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Beyond bars

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A description is presented of the architecture and construction of the Forest Bank private high-security prison in Salford, England, which was designed by HLM Architects. The design of the cells and communal areas is discussed.

Author: Spring, Martin
Publisher: Builder Group plc
Publication Name: Building
Subject: Construction and materials industries
ISSN: 0007-3318
Year: 2001
Prisons, HLM Architects

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Light exercise

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Architects Walters and Cohen created the design for a very modern fitness club in Elstree, London, by converting a 1970s supermarket. Holmes Place includes a swimming pool, a gym, changing rooms, two studios and a cafe-bar.

Author: Spring, Martin
Publisher: Builder Group plc
Publication Name: Building
Subject: Construction and materials industries
ISSN: 0007-3318
Year: 2000
Health clubs, Walters and Cohen

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Gardner's world

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The 75 million pounds sterling Eden Project, Cornwall, England, has been designed by Nicholas Grimshaw and Partners and consists of very large sphere shaped greenhouses which will enclose examples of whole ecosystems.

Author: Spring, Martin
Publisher: Builder Group plc
Publication Name: Building
Subject: Construction and materials industries
ISSN: 0007-3318
Year: 2000
Buildings and facilities, Greenhouses, Cornwall, England, Nicholas Grimshaw and Partners

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