and creating an appropriate first impression means that specifying a front door is far from straightforward.
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TechnicalRoom 13 by Mitchell Taylor Workshop tops the Cool Wall
Visitors to bdonline have this week voted Room 13 by Mitchell Taylor Workshop - the country’s first purpose built primary art studio in Bristol - the coolest project on our Cool Wall.
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TechnicalToolbox for an evolving sector
As Chris Brown and Igloo demonstrate, the regeneration sector is evolving. As pension and property companies seek out public sector partners with property portfolios, and fixed-life regeneration agencies reach their expiry date, the roles of both the public and private sectors are shifting.