Architects Journal
05 October 2006
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A 'POD' MADE FROM GRP (GLASS-REINFORCED PLASTIC) PANELS
WORKING DETAILS - PALESTRA -
A SPECIALIST FACADE ENGINEER CAN HELP RESOLVE DESIGN ISSUES
TECHNICAL & PRACTICE -
A TRANSATLANTIC DEFENCE OF LORD ARCHER
LETTERS -
ARCHITECTURAL CAPITALS ARE JUST NOT BRITISH
WEBWATCH -
ART SHOULD HELP US IMPROVE OUR ARCHITECTURE
LETTERS -
BERKELEY HOMES AJ ENQUIRY 204
PRODUCTS -
BISHOP MUST DEVELOP A LIGHTNESS OF TOUCH SO GENTLE IT IS INTANGIBLE
EDITORIAL -
BOOK
REVIEW -
BOOK
REVIEW -
BOOK
REVIEW -
CAVITRAY AJ ENQUIRY 205
PRODUCTS -
COLIN BOYNE 1921 - 2006
OBITUARY -
CONTRIBUTORS
Peter Thompson, who writes about the specification of a glazed facade on pages 41-43 of the Technical & Practice section, is a facade engineer at Buro Happold -
Cost summary
Cost per m 2 Percentage (£) SUBSTRUCTURE 111.78 SUPERSTRUCTURE Frame 149.86 Upper floors 66.20 3.82 Roof 15.38 Staircases 16.78 External walls 237.40 13.69 External doors 5.75 0.33 Internal walls 57.28 3.30 and partitions Internal doors 48.73 2.81 GROUP ELEMENT TOTAL 597.38 34.45 INTERNAL FINISHES Wall finishes 16.70 0.96 Floor finishes 51.07 2.94 Ceiling finishes 67.86 3.91 GROUP ELEMENT TOTAL 135.63 7.81 FITTINGS AND FURNITURE 7.49 0.43 SERVICES Sanitary appliances 19.01 1.10 Disposal -
Costs
Costs based on gross internal area. -
CRITIC'S CHOICE
REVIEW -
EXHIBITION
REVIEW -
FRIDAY 29 SEPTEMBER
BREAKING NEWS DAILY -
HACEL LIGHTING AJ ENQUIRY 201
PRODUCTS -
HEIR TO BLAIR?
ASTRAGAL -
IS IT REALLY TIME FOR A CHANGE OF PRACTICE?
LETTERS -
IT IMPROVEMENT IS AN ISSUE OF PEOPLE
LETTERS -
LAHARD WOODFLOORS AJ ENQUIRY 206
PRODUCTS -
MAKE GETS IN A TWIST
NEWS IN PICTURES -
METAL TECHNOLOGY AJ ENQUIRY 202
PRODUCTS -
MONDAY 2 OCTOBER
BREAKING NEWS DAILY -
NO GOING BACK?
LEGAL -
ONLY TIME WILL REVEAL THE TRUE SUCCESS OF SMC
LETTERS -
PENDOCK AJ ENQUIRY 203
PRODUCTS -
ROOFLIGHTS SAVE ENERGY AJ ENQUIRY 208
PRODUCTS -
SKETCHBOOK - NEIL BRIDGE
Contact sheet from the photo shoot of Will Alsop for this week's front cover. By Neil Bridge -
SLIM PICKINGS
ASTRAGAL -
STRUCTURE
The client wanted a signature building for a speculativeoffice price. To achieve this, a conventional steel frame was used, with concrete slabs on metal decking to meet the unconventional demands of the architecture. Buro Happold introduced a number of key differences to the structure, allowing it to be built using normal methods but creating a technically different fi nished product. -
SWISS STARS SCOOP GOLD
NEWS -
THE JOY OF ARCHITECTURE
ASTRAGAL -
THE MANAGING DIRECTOR
AGENDA -
THURSDAY 28 SEPTEMBER
BREAKING NEWS DAILY -
TUESDAY 3 OCTOBER
BREAKING NEWS DAILY -
VM ZINC AJ ENQUIRY 207
PRODUCTS -
WE DON'T WEAR GREY SUITS EVERY DAY - WHY SHOULD WE BE STUCK WITH GREY BUILDINGS?
BUILDING STUDY -
WEDNESDAY 4 OCTOBER
BREAKING NEWS DAILY
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