Architects' Journal 1997 - Abstracts

Architects' Journal 1997
TitleSubjectAuthors
Accessibility audits. (growing emphasis on accessibility of public buildings in United Kingdom)Business, internationalJohn Penton
Accessible public signing: design of public wayfinding and signage, for people with and without disabilities, can be improved by following straightforward rules.Business, internationalFrank Landa
Accommodating the disabled: with parts of the Disability Discrimination Act now in force, employment practices and increasingly the design of buildings will change.Business, internationalAnn Sawyer
A celebration of domestic life. (an individually-designed home)Business, internationalDean Hawkes
A cliff-face house on Elba.(Landscape Special)Business, internationalJulyan Wickham
A continuing source of innovation in concrete. (former British Cement Association site in Wexham Springs, England, redeveloped by Lynton)(Concrete Quarterly)Business, internationalCliff Billington
Acoustics are difficult.Business, internationalMartin Pawley
A curved cable-stayed crossing, like ships in the harbour, offers motorists changing views of the area. (Poole Harbour Crossing)Business, international 
A design using an enclosed space frame took a subtle approach to this aesthetically and environmentally sensitive site. (Poole Harbour Crossing)Business, international 
A gentle learning curve. (building study of Building Design Partnership's development at Sunderland University, England) (includes cost analysis data)(Cover Story)Business, international 
A government energy agenda: whole-life energy use and the potential of wind energy were debated recently at the ICE to inform future government policy.Business, internationalPeter Burberry
aj 100 (The Architects' Journal, 1996 survey of the 103 largest architectural practices in the United Kingdom)(Industry Overview)Business, international 
A landmark structure for Poole and a shining beacon for the south coast is how one team saw the new bridge. (Poole Harbour Crossing)Business, internationalJackie Whitelaw
A meaty solution: redevelopment of the Oxo building, South Bank Wharf, London. (Brick Bulletin)Business, international 
A multi-span cable-stayed bridge has beaten designs from around the world in a competition which was set up to search out the best in bridge design. (Poole Harbour Crossing)Business, international 
Ando's garden - where concrete and nature unite. (Japanese architect Tadao Ando uses concrete in simply geometrical structures)(Concrete Quarterly)Business, internationalDennis Sharp
A romantic era of inspired inventors. (The Art of the Engineer: Builder, Contractor, Inventor. Exhibition)Business, internationalDenis Connolly
A roof with a view. (Number One Tennis Court, Wimbledon, England)(Steel Design supplement)Business, international 
Artful lodgers. (use of brickwork at student village in Farnham, England)(Brick Bulletin)Business, international 
A sense of proportion: The systems that governed Erno Goldfinger's architecture are explored on the tenth anniversary of his death.Business, internationalJames Dunnett
A space for caring: richard Murphy Architects has created a comforting, domestic ambience in its conversion of a stable block into Maggie's Centre, a complementary facility an an Edinburgh hospital, which provides support and information for cancer patients.Business, international 
A special sense of place: In the last two decades, artists in Wales have shaped both rural and urban landscapes with works that reflect local culture.Business, internationalJudi Loach
A stand for all seasons. (construction of racecourse stand in Cheltenham, England)(Steel Design supplement)Business, international 
A theatre is reborn underneath the arches. (The Green Room Theatre, Manchester, England)Business, internationalJonathan Keenan
A vehicle for change. (Rover Group design complex; building design and construction)(Cover Story)Business, internationalSusan Dawson, Colin Davies, Terry Lee, Allan Rose, Christopher Evans, Ian Pocock
A very British consulate: Terry Farrell & Partners' British Consulate building in Hong Kong incorporates a consulate-general, a residential building and the British Council HQ. Discreet and low rise by Hong Kong standards, it is designed to convey 'Britishness'.Business, international 
A Wellcome development: Sheppard Robson's Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, officially opened today, uses ingenious modern solutions.Business, international 
A year for growth. (UK construction industry sees signs of revival in 1996)Business, international 
Balancing act: Brookes Stacey Randall is committed to the design process, balancing technology and aesthetics in its elegant buildings.Business, internationalAlison Golding
Basement regulations: 'Basements for Dwellings' is a new Approved Document providing guidance on domestic basements for all parts of the Building regs.Business, internationalBarries Evans
Beautiful Gardens. (Brick Bulletin)Business, internationalJulie Toll
Beauty is more than skin deep. (L'Oreal manufacturing centre; building design and construction)(Steel Design supplement)Business, international 
Beyond photorealism: a 3D paint program under development offers tools for intuitive sketch imaging that can provide a user-friendly alternative to photorealism.Business, internationalPaul Richens
Bonds set to replace retentions. (Steel in Construction)Business, internationalMarion Rich
Booking a spec in history: the Architectural Association is celebrating its 150th anniversary this week.Business, internationalPaul Finch, Brian Hatton
Bridging the gap: Edmund Hollinghurst of Gifford and Partners is an engineer and an aesthete who sees bridge design as a form of sculpture.Business, internationalRichard Coleman
Bristol cream. (use of brickwork at Bengough's House nursing home in Bristol, England)(Brick Bulletin)Business, international 
Britain's basements come out from underground. (revival in popularity of basements in United Kingdom)(Concrete Quarterly)Business, internationalAlan Tovey
British architects bloom in the Netherlands.Business, internationalMartin Richardson
Brussimmo House Office Building, Brussels: this is a recent project showing how steel can respond to the needs of our time. (Steel Design)Business, international 
Building in aluminium: structural applications for aluminium join developments in finishes, standing-seam roofing, welding and recycling.Business, internationalMichael Stacey
Buildings that were hidden from history. (Romanian architecture in the 1930s, RIBA Architecture Centre, London, England)Business, internationalDavid Wild
Call for more designers for Millennium Exhibition.Business, internationalDvid Taylor
Cardiff's Millennium Stadium attacked from all sides.Business, internationalDavid Fanning
Care for age and disability: the ageing of the population, legislation on disability and the shift to care in the community have led to a range of new guidance.Business, internationalJohn Penton
Changing the approach to commercial office construction. (Steel in Construction)Business, internationalAndy Holmes
Cities of deprivation: attempts to improve our cities on a grand scale ignore the needs of those who are increasingly excluded from the benefits.Business, internationalPeter Hall
Company focus: Lignacite Ltd.(Company Profile)Business, international 
Computing for conservation.(computer aided design systems usage)Business, internationalTerry L. Nichols
Concrete - the marble of the twentieth century. (Concrete Quarterly)Business, internationalPeter Wilson
Critical landscape in the Ruhr's renewal. (Bundesgartenschau Gelsenkirchen, landscape planning exhibition)Business, internationalPeter Sheard
Curved brickwork.(Brick Bulletin)Business, international 
Dealing with party walls: party wall legislation will apply throughout England and Wales from 1 July. What are the structural issues for low- and medium-rise buildings?Business, internationalClive Richardson
Design and visualisation: upgrades to Minicad and Form.Z, two of the most frequently used visualisation tools, provide improved options for architects.Business, international 
Designed to lift the spirits: the Richard Attenborough Centre, designed by Ian Taylor with Bennetts Associates, uses space, light, colour, texture and atmosphere in a way that allows disabled people fully to share artistic facilities.Business, international 
Design for manufacturing: Nicholas Grimshaw and Partners' dyehouse and textile-manufacturing facility for the Parkland Group.Business, international 
Designing for phobics. (building designs for people suffering from phobias)Business, internationalMichael Kindred
Designing the public realm. (adopting holistic approach to urban design)Business, internationalJon Rowland
Education reviewed. (Richard MacCormac's paper to Arup Foundation education seminar in Dec 1996)(Transcript)Business, international 
Embodied energy and thermal mass: common misconceptions. (Steel Design)Business, international 
Embracing the new. (Manchester builds on industrial past)Business, internationalGeorge Mills
Enhancing the city. (City of Nottingham transforms its environment)Business, internationalPeter Fawcett
Enriched encounters with the everyday. (Dan Graham)Business, internationalAdam Caruso
Equal pay rights.Business, internationalKim Howells
Exploiting the fabric: dynamic insulation, in which the whole fabric acts as a heat exchanger, can cut energy use and improve ventilation of small buildings.Business, internationalHelen Mulligan
Favourite building. (Fred Keck's Crystal House, Chicago)(Steel Design supplement)Business, internationalJohn Winter
Fiat lux. (use of brickwork for St Barnabas Church in Dulwich, London, England)(Brick Bulletin)Business, international 
Five-star stabling. (designing a riding stable in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom)(Cover Story)Business, internationalSusan Dawson, David Williams, Roger Fitzgerald, Sue Marshall, Andrew Matthews, Peter Auer
Floats like a butterfly: Hodson Architects has transformed a 1960s former CLASP school on the Humber estuary into a multi-media centre for the community.Business, international 
Fraught future for diverse traditions. (Cities on the Edge: The Architecture of Yemen, exhibition)Business, internationalClaire Price
Fringe benefits for mother of the arts. (The 1997 Edinburgh Festival)Business, internationalMark Cousins
From brutal to modern: George Gilbert Associates has transformed a grim 1960s university building into a light and elegant Modernist hotel.Business, internationalBrian Edwards
From labyrinth to legibility: Nearly 20 years after it was completed, London's Barbican Centre can still cause problems with wayfinding. Does the latest signage help?Business, internationalFrank Landa
From PC to the humble baked bean (bar codes) (Steel in Construction)Business, internationalTony Fairweather
Fused. (Exhibition at the RIBA Architecture Centre)Business, internationalMurray Fraser
Gateway to the Millennium takes shape in Greenwich. (underground railway station: Greenwich, England)(Concrete Quarterly)Business, internationalWill Alsop, Jim Paterson
Getting the treatment with poured in-situ concrete. (sewage treatment works construction)(includes related article on the potential of poured in-situ concrete tanks)(Concrete Quarterly)Business, internationalStuart Campbell, Gary Little
Glasgow's dynamic duo: despite their success as developers, Andy Burrell and John Forbes are still architects at heart.Business, internationalNeil Baxter
Glass and cement - a marriage of convenience. (new material made from glass and cement)(Concrete Quarterly)Business, internationalAndy Hewitt
Going to ground. (Archaeolink visitor centre in Aberdeenshire, Scotland)Business, internationalSusan Dawson, Richard Murphy, Vincent Scully, Alan Connell, Andy Ford, John Blyth
Golden years: half a century of Brick Bulletin.(Brick Bulletin)Business, international 
Gothic revivalist: In his Midland Grand Hotel at St Pancras, London, George Gilbert Scott fused eclectic historical sources with modern technology to spectacular effect.Business, internationalDan Cruickshank
Green light for businesses: Peter Holden Architects has masterplanned a green business park in Wales, and designed its first factory unit.Business, international 
Health Development: Twickenham Road, Isleworth. (Brick Bulletin)Business, international 
Healthy building syndrome: on the Rushton Street Surgery in Hackney, Penoyre and Prasad has turned necessity to advantage in overcoming site, programme and budget constraints to design a building that is romantic but practical.Business, international 
Heathrow's bright prospect for workers and wildlife. (use of cement at British Airways' Prospect Park development)(Concrete Quarterly)Business, internationalMartin Hopkins
Henry Dreyfuss Directing Design: the Industrial Designer and his Work 1929-72. (exhibition)Business, internationalJoe Kerr
Home is where the art is: PCKO Architects has transformed a former working men's club in Swansea into a 'foyer' to accommodate young homeless people.Business, international 
Housing at a Victorian scale: Avanti Architects maintains its record, of designing high-quality schemes on innter-city sites to tight budgets, with these apartment blocks in North London.Business, international 
Housing benefit: the decaying concrete-framed WCA warehouse on Bristol's waterfront has been converted by Architecton into housing association flats.Business, international 
How to be a 'super-bidder': why is it that 'super-bidder' architects scoop most new business? Some new research throws light on their all-important early tactics.Business, internationalPeter Bartram
How to make more money: Your practice can achieve greater profitability, without increased fee levels, by fundamentally changing the way its workload is organized.Business, internationalJonathan Lucas
Illuminating spaces. (space and light in architecture)(Art and Architecture.)Business, internationalRichard MacCormac
Industry faces a bright future: uncertainty over the policies of the new government on labour, PFI and housing have caused a hiccup in a generally strong period of growth.Business, international 
Jets are not the only jumbos at Gatwick. (construction of acoustic wave wall at Gatwick Airport, England)(Concrete Quarterly)Business, internationalGeorge Tootell
Just in time: Caunton Engineering is using a combination of Just In Time manufacturing and IT to good effect. (Steel in Construction)Business, international 
Keep cool - naturally. (Steel in Construction)Business, internationalRoger Prof. Plank
Learning about sustainability: A series of articles following a project to build a new primary school through its life starts with an outline of the brief and competition process.Business, internationalMalcolm Reading
Learning on a human scale. (Long and Kentish designs Aldrich Library at University of Brighton)Business, internationalSusan Dawson, David Smith, Michael Booth, Christine Moon, M.J. Long, Tim McCaul, Alan Todd, Stephen Proctor
Legal changes and trends: collateral warranties, performance bonds and assignment of appointments were all discussed at law firm D J Freemans latest property seminar.Business, international 
Legal round-up. (problems of implied contract terms and architectural specification freedom)Business, internationalDavid Chappell
Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts. (Focus products in practice)Business, internationalDavid Watkins
Liverpool's champion: Tony Woof sees the Liverpool Architecture and Design Trust's architecture centre as the focus of the city's creative talent.Business, internationalDeborah Mulhearn
Lofty ideals: McDowell and Benedetti's riverside warehouse conversion takes advantage of spectacular views of the Thames to produce a series of spaces, some offering comfort, warmth and shelter, others openness and exposure to the elements.Business, international 
Making ARB work in practice. (UK Architects Registration Board)Business, internationalFrank Duffy
Making new city spaces: With innovative tactics and flair, the Dutch landscape practice West 8 creates somewhere out of nowhere.Business, internationalRobert Holden
Managing design change: building the capacity to deal with change into a project at the outset will save a lot of difficulties in the long run.Business, internationalRobert Chapman
Manchester's future looks bright as more funds pledged.Business, international 
Manifesto for the environment. (Royal Institute of British Architects environmental policy)Business, internationalPeter F. Smith
Massive public programme to celebrate AA's 150th birthday.Business, international 
Master of space craft. (Artist Richard Wilson's involvement in architecture)(Interview)Business, internationalClaire Price
Masterplanning Berlin: let us hope that the progressive approach to architecture and planning in Berlin finds favour in the UK.Business, internationalMartin Richardson
Metal cladding and the Regs. (procedures for determining thickness of insulation for metal roof and wall systems)Business, international 
Misunderstanding architecture. (sustainable rural development requires involvement of architects)Business, internationalYasmin Shariff
New formula for original chemistry. (the Boots D6 building in Nottingham)Business, internationalMartin Murphy
New HQ shows structural and aesthetic versatility. (Scottish Widows headquarters building, Edinburgh, United Kingdom)(Concrete Quarterly)Business, internationalHoward Taylor
New Labour, new PFI?: a practice specialising construction law discusses the implications of Labour's plans to reinvigorate the Private Finance Initiative.Business, internationalJudith Bird
Obituary: Aldo Rossi.(Obituary)Business, internationalDavid Dunster
One of the entries was for a causeway rather than a bridge. (Poole Harbour Crossing)Business, international 
On the waterfront. (Robinson and McIlwaine's Waterfront Hall in Belfast, Northern Ireland)Business, internationalSusan Dawson, Peter Fawcett, Peter Carson, Rafal Orlowski, Victor Robinson
Out of town offices on the crest of a wave. (Skidmore, Owings and Merrill designs new HQ for Sun Life Assurance)Business, internationalRichard Saxon, Susan Dawson
Parks with architectural attitude. (three Italian public parks)(Landscape Special)Business, internationalJohn McKean, Simonetta Daffarra
Paul Hyett Architects: 10 year review.Business, international 
Planning consent refused for Cardiff's Millennium Stadium.Business, internationalDavid Fanning
Poetic and elemental: in defence of grey matter. (concrete as a building material)(Concrete Quarterly)Business, internationalRowan Moore
Prestressed railway sleepers still going strong. (advantages of prestressed concrete railway sleepers)(article taken from Concrete Quarterly's first issue of Jul 1947)(Concrete Quarterly)Business, international 
Private sector is leading recovery, says BMP, but public sector cuts spell danger. (trends in UK construction industry)(AJ Focus)Business, international 
Process-oriented architecture: Nicholas Grimshaw & Partners' sinuous glass and steel enclosures are the product of an architecture based on the processes of nature.Business, internationalDavid Kirkland
Product review. (bricks, blocks and pavers)(AJ Focus)Business, internationalAndrew Brown
Product review: from the most basic to the most expensive, few building products span such a hugh range of quality and styles as kitchen and bathroom fittings. (Focus Products in Practice)Business, internationalAndrew Brown
Product review. (industrial roofing) (AJ Focus)Business, internationalKeith Roberts
Product review. (ironmongery, doors and windows)(AJ Focus)Business, internationalNorman England, Brian Keyworth
Product review: the increasing need to reduce energy consumed by buildings has led to a greater emphasis on insulation. But care is needed when selecting insulation productions because of the complex nature of their environmental characteristics. (AJ Focus)Business, internationalMary Whittaker
Product review. (UK residential roofing market)(AJ Focus)Business, internationalKeith Roberts
Product review: with Millennium projects in particular getting off the ground, 1997 looks set to be a good year for landscape architects. Some manufacturers already have full order books, and many new products are being introduced. (AJ Focus)Business, internationalAlistair Walby
Product update. (computer aided design)Business, international 
Public endeavours. (United Kingdom Art for Architecture scheme)(Art and Architecture)Business, internationalRichard Weston
Pure expression. (Steel in Construction)Business, international 
quality the simple way: quality management has been beset by teething troubles, but these days creating a simple and cost-effective system for your office is much easier.Business, internationalTim Jefferies
Railway system with a starring role in Malaysia. (Concrete Quarterly)Business, internationalDavid Bennett
Reconstructing the heart of a Medieval city. (CZWG links with Kraaijvanger Urbis to restructure derelict site in centre of Breda, Netherlands)Business, international 
Reel brickwork. (brickwork at Odeon multiplex cinema development in Guildford, England)(Brick Bulletin)Business, international 
Rethinking the garden: A festival in Lausanne this summer transformed the city's open spaces - and should leave a lasting legacy.Business, internationalGillian Darley
Roads to reconciliation. (community planning in Belfast, Northern Ireland)Business, internationalJohn Thompson
Rock in the quarry. (redevelopment of quarry at Hedeland Regional Park, Denmark)Business, internationalRobert Holden
Search for quality in Scottish architecture.Business, internationalRichard Jaques
Self-assessment for partners: time is running out to start planning for self-assessment, which will involve changes in practice for partnerships and individual partners.Business, internationalMark Lee
Seven arched spans were designed to give a clear view and pleasing reflections in the estuary.Business, international 
Sightings from Planet Voda.Business, internationalRoger Stephenson
Signs of the Tyne: Newcastle is home to some of the finest architecture in the country, and is a thriving 'party town', yet needs an integrated approach to fulfil its potential.Business, internationalAlan K. Simpson
Small canvases that still astonish. (Mondrian, Tate Gallery, London, England)Business, internationalLouis Hellman
Specifier's choice: Addison Wesley Longman HQ. (AJ Focus)Business, international 
Specifier's choice: Charities Aid Foundation. (AJ Focus)Business, international 
Stadia for the next century: for the Lobb Partnership, CAD is crucial to the development of design proposals, as it allows engineering solutions to be fully integrated.Business, international 
Steel sector architectural committee. (United Kingdom)(Steel Design supplement)Business, internationalRichard Frewer
Stockley Park updated: Arup Associations has succeeded in designing its latest Stockley Park building, 3 The Square, to be as attractive as the development's earlier buildings, while responding to current concerns about low energy use and improved working environments.Business, international 
Stratford and beyond: this year marks a watershed for Chris Wilkinson Architects, with several major projects coming to fruition. (Stratford Market Depot)Business, international 
Stratford Market Depot. (Chris Wilkinson Architects)Business, international 
Strength through delegation. (RMJM)Business, internationalAndrew Sir Derbyshire
Swapping urbanism ideas in forward-thinking Toronto.Business, internationalTony Fyson
Tadao Ando's Royal Gold Medal Address.(Concrete Quarterly)(Transcript)Business, international 
Tadao Ando's Royal Gold Medal Address. (introductory address by Nicholas Serota)(Concrete Quarterly)(Transcript)Business, international 
Taking it from the Max: Viz from Kinetix takes the excellent visualisation capabilities of 3D Studio Max to create a design tool perfect for architects.Business, international 
Talking the same language. (Higher Education Funding Council for England funds project for development of design teaching elements)Business, internationalGeorge Cairns
Tatsuo Miyajima: Big Time. (exhibition, Hayward Gallery)Business, internationalSimon Morrissey
Tearing up blacklists: difficulties with excluded-materials lists may be resolved through an alternative approach which puts the emphasis on good practice.Business, internationalTony Sheehan
Techniques to link theory and design.(International Space Syntax Symposium, London University College, London, England)Business, internationalMatt Davies
The delicate trestle bridge was designed to blend into its surroundings. (Poole Harbour Crossing)Business, internationalHelena Russell
The expressive power of brickwork.(Brick Bulletin)Business, internationalTess Jaray
The industry we deserve: analysis of the construction industry over two centuries shows a sometimes surprising pattern to the changes.Business, internationalChristopher Powell
The integrated practice. (use of computer networking in architectural practice)Business, internationalTerry L. Nichols
The need for reappraisal. (views on use of lime mortars)(Brick Bulletin)Business, internationalGerald C.J. Lynch
The quest for space. (maximizing office space)Business, internationalPaul Stansall
The quiet idealist: George Wren has set up a new practice at the same time as becoming president of the RIAS.Business, internationalNeil Baxter
The road ahead is underground. (use of road tunnels to ease traffic congestion)(Concrete Quarterly)Business, internationalGabriel Khoury
The sky's the limit: Paxton Locher's California-inspired apartment and office block, with its feet in Roman London and its head in the sunshine of American Modernism, offers a whole new outlook on urban living on a difficult, narrow site.Business, international 
The Spanish connection. (use of brickwork at Trinity Bridge and Chapel Wharf Walkway in Salford, England)(Brick Bulletin)Business, international 
The winning entry is a delicate multi-span cable-stayed bridge that tiptoes across the bay. (Poole Harbour Crossing)Business, international 
Tilt-up construction prove the panels to beat.(Concrete Quarterly)Business, internationalJacqueline Glass
Time to make a profit: with the recession coming to an end, practices should start to think seriously about profitable people, as well as profitable projects.Business, internationalJonathan. Lucas
Too much insistence on 'tradition. (Contemporary Norwegian Architecture 1990-95)Business, internationalIngerid Helsing Almaas
Truths and lies of the photograph.(various photographers, Museum of Modern Art, Oxford, England)Business, internationalRosamund Diamond
Unconventional in Europe: Eurosag, the European Cnfederation of Salaried Architects Groups, has a reputation for challenging orthodxy. Is it running ut of steam?Business, internationalJake Brown
Under Western eyes...: the Cities of the Future exhibition was the starting-point for a travel-hardened group from the London design world.Business, internationalPeter Murray
Walking on energy-saving air. (use of steel to cool buildings)(Steel Design supplement)Business, internationalJoe Simpson
Walling materials: more than just a pretty face.(Concrete Quarterly)Business, internationalFrank Hawes
Well chuffed. (David Mach produces brick sculpture of train for Darlington, England)(Brick Bulletin)Business, international 
'West Cambridge' masterplan requires concerted action.Business, internationalDavid Owers
What is to be done with Modern masterpieces? (uncertain future for Van Nelle factory in Rotterdam, Netherlands)(Concrete Quarterly)Business, internationalDennis Sharp
What to look for in partnerships: don't be so dazzled by the offer of a partnership that you ignore the details of the partnership agreement.Business, internationalSimon Blandy
Where music meets Modernism. (music school and boarding house for Godstowe Preparatory School)Business, internationalDan O'Neill, F.J. Henson, Paul Collinge, Martin Burden
William Tatton Brown, pioneer public architect.Business, internationalPeter Davey
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