All articles by Ike Ijeh – Page 19
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FeaturesThe daylight factor
Is it possible to increase daylight without raising costs and lowering energy efficiency?
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FeaturesSomething my printer made earlier
3D printing isn’t the preserve of sci-fi. Building reports on a technology that offers speed, predictability, efficiency - and more power to architects
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FeaturesPodSolve: Flexible friend
Leeds East Academy is the UK’s first school to consist of a warehouse full of moveable classroom pods
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FeaturesRoyal Marsden Hospital: The X-factor
MRI scanners weigh up to 7 tonnes each. So adding an X-ray and scanning suite to the top of a Victorian hospital in a west London conservation area required some creative thinking
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FeaturesBuilding Awards shortlisted projects: Infinite variety
From Antarctic ice station to London train station, shopping centre to Shard, this year’s Building Awards shortlist reveals an industry full of ingenuity and inspiration
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CommentBuilding buys a pint for … Niall McLaughlin Architects
How to breathe correctly when holding a rifle, horsemeat and spit-roast pigs are discussed over some cider and cocktails in Kentish Town
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FeaturesCoventry University: The £60m prospectus
Arup Associates’ Coventry University Engineering and Computing Building boasts a cryogenic magnet, air traffic control suite and Harrier jump jet
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FeaturesCare homes: The new way to get old
According to a Dutch idea, older people need on-site restaurants, bars, village squares and beauty parlours. Is the UK is ready for a revolution in care home design?
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FeaturesSustainable Project of the Year
Eight buildings are competing for the title of Sustainable Project of the Year in the 2013 Building Awards. Here’s this year’s shortlist
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FeaturesSustainable and irresistible
Not only is beautiful design compatible with sustainability, it can be integral to it. Ike Ijeh offers four eye-catching examples
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FeaturesHow the retail industry is cutting carbon
Ike Ijeh looks at the steps the retail industry is taking to cut the carbon
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FeaturesGlass: Which is the fairest of them all?
Glass may have been about for thousands of years but in future its applications will extend well beyond glazing. Here are some innovative uses to look out for
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FeaturesNext stop for Battersea
A century-and-a-half after the first London underground railway opened, Building looks at how the tube’s extension to Battersea could help regenerate the area
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FeaturesRooftop agriculture
Building looks at a relatively new movement using green roofs to plant our food
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NewsJohn Lewis opens first 'flexible format' store
Retailer unveils new format outlet in Exeter, designed by architect Glenn Howells
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FeaturesProjects of the year: Most visionary public space
2012 has been an important year for public spaces, and most significant was the radical shared-space scheme at Exhibition Road
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FeaturesCarbon monoxide: The silent killer
Northern Ireland has taken decisive action to reduce carbon-monoxide related deaths by making alarms that detect the gas compulsory
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FeaturesProjects of the year: Most austerity-friendly project
There can be few more appropriate models for the straitened times in which we live than standardised schools