All ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓs articles – Page 42
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FeaturesBrazil's World Cup stadiums: Arena das Dunas, Part 1
While the football on the pitch will be making headlines in Brazil this month, it’s the host nation’s stadium construction that has been highly scrutinised in the build-up. ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ reviews the 12 showcase stadiums that have seen groundbreaking design as well as serious set backs during the build, starting with ...
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FeaturesNational Graphene Institute, Manchester: Graphene content
As the place of study for what is potentially the most groundbreaking scientific discovery in manufacturing of recent times, it seems fitting that the construction of Manchester’s National Graphene Institute should be a testament to modern science itself
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FeaturesWhitmore Park Primary School, Coventry: Examination time
All eyes are on the newly opened Whitmore Park Primary School in Coventry, the first completion under the government’s Priority School ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ Programme. So how exactly was it built in just 47 weeks, for £4.8m?
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FeaturesA lesson in geometry: Knauf's UK headquarters
AHMM’s design for the new Knauf HQ is a masterclass in lineal precision, fitting seamlessly into its industrial riverside setting despite its modernist white exterior. Here’s how, with the use of some of the manufacturer’s own materials, the project stacked up to just £1.8m
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FeaturesThe eco-supermarket pioneers
As Sainsbury’s Greenwich, the pioneer of retail sustainability, prepares for possible demolition just 15 years after its opening, we look at how eco-stores have evolved since, with supermarkets attempting to save energy and boost their green credentials
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FeaturesHow to be cool: Tackling overheating in UK homes
Overheating in homes is set to become an increasingly urgent issue, especially in the capital, as global temperatures rise. With energy legislation demanding that buildings become ever more airtight, what is the best way for designers to respond?
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Features¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ Awards Small Project of the Year: Maggie's cancer centre, Aberdeen
With its streamlined, organic form enhancing its welcoming ethos, the latest Maggie’s Cancer Caring Centre in Aberdeen, designed by Snøhetta, is a worthy winner of this year’s Small Project of the Year ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ Award
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FeaturesCreating the Design Museum's new home
The iconic Commonwealth Institute needed a new tenant - and the iconic Design Museum needed a new home. But adapting a fragile and low-spec sixties building to house a visitor attraction meant using some serious technical know-how
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FeaturesManchester Central Library: A modern classic
Manchester’s thirties Central Library was a warren of rambling interiors and inaccessible book stacks. But then Ryder Architecture got to work on an edited version
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Features¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ Magazine Small Project of the Year shortlist
This year’s Small Project of the Year finalists include a private residence, a youth centre, a creative arts hub and an architect’s own office
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Features¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ Magazine Project of the Year shortlist
There’s a packed field for the ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ Awards’ prestigious Project of the Year prizes, with museums and libraries jostling with the Baby Shard and London’s first inhabited bridge for 250 years
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FeaturesThames Barrier: The day after tomorrow
With much of the Thames Valley looking like something out of a disaster movie this winter, arguments are raging over whether the Thames Barrier can cope with the consequences of climate change - or whether it’s time to start thinking about building a new one
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FeaturesOn the waterfront: Royal Docks green design competition
Ecobuild and the Landscape Institute launched a competition for ideas on how to turn the Royal Docks into a green infrastructure space for east London. Ahead of the winner being announced at this year’s Ecobuild event, Thomas Lane reports on some of the top proposals
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¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓALA's Bangkok tower set to open
Amanda Levete Architects’ Bangkok Central Embassy tower is set to open in May
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Features¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ Sweden's New Karolinska Solna hospital
Sweden’s first ever PPP project is a £1.3bn hospital that is also Europe’s greenest
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FeaturesParking problems on housing developments
Few things outrage the driver’s innate sense of entitlement more than not being able to find a car parking space near to home. Yet planners and designers are still grappling to reconcile the need to placate the resident with the desire to minimise the impact of the car
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FeaturesA case for biodiversity offsetting?
Biodiversity offsetting is the government’s answer to the conundrum of how to speed up development while safeguarding the country’s woodland and other environmental habitats. The idea has come under fire from all sides - but also enjoyed some unexpected support
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¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓRyder wins planning for Scotland schools
Facility designed to achieve BREEAM ‘excellent’ rating will bring together high school, two primaries and a swimming pool into one community development
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FeaturesHow to make an airport fly
Boris Johnson’s plan to build an airport from scratch in the Thames Estuary may be no nearer to securing government backing, but it refuses to go away. We look at similar projects from around the world to try to work out if the idea has wings
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¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓMersey Gateway seeks 'hundreds' of workers
Consortium Merseylink launches major recruitment drive for £600m project due to start construction this spring