Creativity on campus

Article Abstract:

The Halliburton Brown and Root headquarters building took one and a half years to build. The new facility includes a car park for 560 cars and two office buildings encompassing space of 28,000m2. The four-storey building surrounds a central atrium which houses the staff restaurant. It has a glazed roof. The offices have floorplates of 15m which allow good air ventilation and access to daylight. The building was designed by Blair Associates. The cost of the building was 1440 pounds sterling per m2.

Engineering, Halliburton Brown and Root

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Architecture: a professional or commercial enterprise?

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Architects are now having to decide whether they belong to a traditional profession or to the commercial service sector. The industry is becoming more and more based on technology, with components being made in factories. Architecture is turning into a business with the aid of fee bidding, deregulation and CCT. Buildings are now being regarded as products made by many specialists and the development process must be managed as a whole to achieve the best results.

Practice, Architects

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Conran Roche gets down to detail with D&B

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Conan Roche Architects have designed and built two office blocks in Milton Keynes, England. The buildings are notable for the attention to detail and high quality of design even though they were built speculatively. The 80,000 sq ft development is simple and designed to complement the central church. The architects distance themselves from earlier developments in the area.

Product information, Milton Keynes, England, Conan Roche Architects

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