All Buildings articles – Page 3
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FeaturesBloom and 80 Charlotte Street: bellwethers for the future London office
Firms need to offer workplaces staff want to be in – collaborative, healthy spaces and smart technology. Here’s how two schemes pulled it off
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FeaturesOld Trafford dilemma: how six other major stadium projects fared
As Manchester United considers whether to rebuild or refurbish, here is a guide to how six other major sports stadium projects fared
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FeaturesSpeedier construction through frame standardisation
The Seismic consortium has engineered a standardised frame solution for schools that claims to be 75% faster than traditional construction
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FeaturesHow the Hylo building saved a third on carbon
The team behind the Hylo building in London’s Bunhill Row were so impressed by Richard Siefert’s original Finsbury Tower, they decided to extend it by 13 storeys rather than replace it – saving massively on carbon
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NewsGreen light for controversial Sphere music venue
Planners give go-ahead for Populous-designed attraction in east London
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FeaturesThe Forge: a platform for transforming office construction
Landsec and Bryden Wood have devised an office prototype that aims to be quicker, more sustainable and cheaper than conventional methods
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FeaturesCalifornia dreamin’ brings a skatepark to Folkestone
Inspired by the bowl skating of 1970s America, Folkestone’s multistorey skatepark – a world first – is set to transform the UK’s skating scene forever
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FeaturesA deep green retrofit crafts a sustainability HQ
The Institute for Sustainability Leadership needed an HQ that reflected its values. Here’s what it did next to a Cambridge telephone exchange
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FeaturesTake a dive into the UK’s first Passivhaus leisure centre
Exeter council trailblazes a radical alternative to the energy-guzzling swimming pool
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FeaturesUniversity challenge: the LSE’s new Marshall Building
The brief called for sports and arts facilities, as well as teaching and research space – it inspired a highly innovative response
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FeaturesBest of 2021: The big net zero carbon issues of the year
The COP26 conference in November gave the industry’s decarbonisation agenda added impetus
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FeaturesSt Hilda’s College revamp: serenity and unity down by the river
Rather than following the traditional quad layout, architect Gort Scott made the most of the scenic location to open up St Hilda’s and use the River Cherwell for passive cooling
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FeaturesCobBauge: what on earth is going on?
An Anglo-French alliance is using subsoil and straw to demonstrate how low energy construction on housing projects can be made commercially viable. Thomas Lane reports
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FeaturesThe new Black & White Building: a clear case for timber
The Office Group’s first new-build project will be London’s tallest timber office building when it completes next year
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FeaturesRebuilding Peru after the El Niño floods
After large areas of Peru were devastated in the wake of 2017’s El Niño, it looked to the UK to provide expert assistance in its rebuilding efforts.
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FeaturesA lab of two halves … Warwick’s bold bid to keep those nasty bugs at bay
Designed by Hawkins\Brown, Warwick university’s new £54.3m interdisciplinary biomedical research facility features contrasting facades of dark bronze and white concrete that reflect the two different aspects of what is happening inside
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FeaturesWolfson College, Oxford: first-class graduates in energy efficiency
Wolfson College in Oxford has set out to cut 75% of emissions on its main estate by March next year and plans to be net zero by 2030
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FeaturesKingston Cycle Hub: no ordinary bike shed
Kingston council has spent £32m upgrading the borough’s cycling facilities, including a stylish storage hub beside the railway station with secure space for 400 bicycles. Could this be the direction of travel across the country?
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FeaturesWhat are we going to do about concrete?
One of the most versatile materials on the planet, concrete is also one of the most polluting. But pressure is growing on the cement industry to come up with ways to reduce its carbon footprint
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FeaturesBuilding at the bottom of the world: British Antarctic Survey’s Rothera research station
A £100m infrastructure modernisation programme is well under way in Antarctica, but working in this most remarkable environment presents unique challenges