All Buildings articles – Page 77
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FeaturesCould it be magic? Take That's stage set
Well, with its giant mechanical elephant, big top and 10m-high puppet ringmaster, Take That’s new show is certainly surreal. But who designs and builds this sort of stuff? Thomas Lane went behind the scenes at the fastest-selling show in UK pop history
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FeaturesExploding church, invisible architect: Iglesia de Santa Monica
Spanish firm Vicens + Ramos is a reclusive practice, but this iconic/iconoclastic church in Madrid is hard to miss
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FeaturesSupersize me: HKS' Dallas Cowboys stadium
The sheer scale of HKS’ stadium for the Dallas Cowboys kicks Wembley’s arch and Wimbledon’s retractable roof into touch
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FeaturesOperation Hip: Igloo's Bermondsey Square
Bermondsey Square, the centrepiece of a £60m regeneration project in south-east London, is intended to seduce the young and trendy with its take on inner-city living
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NewsBrompton Crystal by Make: A flat above the shop
Make Architects has received planning permission for the “Brompton Crystal”, a luxury apartment scheme in Kensington & Chelsea
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NewsMeet the government's new best friends: Victorian refurb
Renovation will play a vital role in meeting the government’s target of an 80% emissions reduction by 2050. And it’s the owner occupier who’ll be doing the work. Two south London residents found out what it takes
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FeaturesTubular belge: Buro Happold's steel shopping centre
Buro Happold’s roof for Liège’s new shopping centre takes the form of a 400m-long steel snake, which undulates to dramatically different heights. Stephen Kennett finds out how it was done
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FeaturesSleeping beauty awakes: the St Pancras Midland Grand hotel
The fairy-tale castle that is the Midland Grand hotel has been asleep for a very long time. Now the arrival of the Eurostar has roused it, and it is once again to become the most stylish address in London
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NewsWimbledon's roof: star player
No faults on Centre Court as the roof that will rain-proof the All England Lawn Tennis Club gets its first public outing
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NewsFrench Polish: Galleria Pomorska, Bydgoszcz
London-based Colman Architects has released its proposed design for the upgrade of the Galleria Pomorska in the Polish city of Bydgoszcz
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FeaturesFast learner: HOK in Kazakhstan
From the moment architect HOK won the contract to design and build a school in Kazakhstan it had 20 months to complete it. Dan Stewart finds out how it got on
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FeaturesGotta get through it: Halcrow builds the UAE's longest tunnel
This mountain range stands between Dubai and one of the UAE’s most important ports. Which is why a team from Halcrow is holed up there right now, enduring the heat and hard rock on the country’s longest ever tunnel project
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FeaturesBanking, but not as we know it: 3XN's Saxo Bank
3XN’s Saxo Bank shows a softer side of a beleaguered industry, says Dan Stewart – just stand clear of the lightning bolts…
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FeaturesOn air: BSkyB's naturally ventilated studios
Bent on building Europe’s most sustainable broadcasting facility, BSkyB opted for natural ventilation for its new television studios. But how to stop outside noise from ruining the latest episode of Gladiators?
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NewsHopkins Architects' Greenwich market scheme in for planning
Redeveloped 179-year-old market in south-east London will include retail units, hotel and new covered market
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FeaturesEdward Cullinan's Stonebridge estate: pride of place
Edward Cullinan’s mixed-use Hillside Hub completes the overhaul of a north-west London estate that John Major once avoided for fear of being shot. Dan Stewart finds it a reformed character
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NewsWill it ever take off? Hydrogen fuel cell technology
Hydrogen fuel cell technology has the potential to halve carbon emissions from our homes – if the price can be reduced to less than six figures
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NewsAwe inspiring: Abu Dhabi’s Grand Mosque
Conceived in the 1980s, this beautiful building is nearing completion, and several British firms helped create it
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NewsZaha's 2012 aquatics centre gets a roof
ODA announces the start of process to lift the 2,800-tonne, wave-shaped roof
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NewsCheering up Gravesend: Clifton Wharf, Kent
Clifton Wharf, a riverside regeneration project in Gravesend, Kent, designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox has been given planning approval