Squaring the circle

Article Abstract:

The new study accommodation at Buckinghamshire University College Newland Park campus was built in response to growing numbers of students. The Newland Park campus is in a green belt area, designated as an area of natural beauty. The buildings were designed by CSK architects, with rooms planned in clusters of five, incorporating a common living-room and kitchen for each cluster. The accommodation on the northern slope takes the form of a square quadrangle and on the southern slope the accommodation is organized around a circular court.

Colleges & Universities, Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools, Colleges and universities, Planning, Universities and colleges, College facilities

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Spaceship earth makes weekend landing at AA

Article Abstract:

Architectural designs of the future should consider optimum energy efficiency and other factors of sustainability to ensure that numerous environmental concerns are addressed for the good of man-kind. The Feb. 1996 meeting of the Architectural Association discussed many attributes of sustainability, and plans for optimal public transport usage to minimise car parking and efficient low-mass structure designs were among the topics covered by experts within the industry.

Conferences, meetings and seminars, Sustainable development, Architectural design

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Green building materials

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Building materials have been greatly affected by environmental concerns. Timber is regarded as a suitable material by environment-friendly designers. Masonry construction is also environment-friendly. Insulating materials now used include glass fibre, mineral wool, foamed cork or glass and expanded polystyrene. Water-based paints are taking over from solvent-based ones.

Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing, Construction Materials, Building materials industry, Building materials

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