All ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓs articles – Page 80
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¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓBanking on a green future: EIB's Luxembourg HQ
Ingenhoven extension to Sir Denys Lasdun’s original building boasts a dramatic 13,000m² roof that is key to its sustainability
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¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓWaveney Campus by Aedas
Regeneration scheme in Suffolk is aiming for BREEAM ‘excellent’ rating
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¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓAedas designs Abu Dhabi Investment Council HQ
South facing twin roofs incorporate photo-voltaic cells and special shading screen reduces glare
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FeaturesDressing the pinnacle
Putting a cladding system on a shape as eccentric as the Pinnacle tower is hard enough. But how do you give it openable windows as well? Stephen Kennett found out
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FeaturesFinal stretch: on site at the Burj Dubai
At 707m, the Burj Dubai is finally nearing its summit. But how do you go about building such a giant – and how do you ensure it doesn’t topple over in a high wind or an earthquake? Thomas Lane went on site at the world’s tallest tower
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Features¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ's 99% campaign award for refurbishment
New development may be skidding to a halt, but the need to improve existing buildings is just as important as ever. ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ looks at the winner and runners-up of the prize for refurbishment at the Sustainability Awards
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FeaturesThe neverending story: On site at Ground Zero
After the bravura of the original construction and the tragedy of its destruction, comes the drama of the rebuilding of the World Trade Centre. Emily Wright went on site to see work in progress
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FeaturesThe dream factory: Architectural innovation in New York
From the days of the first skyscrapers, architectural innovation has always found a home in New York. Martin Spring looks at the latest eye-openers from the city that never sleeps
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¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓTaking stock: how two housing associations swapped homes
The housing regulator has urged landlords to swap homes to concentrate their efforts on particular neighbourhoods but few have done so. Now A2Dominion Group tells us of its recent trade with nearby landlord Moat
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FeaturesData centres: pruning energy consumption
The next time you use Google, think of the vast amounts of power data centres use – 20 times that of a normal office. Stephen Kennett looks at what companies are doing to prune their consumption
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¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓThe international surprises of the World Architecture Festival
From chapels to car parks, the UK has a lot to learn from the ideas of small architects abroad
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¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓThe suburban carbon slashers
It looks like a thirties terrace but it's leading the way in getting rid of almost all carbon emissions
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¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓCouncil creates grand designs to inspire locals
Bradford council renovates two homes and teaches residents how to improve their own
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FeaturesLean machine – Southwark council HQ
So many commercial developers crank out the same old generic office space. But here’s one that dares to be different. Stephen Kennett visits Southwark council’s low-energy headquarters in London – and, no, there’s not a false ceiling anywhere
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FeaturesA lens on 3XN’s new Museum of Liverpool
There is just one thing about 3XN’s Museum of Liverpool on which everyone agrees: it will offer fabulous views of the Mersey. Thomas Lane looks at the construction challenges behind the city’s most controversial new structure.
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¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓHenley Rise eco-homes in South Yorkshire
Timber-framed family home scheme claims to have the largest solar power array in the country
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¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓNikken's design for IGES's HQ in Japan
Consultant and architect cuts 40% in lifecycle CO² at Institute for Global Environmental Strategies headquarters in Kanagawa, Japan
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¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓNew Redcar and Cleveland College building goes green
Nightingale's design incorporates temperature-controlling window and CHP boiler
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FeaturesViñoly turns a corner – the Leicester Curve
Rafael Viñoly’s UK projects have been derided and delayed, but finally, with the Curve in Leicester, he has got one done and dusted. Thomas Lane finds out whether this ‘inside-out’ theatre will answer the critics
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¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓHousing's one stop shops
Meet one of the 12 "trailblazer" housing departments who provide job, health and education advice to their homeless clients