Architects Journal
6 July 2006
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A CLERESTORY WITH AN OVERHANGING GRIDSHELL ROOF
WORKING DETAILS - SAVILL BUILDING -
AHMM TAKES SPECIAL HOMEBUILDERS AWARD
LETTERS -
AJ BOVIS AWARD WINNERS 2006
NEWS -
BALMOND BLOCKED MY BUILDING TOO
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BOOK
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BOOK
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BOOK
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CHILSTONE AJ ENQUIRY 208
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CONTRIBUTORS
Matthew Springett, whose sketch is featured on page 58, is the design director of Springett Mackay Architecture and visiting tutor at the Bartlett School of Architecture -
CRITIC'S CHOICE
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DAVID BAILEY AJ ENQUIRY 207
PRODUCTS -
DE BOTTON BECOMES DEVELOPER
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FRIDAY 30 JUNE
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FROM SEASIDE TO HIGHLANDS
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GOLDEN TIME FOR MODERN TECHNOLOGY?
Another architectural pillar wobbles. Some recent work reported by the monthly web magazine '. net' (www.netmag. co. uk) suggests that the Golden Section does not work in website design - in fact the study by a couple of Teesside University psychology buffs persuades '. net' to conclude about the Golden Section that 'when it comes to websites, forget it'. -
HACEL LIGHTING AJ ENQUIRY 206
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HIGHLY SKILLED PEOPLE HAVE DELIVERED A DEVELOPING TECHNOLOGY
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HUNTER DOUGLAS AJ ENQUIRY 203
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METAL TECHNOLOGY AJ ENQUIRY 204
PRODUCTS -
MONDAY 3 JULY
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MY SYMBOLISM IS NOT SUPERFICIAL - LIBESKIND
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OWEN RISES TO THE ARCHAOS CHALLENGE
LETTERS -
PARDEY'S APPLE TOWER BLOSSOMS
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PENDOCK AJ ENQUIRY 201
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RENOLIT AJ ENQUIRY 205
PRODUCTS -
ROYAL FESTIVAL HALL ACOUSTICS SOUND FANTASTIC
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SKETCHBOOK - MATT SPRINGETT
Concept sketch for an extension to Colour House Children's Theatre, Merton Abbey Mills, London. By Matt Springett of Springett Mackay -
STOAKES SYSTEMS AJ ENQUIRY 202
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STRUCTURE
Gridshell structures are light and efficient but their structural form is undeniably complex. -
STRUCTURE
A steel floor platform, made up of perforated metal decking over lightweight structural steel, provides a base for the pavilion at the same level as the Serpentine Gallery floor. The 30m-diameter balloon sits on a 5m-high polycarbonate drum, made up of two circular walls of polycarbonate panels, 1.6m apart. The café and all the infrastructure and services sit within the void of the wall, which is made up of 55 segments. A bespoke polycarbonate mullion assembly, located at approximately 1 -
THE ARB'S RESPONSE IS ACADEMIC
LETTERS -
THE SOUTH COAST IS LOOKING UP
AGENDA -
THE US BRACES ITSELF FOR ALSOP
NEWS IN PICTURES -
THE WEMBLEY WAY
LEGAL -
THIS BALLOON IS NO ORDINARY BALLOON
TECHNICAL & PRACTICE -
THIS IS NOT BLING, NOR EVEN DUCHY ORIGINAL
BUILDING STUDY -
THURSDAY 29 JUNE
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TUESDAY 4 JULY
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WEDNESDAY 5 JULY
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