All Case studies articles – Page 16

  • Centrepoint
    Features

    The notorious work of Richard Seifert

    2011-11-25T00:00:00Z

    Ten years after Richard Seifert’s death, Ike Ijeh asks how some of his most well-known works have shaped the architecture of modern Britain - and how controversial they really were

  • tate
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    Arts-led regeneration projects: Join the culture club

    2011-11-18T00:00:00Z

    These days museums, art galleries and concert halls are built not for their own sake but in the hope they can transform deprived urban wastelands into vibrant communities. Ike Ijeh looks at the resounding successes - and some abject failures

  • Floating House
    Features

    Flood-proof house: Home and dry

    2011-11-11T00:00:00Z

    Would you build a house on the Norfolk Broads, one of the most flood-prone areas of the UK? LSI Architects did and its sophisticated design meant getting the project through planning was plain sailing.

  • Free schools
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    Free school conversions: Making the switch

    2011-10-28T00:00:00Z

    The government went out of its way to make it easier for free schools to be formed in non-school buildings by easing planning laws. So now that they’ve opened their doors, do they actually work? Take a look at two very different conversions…

  • projects
    Features

    University of the Arts: The art of simplicity

    2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

    The new University of the Arts campus exudes creativity. Ike Ijeh visits the recently converted King’s Cross Granary to find a building that melds old and new, industry and art and provides a home for the next generation of designers

  • orbit 3
    Features

    The ArcelorMittal Orbit: Twist and shout

    2011-09-30T00:00:00Z

    The ArcelorMittal Orbit in the Olympic park is being built to ‘arouse the curiosity and wonder of Londoners’. And the most curious thing of all is how this spiralling confusion of red steel actually stands up

  • Colchester Art Centre
    Features

    Rafael Viñoly's Firstsite centre: show time

    2011-09-23T00:00:00Z

    Rafael Viñoly’s latest UK building finally takes centre stage, but why was it nearly undone by delays, overspends and legal spats? Thomas Lane reports, while below Ike Ijeh asks if it was worth all the pain

  • Westfield
    Features

    Westfield Stratford City: Maxing out

    2011-09-09T00:00:00Z

    Westfield Stratford City in east London - dead handy for the Olympic park - is Europe’s biggest urban shopping centre, a retail behemoth so large it is really a city within a city with more than 300 shops and 2 million ft2 of retail and leisure space. Ike Ijeh goes ...

  • projects
    Features

    Tall building design: Is it safe?

    2011-09-02T00:00:00Z

    Ten years ago the world watched two of New York’s most iconic towers come crashing to the ground. Since then the industry has changed the way tall buildings are built in an attempt to make them terror proof. ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø takes a look

  • Icon
    Features

    The iCon centre: the beginning of something beautiful

    2011-08-26T00:00:00Z

    These days, ’green building’ is often synonymous with ’ugly architecture’. One project trying to prove otherwise is the iCon Innovation Centre in Northamptonshire. With a carbon footprint of only 12.2kg/m2 and a bold architectural identity, is this a sign of a new era for eco?

  • Montgomery Passivhaus School
    Features

    Top of the class: Passivhaus school design

    2011-08-12T00:00:00Z

    A primary school in Exeter won’t win any architectural awards, but is earning gold stars in zero-carbon and Passivhaus design. Thomas Lane swots up on how to deliver a low-energy building on a budget

  • Housing Expert
    Features

    Brettstapel envelope: The natural choice

    2011-08-12T00:00:00Z

    Getting planning permission to build a house in the stunning Scottish Borders requires a sensitive design, which is why architect Gaia specified a wooden Brettstapel envelope for this project

  • bim1
    Features

    BIM: The inside story

    2011-07-29T00:00:00Z

    In recent weeks we’ve heard all about BIM - its advantages, the sharing principle, the downfalls,the training needed and the cost, but what does it all actually mean? Thomas Lane follows one BIMed-up project from beginning to end

  • museum
    Comment

    The National Maritime Museum: Time and a place

    2011-07-08T00:00:00Z

    The National Maritime Museum’s £35m extension reconciles the rich architectural heritage of its Greenwich home with the need to provide thoroughly modern facilities. ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø celebrates a building firmly anchored to its surroundings

  • Projects, West Suffolk House
    Features

    Post occupancy: Is your building really so green?

    2011-07-01T00:00:00Z

    How do low-energy buildings perform? The best way to find out is to test them once they’ve been used. In the first of two articles, Thomas Lane reveals whether two new offices lived up to their promises

  • Kings X
    Features

    King's Cross station's £500m redevelopment: King of King's

    2011-06-17T00:00:00Z

    King’s Cross station was long ago toppled from its architectural throne by neighbouring St Pancras. But a £500m refurbishment is about to make it a terminus worthy of the people

  • Gensler's Shanghai Tower
    Features

    BIM builds up: Five recent innovations in BIM

    2011-06-10T00:00:00Z

    Simulated cities, 5D modelling and virtually visualised bridges – BIM is advancing and extending into all disciplines and stages of a project, including post completion. Here we look at the latest developments and assess their impact on construction

  • fact3
    Features

    Tesco's green specification process: Every little helps

    2011-06-03T00:00:00Z

    Supermarkets don’t like to be beaten on price - or on their environmental credentials. To get ahead of the competition, Tesco is now testing every bit of green kit it can lay its hands on to build zero-carbon stores. ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø reports on the savings

  • The Shard
    Features

    The Shard: London's tallest building

    2011-05-27T00:00:00Z

    Londoners have hardly been able to believe their eyes as the capital’s tallest building has shot up in front of them at dizzying speed. ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø braves icy winds to report on an engineering triumph

  • Hepworth
    Features

    Sculpting the Hepworth

    2011-05-19T00:00:00Z

    Art meets industry in David Chipperfield’s Hepworth Wakefield gallery, reflecting two facets of its Yorkshire location’s heritage. But is this work of art devoid of humanity?