All Technical articles – Page 47
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TechnicalHow we cracked it 28: Unipart Stand at Goodwood Festival of Speed
The challenge: To design a truss for a 25m-diameter inflatable dome so the whole structure could fit in a transit van and be erected without specialist equipment
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TechnicalFriends of the earth
Rammed earth is going mainstream as a result of its insulation and sustainability properties
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TechnicalFaster out of the blocks
Are Ziegel blocks a quicker and more efficient alternative to cavity walls? David Littlefield finds out
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TechnicalAirtightness test
Mike Jaggs, head of BRE's airtightness testing team, on smoking out leaks in homes and commercial buildings, in line with Part L 2006.
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TechnicalBranching out
For years the AA has been using the Serpentine pavilion as a teaching tool, but this summer a group of its students will build their own structure out of timber and construct it outside the school in Bedford Square. Elaine Knutt looks at the winning scheme and the runners-up
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TechnicalWorking with the grain
DRMM is pioneering a structural timber system for its latest school building
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TechnicalI wish I'd done that... Education building
Lloyd Stratton on BDP's Caroline Chisholm School in Northampton
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Green notebook: Part L is just the beginning
The Code for Sustainable Homes could mean even tougher rules
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TechnicalHow we cracked it 27: Alnwick Garden, Northumberland
Napper Architects builds a treehouse interpretation centre set on an open-decked area leading to a treetop walkway
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TechnicalMilan 2006 - Mwah, mwah, ciao!
The Milan show is partly fashion, partly furniture and a chance for designers to flaunt there wares among the glitterati. This year the venue is new and vast, so how could Gareth Williams find his way round the stands without getting lost?
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TechnicalMilan 2006 - Why are architects so proud of products?
From pepper mills designed by Peter Zumthor to espresso cups by Dominique Perrault, the Salone Internazionale del Mobile offers plenty of evidence of architects moonlighting as furniture and product designers.
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TechnicalFire protection gets smart
Fire protection now looks at the whole building rather than individual parts - in contrast to fire codes
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TechnicalSafe design is good design
Making health and safety issues integral to architecture needn't cramp your style