More Architectural Reviews – Page 59
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A veritable refurbishment 'slide show'
When a retail and residential project in London was obliged to hold on to an existing 120-year-old facade, the bold solution was an innovative sliding and support system, as Ike Ijeh explains
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Subterranean Serpentine strikes hollow note
The Serpentine Gallery’s latest pavilion is high in concept but unconvincing in practice
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Breathe easy: Primary care centre wins award for Mott MacDonald
Consultant receives best practice award from CIBSE Construction Excellence North East
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Crowning glories: The royals and architecture
As we prepare for the Diamond Jubilee, Ike Ijeh takes a look at the influence the Queen, some of her forbears, and last, but by no means least, her eldest son, have had on British architecture
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Muse puts 'sparkle' into Doncaster
Coloured tiles on civic office designed to give the city’s cultural quarter a sense of space
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Crossrail: Pulling out all the stops
Crossrail - the biggest engineering project in Europe - also claims to be a driver for multimillion-pound regeneration in the capital. Ike Ijeh takes a look at three key stations along the route and asks how much Londoners will really benefit
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CCTV in Beijing officially complete
Construction on the OMA/Rem Koolhaas designed CCTV Headquarters in Beijing, China, officially reached completion last week
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170-tonne cultural centre craned onto Southend Pier
Structure designed by White Arkietkter in partnership with Sprunt is transported along the Thames Estuary and lifted onto the pier
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BDP to design Shanghai business district
Hongquio business district job won by architect in international competition
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Biology centre uses own walls to control temperature
University of Warwick’s Centre for Mechanochemical Cell Biology includes phase change material that absorbs and re-distributes heat
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BIG unveils designs for Seoul residential tower
Cross # Towers will form gateway to Yongsan International Business District
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The Mary Rose museum: Hidden treasure
The Mary Rose museum is ready for fit-out but to get to this point the contractor had to build around the ancient hull, keeping it at a constant temperature to allow restoration to be uninterrrupted. Thomas Lane found out how the team handled an historic gem
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Diplomatic move
Architect Waugh Thistleton designs temporary pavilion at Lancaster House for Olympic business summit
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Dream job for Arup in Seoul
Engineering services firm plays centrol role in South Korean commercial development
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Imperial War Museum proposals approved
£35m expansion and regeneration scheme wins council’s backing
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Walthamstow Stadium plan romps to victory
Council approves £50m Conran scheme to build on dog track
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Brighton set to give tower plans a lift
Council could borrow £14m needed to get new landmark off the ground
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Serpentine pavilion designs revealed
Designs by architect Herzog & de Meuron and artist Ai Weiwei unveiled