Learning on a human scale

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The Aldrich Library at the University of Brighton, which opened in Sep 1996, was designed by architectural firm Long and Kentish. This firm's scheme was selected because it blended in well with existing buildings, offered low maintenance and energy efficiency and created an appropriate environment for studying. The library has individual study places for more than 400 students, and these are equipped with power and data points, allowing PCs to be connected to a range of information sources. There are also rooms for seminars and small groups.

Buildings and facilities, Brighton, England, University and college libraries, Academic libraries, Long and Kentish

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A maker of opportunities

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David Fletcher is executive director of Transpennine, an organisation that aims to promote the North of England as a business location. Fletcher was appointed to Transpennine after organising a conference where the North was promoted as a single economic unit. He promotes the region to businesses and planners by means of conferences, publications and presentations and believes in combining environmental concerns with industrial development. He was previously principal of Manchester Polytechnic's department of environmental management.

Economic aspects, Marketing, Interview, Economic development, England

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Bringing the outside in

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Architect Paul Collinge has managed to blend contemporary and historical elements in his design for a conservatory for a 16th century house in southern England. This is made of glass, steel and timber, and has a sloping polycarbonate roof. The design aims to blur the distinction between old and new and inside and outside, and the structure is intended to be abstract and transparent. The conservatory has crisp, delicate detailing, contrasting with the rubble and brick of the old house.

Garden rooms, Collinge, Paul

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