All ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTVs articles – Page 66
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ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTVWork begins to lift Shard’s spire into place
UK’s tallest crane installed to lift first steel sections today
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FeaturesRafael Viñoly's Firstsite centre: show time
Rafael Viñoly’s latest UK building finally takes centre stage, but why was it nearly undone by delays, overspends and legal spats? Thomas Lane reports, while below Ike Ijeh asks if it was worth all the pain
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Manchester City reveal plans for football village
Youth and first team facilities work will create 160 construction jobs
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FeaturesFreeze frame: the BFI's Master Film Store
The Master Film Store, the world’s largest nitrate storage facility, will hold 450,000 canisters of film heritage. But as a nitrate fire is almost impossible to extinguish, the building had to incorporate some rather extraordinary design features. Ike Ijeh swaps his popcorn for sub-zero temperatures
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FeaturesWestfield Stratford City: Maxing out
Westfield Stratford City in east London - dead handy for the Olympic park - is Europe’s biggest urban shopping centre, a retail behemoth so large it is really a city within a city with more than 300 shops and 2 million ft2 of retail and leisure space. Ike Ijeh goes ...
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FeaturesTall building design: Is it safe?
Ten years ago the world watched two of New York’s most iconic towers come crashing to the ground. Since then the industry has changed the way tall buildings are built in an attempt to make them terror proof. ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV takes a look
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ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTVBristol City's stadium could face judicial review
Council receives request for judicial review after residents fail in bid to designate land as town green
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FeaturesThe iCon centre: the beginning of something beautiful
These days, ’green building’ is often synonymous with ’ugly architecture’. One project trying to prove otherwise is the iCon Innovation Centre in Northamptonshire. With a carbon footprint of only 12.2kg/m2 and a bold architectural identity, is this a sign of a new era for eco?
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FeaturesTop of the class: Passivhaus school design
A primary school in Exeter won’t win any architectural awards, but is earning gold stars in zero-carbon and Passivhaus design. Thomas Lane swots up on how to deliver a low-energy building on a budget
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FeaturesBrettstapel envelope: The natural choice
Getting planning permission to build a house in the stunning Scottish Borders requires a sensitive design, which is why architect Gaia specified a wooden Brettstapel envelope for this project
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ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTVLDA completes Gloucester public realm scheme
Conservation area is part of urban masterplan for Gloucester Quays and Docks
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ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTVNewbiggin Maritime Centre by Mosedale Gillatt Architects
Beach-side museum highlights the art and history of people living on the Northumberland coast
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ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTVJohn McAslan gives King's Cross its wow factor
New 150m-wide canopy framing the Western concourse will be biggest spanning station structure in Europe
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FeaturesBIM: The inside story
In recent weeks we’ve heard all about BIM - its advantages, the sharing principle, the downfalls,the training needed and the cost, but what does it all actually mean? Thomas Lane follows one BIMed-up project from beginning to end
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ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTVAssael flasts in Clarence Lane, Roehampton: Metro life
Assael Architecture’s £5.3m developement will have 20 flats
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ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTVCampden Hill: Living in luxury
John McAslan & Partners’ designed scheme overlooks Holland Park in west London
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ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTVDurham University’s Business School: Flexible studies
GSS Architecture has submitted a planning application for a £10m extension to Durham University’s Business School
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ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTVLiverpool museum to open next week
Danish architect 3XN’s museum is the UK’s largest to be built in over 100 years
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ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTVISG Jackson wins £4m Brixton housing project
Inglis Badrashi Loddo Architects has designed 42-unit scheme for developer Kitewood
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CommentThe National Maritime Museum: Time and a place
The National Maritime Museum’s £35m extension reconciles the rich architectural heritage of its Greenwich home with the need to provide thoroughly modern facilities. ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV celebrates a building firmly anchored to its surroundings