All Case studies articles – Page 3

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    Bacton Low Rise: Community blessed

    2016-12-07T06:00:00Z

    The reinvention of the Bacton Low Rise council estate shows that regeneration is as much about residents as construction - and that it is better to view the local community as an asset than a hindrance

  • Holy Trinity Primary School, Dalston
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    Holy Trinity Primary School: Dual distinction

    2016-12-01T06:00:00Z

    A lack of space means that many new schools in London are built within residential schemes and lack a visual expression of their own

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    New Design Museum: Raising the roof

    2016-11-18T00:00:00Z

    The former Commonwealth Institute has been resurrected as London’s new Design Museum. But how do the new interventions match up to the original 1960s architecture and that memorable roof? Ike Ijeh finds out

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    Carbon Neutral Laboratory: Out of the ashes

    2016-11-16T06:00:00Z

    Catastrophe struck the construction of GlaxoSmithKline’s Carbon Neutral Laboratory for Sustainable Chemistry when, at nearly two-thirds complete, it was burnt to the ground

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    Taking off into BiMSpace

    2016-11-10T07:30:00Z

    Balfour Beatty has been co-ordinating the National Automotive Innovation Centre project from its digital modelling powerhouse hut, developed by Cullinan Studio. We took a look into BiMspace, winner of BIM Initiative of the Year

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    Voorlinden museum: A light touch

    2016-11-04T06:00:00Z

    The Voorlinden museum in Holland wanted naturally lit gallery spaces full of light. But how to do that while protecting the superlative art collection on display? Arup came up with a highly imaginative solution. Ike Ijeh reports

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    Battle of the BIM

    2016-10-25T17:20:00Z

    ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Information Modelling is seen by many as the future of the industry, but who has made it to this year’s ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Awards BIM Initiative of the Year shortlist?

  • The new purpose-built pool incorporates original features such as the ‘slipper bath’ cubicles
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    Poplar Baths: Pooling resources

    2016-10-19T06:00:00Z

    Poplar Baths in London’s East End is a historic example of state architecture used to improve public health. But to preserve this listed building, the project team had to demolish part of it and rebuild through a PFI agreement

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    ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Awards Small Project of the Year: Part 2

    2016-10-12T06:00:00Z

    In this year’s ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Awards Small Project of the Year category, old and new meet in a cornucopia of diverse projects

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    ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Awards Small Project of the Year: Part 1

    2016-10-11T10:34:00Z

    In this year’s ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Awards Small Project of the Year category, old and new meet in a cornucopia of diverse projects

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    New Science ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV: Unsolved mysteries

    2016-10-05T06:00:00Z

    Laboratories are most often architecturally dull affairs but not Sheppard Robson’s New Science ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV

  • Mersey bridge
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    ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV a bridge across the Mersey

    2016-09-30T06:00:00Z

    Constructing a six-lane road link across the River Mersey involved several challenges

  • Plymouth School of Creative Arts
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    ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Awards Project of the Year shortlist: Part 2

    2016-09-21T06:00:00Z

    The ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Awards Project of the Year shortlist puts the spotlight on transformative projects that have raised the bar for excellence

  • Albert Sloman Library and Silberrad Student Centre, University of Essex
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    ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Awards Project of the Year shortlist: Part 1

    2016-09-20T06:00:00Z

    The ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Awards Project of the Year shortlist puts the spotlight on transformative projects that have raised the bar for excellence. Here’s part 1

  • Tokyo Big Sight
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    Tokyo 2020: The recycled Olympics

    2016-09-13T10:39:00Z

    As the thrills of Rio slowly subside, attention turns to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, where a virtue is being made of necessity by re-using some of the venues built for the 1964 games

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    Sustainability Project of the Year shortlist

    2016-09-07T06:00:00Z

    The ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Awards shortlist for Sustainability Project of the Year highlights some exceptional schemes that have innovation at their core and keep a responsible eye on the future. Ike Ijeh takes a sneak peek

  • Glasgow College's new Riverside Campus
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    Glasgow College: Tales from the riverbank

    2016-08-31T06:00:00Z

    Caught between the River Clyde and the notorious Gorbals neighbourhood, Glasgow College’s new Riverside Campus attempts to engage with both as part of a new wave of regeneration across the city

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    Scotland Yard: Crime scene

    2016-08-26T06:00:00Z

    In converting a 1930s police station into the Metropolitan Police’s new HQ, contractor Bam faced a difficult case. But noise reduction criteria, a cramped site and a high level of security were no match for Bam’s trusty team

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    Airport towers: A fond farewell? Part 2

    2016-08-17T10:25:00Z

    With the possibility that airport control towers may become obsolete, our architectural correspondent continues his look at some of the more interesting examples

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    Airport towers: A fond farewell? Part 1

    2016-08-16T10:15:00Z

    With the possibility that airport control towers may become obsolete, our architectural correspondent looks at some of the more interesting examples of this aviation mainstay