Architects' Journal 1995 - Abstracts

Architects' Journal 1995
TitleSubjectAuthors
A beacon for shoppers: Lifschutz Davidson's design for a Sainsbury's supermarket and petrol station puts to good use a blighted edge-of-town site in Watford.Business, international 
Above par for the course: Architect O'Donnell and Tuomey's striking new golf centre on an estate in County Down, Northern Ireland, meets the needs of local golfers as well as enhanching the landscape through its thoughtful use of materials and detailing.Business, international 
A building tuned int to its users: Richard Rogers' headquarters for Channel 4 is in keeping with the station's 'not really establishment, a bit anarchic' image, but also reflects the financial caution required for a young organisation.Business, internationalKenneth Powerll
Access control systems: new technology in security systems has a broad range of applications including the remote management of buildings.Business, internationalSonia Aarons
A centre by women, for women. (building study of Blackburne House Centre for Women,Liverpool, England)Business, internationalMarcus Field, Martine Hamilton Knight, Claire Dove, Maggie Pickles, Gladys Martinez, Darryl Blackwood, Roger Prescott, Susan Dawson
A diplomatic solution: the new British Embassy in Dublin, designed by Allies & Morrison, makes references to the city's architectural traditions.Business, international 
Advanced construction materials: composites, smart materials and advanced castings are increasingly making the transition to construction, with promising results.Business, internationalTony Sheehan
A Gothic revival. (restoration of Tonbridge School Chapel)Business, internationalKenneth Powell, David Walker, Ian Martin, J.M. Hammond, Christopher Norris
A hymn to Byzantium. (review of the work of architect J.F. Bentley, designer of Westminster Cathedral)Business, internationalKenneth Powell, Chris Gascoigne
A landmark for Leith.(new Scottish Office building in Leith, UK)Business, internationalSusan Dawson, Michael Duncan, Marcus Field, Howard Day, James Patterson, Andrew Elliot, Richard J. Avey
A meeting of minds. (urban design)Business, internationalWalter Bor
An air of tranquility. (Swanwick Centre air traffic control centre in Southampton)Business, international 
A new vision for London. (proceedings of the ICA's Spaced Out symposium)Business, internationalPaul Hyett
A pilot airport for the 1990s: the transformation of the outdated Eastleigh Airport into the stylish, modern and flexible Southampton International provides a successful prototype for the low-cost regional airport of the future.Business, international 
A pioneer partially restored to its former glory. (restoration of Finsbury Health Centre,London, England)Business, internationalPeter Cook, Marcus Field
Arts and crafts setting: Associated Architects' redevelopment of the University of Central England School of Jewellery enables new technologies to enhance the traditional craft and buildings of Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter.Business, international 
A safe haven for fire-fighters: HLM Architects' therapy centre for fire-fighters recovering from injury, sickness or stress reflects the local Cumbrian architecture externally, while internally it achieves a balance between a crisp, clean modernity and a domestic, caring feel.Business, international 
A sense of the organic: Caruso St John's house for a private client in Lincolnshire is a contemporary reinterpretation of a common domestic form, with attention placed on the rigorously unadorned structure and materials.Business, international 
Avoiding office air-conditioning: recent monitoring of lower-energy offices in use shows ways to avoid or reduce the energy use and cost of air-conditioning.Business, internationalBill Bordass
Barcelona architects have urban designs on Cardiff. (architect MBM of Barcelona, Spain,submits urban design plans for Cardiff, Wales)Business, internationalPaul Finch
Breaking out of the mould: the architectural profession has changed dramatically in a relatively short time, but from a client's point of view the changes are not enough.Business, internationalEirc Schneider, Haydn Davies
Breathing walls: breathing walls are claimed to help reduce pollution and save energy.Business, internationalJonathan Hines
Building awareness. (women in the construction industry)Business, internationalMarcus Field
Business strategy for architects: there is no single business strategy suitable for the whole architectural profession, so every practice must develop its own.Business, internationalJonathan Lucas
Business takes off at the airport, but not for all: increased commercialisation, competition and demand means deisgners face a challenge to keep airports comfortable for all.Business, internationalAndrew Laing
Cambridge precedent: Sir Norman Foster and Partners' Faculty of law building, for the University of Cambridge, is a bold, powerful and technically sophisticated design which is a striking addition to its famous architectural neighbours.Business, international 
Care in the community. (design of the Lodge nursing home in Hackney, England)Business, internationalCharlotte Wood, Liz Roche, Kit Allsopp, Peter R. Deer, Peter Scher, John Wallace
CDM implementation. (impact on architects of forthcoming CDM regulations; includesrelated articles)Business, internationalJohn Loring
CDM regulations and insurance: designers and planning supervisors need to look to increase their insurance cover when CDM Regulations come into force on 31 March.Business, internationalMichael Earp
CDM regulations. (CDM Toolkit launched to help architects conduct CDMaudits)Business, international 
Celebrating the art of building. (restoration of Birmingham College of Art)Business, international 
Chance to explore the Graz phenomenon. (architecture of Michael Szyszkowitz and Karla Kowalski; Matthew Architecture Gallery, Edinburgh)Business, internationalRichard Murphy
Choosing low-cost CAD. (choosing CAD programmes)Business, internationalTerry L. Nichols
Class distinction. (design of primary school extension)Business, international 
Concrete quarterly. (concrete in construction)Business, internationalSusan Dawson, Dennis Sharp, Mike Brown, John Gibbons, Simon Reed, Bjorn Watson
Conference inaugurates new Jacqueline du Pre building.Business, internationalBruce Marsden
Conservation must be useful.Business, internationalTony Aldous
Constraints as opportunities. (Studio BAAD's purpose-built warehouse for Hanah UK)Business, international 
Construction: what's going on? (possibility of growing tension between the construction industry and the government)Business, internationalAlastair McLennan
Co-ordination on a giant scale. (designing the 500 million pounds sterling Glaxo research centre)Business, internationalMichael Forster
Cost awareness can secure architect's role.(Column)Business, internationalStephen Hodder
Court case over architect's duties exonerates Saunders. (case against architectural firm W.H. Saunders dropped)Business, internationalRobert Hogarth, Diane Donnelly
Curtis' Lubetkin talk pays tribute to Modern Movement. (William Curtis delivers 1995 Lubetkin lecture)Business, internationalRichard Murphy
Daylighting in perspective. (daylight control in architectural design)Business, internationalAnn McNicholl
Designed to turn heads. (Snezana Jackson Architects desigs Schreiber Woodall hair salon)Business, internationalAmanda Birch
Design is the prime stimulus of building.Business, internationalAlan Brookes
Design method for daylighting.Business, internationalPaul Littlefair, Joe Lynes
Desperately seeking 'head-up' architects. (architects must consider a project's context)(Column)Business, internationalDavid Rock
Drawing on computing skill: confusion can easily surround the implementation of a CAD system.Business, internationalPaul Nicholson
Drawings for world's tallest building found in London flat.Business, internationalAlastair McLellan
Easy-to-read design gives art Maas appeal. (design of Bonnefanten Museum in Maastrict,Netherlands)Business, internationalDeborah Singmaster, Kim Zwarts
Edinburgh bangs the drum: Terry Farrell's Edinburgh International Conference Centre represents the city's civic ambition to provide world-class facilities within a building which responds to the particular architectural character of Scotland's capital.Business, internationalKeith Hunter
Educational addition with a sense of purpose. (building design of Cheney School in Oxford, England)Business, internationalAndrew Mead, Harold Metcalf
Embracing the elements: on the site of a Victorian hotel on a spectacular part of the North Devon coast, Anthony Hudson Architects has created a holiday home with many references but with one focus - the sea.Business, international 
Energy efficiency beyond Part L: the Standard Assessment Procedure introduced in changes to Part L of the Building Regulations can identify domestic energy design priorities.Business, internationalTadj Oreszczyn, Mark Gillott
Engineering a relationship. (architects and engineers)Business, internationalBill Addiss
Environmental comparisons: an environmental audit of two headquarters offices focused on embodied and transport energy as well as energy in use.Business, internationalNigel Howard, Phil Roberts
Fighting for promotion. (Chris Palmer)Business, internationalIan Martin
Focus on sunshading: one manufacturer involved in the rise of passive low-energy design is the sunshading manufacturer Technical Blinds.Business, internationalJohn Rawson
Fortress outside, friendly inside: Hallett and Pollard used their local experience to design Hartcliffe mini-town hall for Bristol City Council. It had to resolve the conflict of providing both open, welcoming public accessibility and a secure, vandal-proof environment.Business, international 
Future perfect air-conditioning: speculative buildings pose extra problems for low-energy design. Arup Associates' offices at Stockley Park suggest ideas for 2010 and beyond.Business, internationalRichard Partridge
Getting to grips with steel. (use of steel by architects)Business, internationalJohn Rawson
Glass as skin and structure: design Antenna's Pavilion at Broadfield House Glass Museum has glass beams and columns which required a new approach to glass technology.Business, internationalsusan Dawson
God's urban developer. (Derrick Walters, head of the Project Rosemary development concern)(Interview)Business, internationalDeborah Mulhearn
Grant aid and funding. (grants for refurbishment of general buildings)Business, international 
Green building materials.Business, internationalDavid Turrent
Guilding the lily in Liverpool. (Guild of Students building at University of Liverpool)Business, international 
Hadid can bridge two cultures. (Zaha Hadid's architectural design for opera house in Cardiff,Wales)Business, internationalRichard Silverman
Hampshire's coastal vote. (Hampshire Outdoor Activities Centre, Portsmouth, England)Business, international 
Health and comfort in offices. (sick building syndrome; includes bibliography)Business, internationalPhil Jones
How the Swiss swung Bankside. (Herzog & de Meuron win Bankside Power Station conversion)Business, internationalDemerios Matheou
How to attract the press: by following a few simple rules, and diligently sustaining contacts, it is possible to gain the press coverage your company deserves.Business, internationalSue Churchill
How to succeed for 130 years. (Abbey Hanson Rowe)(Company Profile)Business, internationalBrian Edwards
Information technology 2005.Business, internationalBarry Evans
Island of calm in Docklands: the Island Health Medical Centre, on the Isle of Dogs in London's Docklands, has been designed by John Duane Architects as an elegant counterpoint to the muddle of its surroundings, and as an aid to creating a sense of well-being in patients.Business, international 
IT in historic buildings. (information technology)(Abstract)Business, international 
Laboratory conditons: pathology buildings, and the processes which take place within them, can too easily prompt designs lacking warmth and human detail.Business, international 
Land of opportunities. (opportunities for architects in Spain; includes related article)Business, internationalHugh Broughton
Landscape's first lady. (profile of Gillian Darley, director of the Landscape Foundation)Business, internationalMarion Hancock
Law in the landscape: the new residential accommodation at Bramshill Police Staff College, designed by Haverstock Associates, brings order and coherance to the motley collection of buildings which make up the existing campus.Business, international 
Lean and fit, not lean and mean. (new work environments)Business, internationalStephen Bradley
Legislating to reduce noise: 2.Business, internationalNick Charlton Smith
Legislating to reduce noise: in the first of a two-part series, we look at the implications for architects of noise-related regulations, standards and procedures.Business, internationalNick Charlton Smith
Leisure pool that makes a splash. (Water Palace in Hamilton, Strathclyde)Business, international 
Lessons from FutureWorld: a study of the passive solar energy performance of houses at the 1994 FutureWorld exhibition has found only a few rays of sunshine.Business, internationalGeorge Oldham
Liverpool School of Architecture: centenary review. (School of Architecture and Building Engineering, Liverpool University)(Cover Story)Business, internationalJohn Tarn, David Thistlewood
Making professional futures: architects are at a turning point, but without a sense of role or direction. Continuous learning may put them on course.Business, internationalJohn Worthington
Making waves in Marseille: Will Alsop's Hotel du Departement, nicknamed 'Le Grand Bleu', is a landmark building in a run-down area of Marseille, designed to proclaim a modern, dynamic image as well as house one of France's biggest local government operations.Business, internationalLesley Hussell
Managing briefing and design: the role of the project manager must be fully and properly understood by architects if they are not to be marginalised in the building process.Business, internationalJohn Brandenburger
Meeting the Challenge. (current progress of two City Challenge schemes) (includes related articles)Business, internationalFrederick Stafford
Merging new into old. (ABK designs Techniquest's science discovery centre in the Cardiff Bay Development Corporation area)Business, internationalPatrick Hannay, Robert Hall, Paul Koralek, Hugh Wildy, Peter J. Moseley
Mixed message for construction.(UK construction industry)(Industry Overview)Business, internationalBrian Rowntree
Modernism in an Irish town earns plaudits for sensitivity: The Irish Linen Centre, designed by Chaplin Hall Black Douglas, introduces modernist principles to a County Antrim town.Business, internationalBrian Mairs
Modernism pays homage to health. (Instruments of Modernity: Frey, Armstrong, Neutra exhibition, Building Centre, London, England)Business, internationalNeil Jackson
New lease of life for listed church. (St George's church, London, England)Business, international 
New light on ivory towers. (design of new students' residence block at St Catherine's College, Oxford, England)Business, internationalSusan Dawson, Peter Cook
No need to gamble on risks. (risk identification; second of two articles on project risk analysis and management)Business, internationalRob Chapman
No way to treat an energy rating. (new Building Regulations)Business, internationalPeter Brown, Richard Parnaby
NVQs are too narrow for architects' training.(Column)Business, internationalStefanie Fischer
Opportunities in Vietnam.Business, international 
Out-of-town store with a difference. (design of Co-operative Retail Services store in Cardiff)Business, international 
Ove Arup recalled. (Ove Nyquist Arup)Business, internationalRuth Slavid, Deborah Singmaster, Demetrios Matheou, Marcus Field
Painting the past. (the importance of colour in ancient architecture)Business, internationalEddie Sinclair
Palumbo looks to a bright future for architecture. (Lord Palumbo)(Transcript)Business, international 
Passive cooling put to the test. (Ove Arup monitors passive cooling at Inland Revenue building on Nottingham, England)Business, internationalJohn Berry
Past, present and future of the Royal Festival Hall.(Abstract)Business, internationalAlan Powers
Planning: current topics.Business, internationalBrian Walters
Populism doesn't mean vulgarity. (architectural design) (Column)Business, internationalBen Derbyshire
Positioning for profit: the first step in marketing is to establish a position in the marketplace so potential clients know the quality of service they can expect.Business, internationalEd Sloper
Powerful input from the political refugees. (work of emigre architects in the UK; RIBA Heinz Gallery, London, England)Business, internationalMurray Fraser
Preparing for CDM regulations: with seven weeks to go before the CDM regulations come into force, here are some pointers to how they will affect you and your practice.Business, internationalGillian Birkby
Private finance on the rack: the Private Finance Initiative has great theoretical potential for construction projects. But reaction for contractors and civil servants has been wary.Business, internationalNeil Doyle
Procuring airport work: airports make good, if demanding, clients, and their predicted rapid expansion promises to provide a rich source of work for architects.Business, internationalMarion Hancock
Product review. (an overview of door and shutter products) (Focus)Business, internationalBrian Keyworth
Product review. (intelligent lighting; includes related article on lighting and electrical distributors; Focus)Business, internationalJohn Bullock
Product review. (landscaping; includes related article on manufacturers; Focus)Business, internationalGeorge Demetri
Progress in eco-labelling: the best eco-labelling systems provide both clear labels and depth of background information, as a recent conference showed.Business, internationalJonathan Hines
Putting people into planning: many urban developments look good but lack substance. A focus on the process of participation with communities can raise civic pride.Business, internationalJohn Thompson
Quality produced through close partnership. (design and build)Business, international 
Quick-fit canopy to raise the profile of historic project. (design of shelter for ship reconstruction project)Business, internationalMarcus Field, Simon Doling
Realising the autonomous house. (house with no reliance on mains services)Business, internationalDean Hawkes
Revenue with low outgoings: Scotland's cool climate and low sun angles make designing for sustainability a different proposition compared with further south. BDP Glasgow's Inland Revenue building at East Kilbride shows how.Business, international 
Royal intervention prompted Belfast design initiative. (Prince of Wales recommendscommunity architecture in Belfast, Northern Ireland)Business, internationalAmanda Baillieu
Sensitive additin to a campus: John Miller + Partners' Elizabeth Fry Building at the University of East Anglia, which includes 37 different kinds of accommodation, is energy efficient enough to need no central heating.Business, internationalTimothy Soar
Shining a light on Part L: house much flexibility does the recently amended Part L of the Building Regulations offer in the choice of light sources?Business, international 
South Bank Tunnel - the final piece in a jigsaw. (moves to link London's Embankment underground station to the South Bank with a pedestrian tunnel)Business, internationalPaul Hyett
Space and magical light in a Venetian restoration: Brooks/Murray Architects describes its restoration of the British Pavilion, Venice, as the Biennale celebrates its centenary.Business, internationalAlberto Favoretto
Specialising in risks: project risk analysis and management is, like project management, a growing discipline and one in which architects should shine.Business, internationalRobert J. Chapman
Taking up the challenge. (City Challenge scheme)Business, internationalFrederick Stafford
Tales from the riverbanks: the differing fortunes of Emscher Park and the Thames Gateway reflect political attitudes towards landscape planning.Business, internationalRobert Holden
Taxing environmental controls. (comparing office building designs)Business, internationalPeter Clegg
Technical knowledge needs to be shared. (architectural students)(Column)Business, internationalAlan Brookes
The architecture of structure: familiarise yourself with structural design by following this guide to the wide range of literature on the subject.Business, internationalBill Addis
The case of the final certificate. (legal implications of wrongful certification of a building byarchitects)Business, internationalMark Klimt
The client's interests must come first. (architects' practice)Business, internationalBen Derbyshire
Theory meets practice in organic order. (The Architecture of Organic Order Symposium)Business, internationalAidan Williams
The rising cost of cover: a diminished role for the architect and pressure on limited resources could lead to more building failures and increased insurance premiums.Business, internationalMario Asciak
Thermal and structural mass. (thermally heavyweight building may be lightweight structurally)Business, internationalKeith Eaton, Ray Ogden
The value of time. (setting architectural fees)Business, internationalKen Allinson
Thumbs down from City for Prince's dream of Paternoster. (developers of Paternoster Square admit that the present scheme is unviable)Business, international 
Time to end blacklisting. (of construction materials deemed potentially harmful)Business, internationalTony Sheehan
Tonbridge school chapel. (refurbishment)Business, internationalDavid Walker
Towards the digital janitor: AT&T and Honeywell's new building management system points to a new generation of flexible and responsive control.Business, internationalPaul Nicholson
Toward the transparent envelope: the dream of the perfect transparent envelope, which is also environmentally responsive, is coming closer to realisation.Business, internationalSimon Conolly
Tuning in to clients. (architects)Business, internationalCarole Driver
UK opportunities for tilt-up. (research project looking at potential of tilt-up construction for the UK)Business, internationalJacqueline Glass
Unorthodox housing for university students.Business, internationalDeborah Singmaster, Brian Edwards
Upgrading the speculative. (Leeds City Office Park)Business, international 
Using hazardous materials: legal responsibilities for health and safety in construction mean designers have a need to obtain information on toxic products.Business, internationalSteve Curwell
Variations on an Arts & Crafts theme. (Lucy Cavendish college, new hall of residence).Business, international 
Waterproofing. (overview of developments in remedial damproofing products)Business, internationalGeorge Demetri
What is Architecture Tomorrow? (exhibition at Business Design Centre, London, England)Business, international 
Wholesale achievement. (Bennetts Associates designs headquarters building for John Menzies in Edinburgh)Business, internationalRab Bennetts, Michael Johnston, David Morton, Rob Melling, Graham Baxter, Stuart Renton
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