Even in Bath the millennium builds a head of steam

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There are plans to construct a new bath-house costing 6.5 million pounds sterling in Bath, England, where the UK's only naturally occurring hot springs are located. Architect Nicholas Grimshaw has designed a scheme which would link the new Spa complex with the city's Roman baths. This will involve using a wall of steam linking the Cross Bath, the Hot Bath, No7 Bath Street and the Pump Room. The city council hopes that the project will allow high quality 20th century architecture to establish a presence in Bath.

Bath, England

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Close your eyes and think of Dagenham

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The new Millennium Centre in Dagenham, England, acts as a visitor centre for the 8 ha site of Eastbrookend and the neighbouring Chase Nature Reserve. The facility cost a total of 770,000 pounds sterling, with 360,000 pounds sterling being provided by the Millennium Commission. It is designed to blend in with its surroundings, taking particular account of the fact that it rests on reclaimed land. Electricity for the building is supplied by wind turbines, and wood is one of the main building materials.

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Sheffield's pop-pickers paradise

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The National Centre for Popular Music, which will open in Sheffield, England, in spring 1999, was designed by architect Nigel Coates. The building resembles four huge stacks of CDs made of steel. These are situated at the four corners of the site, and are connected with a glass shelter overhead. Each stack has steel cowling on top which revolves in the wind, drawing in air through tunnels and thus cutting down on the building's need for air condition.

Sheffield, England

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