Architects Journal
23 February 2006
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A SLOPING ROOF WITH CRANKED BEAMS
WORKING DETAILS / LAW DEPARTMENT -
ACHESON & GLOVER AJ ENQUIRY 205
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ASH & LACY AJ ENQUIRY 202
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BOOK
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CLAXTON BLINDS AJ ENQUIRY 206
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CONTRIBUTORS
Will Hunter, who reviews London Metropolitan University's Law Department on pages 23-35, is a recent architecture graduate from the Royal College of Art -
COPYRIGHT FEAR IN COURT BATTLE
London-based KSS Design Group is about to go before the High Court in a case that could change the way architects practice in the UK. -
CORUS COLORCOAT AJ ENQUIRY 201
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CRITIC'S CHOICE
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ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
The building-services design was developed to ensure a flexible, energy-efficient design with fully automated controls. Solar gains were reduced by limiting the amount of glazing in the facade. -
EXHIBITION
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FCB TO CREATE NEW DEAL
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FRIDAY 17 FEBRUARY
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GEZE AJ ENQUIRY 207
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GOWN AND OUTS
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GUILDHALL 'NEEDS £30M'
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HOPPE AJ ENQUIRY 203
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IN ALIMITED-LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP THERE IS NO DEFAULT DUTY OF GOOD FAITH
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ITO'S IDENTITY CRISIS
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KINGSPAN AJ ENQUIRY 204
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MARS HOPEFUL SHOULD PICK TEAM WITH MORE CARE
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MONDAY 20 FEBRUARY
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NAMING NAMES
LEGAL -
NOBODY, SAVE THE DELUDED, GOES INTO ARCHITECTURE FOR THE MONEY
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PRACTICE SIZE WARNING SHOULD HAVE BEEN HEEDED
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RIAS BOSS SETS OUT HIS STALL OVER THE ARB
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SELF-CONGRATULATION
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STRUCTURE
The self-finished ribbed-concrete floor slabs provide economic, low-maintenance ceilings with integrated lighting cast into the rib coffers, while providing thermal mass consistent with the environmental design. Downstand beams were avoided to allow rapid construction and future reconfiguration of the teaching spaces. The steelframed roof is supported on a longitudinal Vierendeel truss along its spine to allow for a step in the roof line along the centre and to minimise the number of internal -
'TABLOID REPORTING' OVER ISRAEL IS INAPPROPRIATE
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THE ARCHITECTS SEEK PROPORTIONALITY, RELATING THE LANGUAGE OF THEIR ARCHITECTURE TO ITS CIVIC ROLE
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THE RISE OF PAY AS YOU GO
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THURSDAY 16 FEBRUARY
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TUESDAY 21 FEBRUARY
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VELFAC AJ ENQUIRY 208
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VIÑOLY ON THE RISE IN LONDON
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WEDNESDAY 22 FEBRUARY
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WHAT WAS EXPECTED OF THE BRIGHT YOUNG THING IN THE LATER 18TH CENTURY?
TECHNICAL & PRACTICE
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