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  • The SAS Institute at Upper Whittington is narrow-plan and naturally ventilated
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    Whole-life costs: Office design

    2005-06-24T00:00:00Z

    In the second of our series, David Weight of Currie & Brown looks at the differences in whole-life costs between a deep-plan, air-conditioned base office building and a shallow-plan scheme that is naturally ventilated

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    Brick protects against warming

    2005-06-24T00:00:00Z

    Eco-study recommends high thermal mass buildings to combat soaring temperatures

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    Don’t forget to enter the 2005 Brick Awards

    2005-06-24T00:00:00Z

    Aiming to uncover the finest architectural, engineering and landscape projects in the UK and abroad, the BDA has launched the 2005 Brick Awards.

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    Works for us

    2005-06-24T00:00:00Z

    Terry Pawson Architects has won planning permission for this striking 220 m2 office development on an infill site in the heart of Wimbledon.

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    Alton’s hushed addition

    2005-06-24T00:00:00Z

    A recently completed £1.2m public library in Alton, Hampshire, has been built on a brownfield site and is a fitting addition to the historic town.

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    Feel-good art

    2005-06-24T00:00:00Z

    This beautifully carved Hindi inscription reads “Very, very happy” and is part of Oxford-based Fusion’s participatory public art programme designed to get people walking by enhancing their environment.

  • Comment

    Leader

    2005-06-24T00:00:00Z

    Sustainability is the responsible use of resources be they human, physical or financial.

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    The Genius of Botta

    2005-06-24T00:00:00Z

    A retrospective of the work of architect Mario Botta, whose geometric forms – often expressed in brick – are celebrated across the globe

  • Orange brickwork interlaced with green brick and timber provide an attractive environment
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    Bright young homes

    2005-06-24T00:00:00Z

    Gone are the grey high-rise flats of old – tenants on the Elmington Estate in south London now enjoy award-winning brick terraced housing designed by a team of top architects

  • Seen from across the canal, the Brindley comprises an interplay of complex forms
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    Runcorn’s Guggenheim

    2005-06-24T00:00:00Z

    Okay, so it’s not Gehry, and this isn’t exactly Bilbao … Nevertheless, Runcorn’s sensational Brindley Arts Centre, designed by John Miller + Partners, could well have comparable regenerative properties – and it looks great.

  • Brick is the predominant external walling material throughout the estate for both terraces and apartment blocks
    Features

    The space age is over

    2005-06-24T00:00:00Z

    … Long live the age of the brick. At least, that’s what they’re all saying at Stonebridge Estate in north London, where ‘futuristic’ concrete slabs have been demolished in favour of liveable brick-built homes

  • 01 A variation of Dearne’s bond used for 19th-century estate cottages (some of the headers might be half bats)
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    Bond patterns in brickwork

    2005-06-24T00:00:00Z

    In his second article on brick bonds, Mike Hammett focuses on their decorative potential

  • At Säynätsalo, Aalto uses brick as a natural element of the landscape
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    Alvar Aalto on what a brick is worth

    2005-06-24T00:00:00Z

    Alvar Aalto (1898-1976) expressed the coarser nature of brick on numerous projects, particularly those in Finland, such as at the Säynätsalo Town Hall (1949-52) (pictured).

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    New Concrete 05

    2005-06-24T00:00:00Z

    the modern method of construction

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    Brick Bulletin Summer 2005

    2005-06-24T00:00:00Z

  • Jude Law
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    Brad’s career move leaves Jude nonplussed

    2005-06-23T13:03:00Z

    Jude Law has no interest in becoming the next Brad Pitt, not in the architectural sense anyway.

  • John Callcutt
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    Crest squeezed by housing market slowdown

    2005-06-23T10:56:00Z

    Profits flat at Crest Nicholson as housebuilder predicts lower margins in second half of financial year.

  • Tony Pidgley
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    Berkeley Group sells Crosby for 235.7m

    2005-06-23T09:30:00Z

    Housebuilder seals deal with Lend Lease as it refocuses on the South-east.

  • Bishopgate Tower
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    KPF submits plans for City's tallest skyscraper

    2005-06-23T10:37:00Z

    Proposal for Bishopgate Tower dwarfes London’s famous Gherkin.

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    Hanson profits set to increase by 20%

    2005-06-23T09:56:00Z

    Building materials firm makes good on both sides of the Atlantic in first half of 2005.