Swiss watch
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Swiss architectural firm Herzog & de Meuron, which is working on the new Tate Gallery at Bankside in London, England, has designed a number of buildings in Basel, Switzerland, where it is based. These include the signal box at the town's railway station, the building that brought the firm international acclaim, which is located alongside a locomotive maintenance shed. The firm's other work in Basel includes two residential buildings, one made mainly from timber and one essentially concrete.
Publication Name: Building
Subject: Construction and materials industries
ISSN: 0007-3318
Year: 1998
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Chocks away: As Foster and Partners' concrete aircraft hangar in Duxford prepares for take-off in the guise of the new American Air Museum, a throng of journalists were lured there by the presence of aviation enthusiast and architect Sir Norman Foster
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The new concrete aircraft hangar in Duxford, at the Imperial War Museum's American Museum, was designed by Sir Norman Foster. Sir Norman is a designer of acclaimed international airports, and is also an aircraft enthusiast himself. The new aircraft hangar cost 8.5 million pounds sterling and is alsmost entirely of concrete, with a glass front. It houses a 1950s B52 long range heavy bomber, and the underside of the dome is hung with aeroplanes.
Publication Name: Building
Subject: Construction and materials industries
ISSN: 0007-3318
Year: 1997
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France is miles better
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Many French main roads feature properly landscaped areas where drivers can stop and rest. There are often facilities such as drinking water, toilets and showers, and these are usually in good condition. There are also many places were good food can be obtained. This contrasts strongly with the UK, where drivers have to cope with traffic jams, vast, bleak car parks and badly designed buildings.
Publication Name: Building
Subject: Construction and materials industries
ISSN: 0007-3318
Year: 1995
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