All articles by Martin Spring – Page 23
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McAslan to lead £150m King’s Cross Station revamp
Blueprint unveiled for bigger, light-filled station to replace 1970s concourse.Blueprint unveiled for bigger, light-filled station to replace 1970s concourse.
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Housebuilders will be forced to avert radon threat
Radioactive gas affects many more areas than previously thought, reveals new BRE guidance reveals.
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London mainline stations do not have fire certificates
But Railtrack denies that 11 stations, including King’s Cross, Victoria and Waterloo, are dangerous.
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Ivory towers
Birmingham city planners are doing their best to shrug off the city's "concrete jungle" tag. But, for Aston University's new student residences, architect Feilden Clegg has offered an upmarket take on the tower block.
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Tale of the unexpected
Outlandish stitched-together bulbous shapes, coloured glass walls, skewed stilts and even a "beret" make up Peckham's new public library. But, then, this is an Alsop & Störmer design …
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The big comeback
Marks & Spencer’s huge new store is leading the regeneration of Manchester city centre after the bomb. And on page 46, a footbridge that celebrates M&S’ legendary hosiery.
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You know his vision…
… now see his practice. His firm's three buildings in the heart of Berlin are the very model of mixed-use, high-density design – as well as being stunning examples of the architect's art.
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Cullinan’s funky new campus opens for term
Tarmac has delivered this striking university campus on time and within its £33m budget this week – but will it make the grade as an Egan demonstration project?
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Fluid dynamics
The arching, fluid lines engineered by Buro Happold at Stuttgart Station give the impression that its concrete roof is flowing down to the platforms like molten lava. This is liquid architecture.
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Social circuit
PowerGen's naturally ventilated HQ, built in 1995, promised to promote staff interaction. Five years on, is it living up to expectations?
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Past improvements
The refurbishment of old buildings makes more sense than ever before – but only if it’s for the right reasons.
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Three of the best
Refurbishment projects in Cheshire, Glasgow and Suffolk all feature sympathetic modern interventions in historic buildings.
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Conservation scheme launched
Owners of UK’s 10 000 listed buildings will be offered a dedicated maintenance service if pilot study proves successful.
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The living daylights
It may look like a Bond villain's lair, but the gleaming glasshouse nestling in the Welsh hills is Foster and Partners' centrepiece to the £43.3m botanic garden.
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St Ives gold
Since it opened six years ago, the Tate Gallery St Ives has attracted three times more visitors than anticipated. For many of them, the building is just as much of a draw as the exhibits.
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Timber-frame homes get the nod in Kent
Contractors look to timber frames as a means of achieving Egan efficiency targets.
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Improved circulation
A trailblazing day hospital in London provides production-line treatment for patients. The building design by Avanti manages to reconcile an efficient layout with gracious architecture.
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Preserved for prosperity
Grainger Town, the historic centre of Newcastle, missed out on previous regeneration bonanzas. Now it is getting a £120m facelift.
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Gateshead revisited
London s South Bank Centre will soon have a northern rival. Four landmark buildings planned for Gateshead Quays are set to turn the area into a cultural quarter.
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Edinburgh’s Dynamic Earth museum opens
Queen cuts ribbon at £34m, Hopkins-designed interactive visitor centre today.