All Case studies articles – Page 4
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Baylis Old School: Brute strength
While many brutalist schools are being knocked down, one in south London is making a virtue of its architectural heritage and converting into housing. Photographs by Edmund Sumner
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Rio 2016: The best of Rio
The 32 venues that will host the Rio 2016 Olympic Games are a mix of futuristic new build and ambitious reconstruction. Ike Ijeh takes us on a tour of the architectural highlightsÂ
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2012 forever: Revisiting the London Olympics
Ike Ijeh reports on whether the architecture of the London 2012 Olympics has fulfilled its main goal
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Europe's first WELL Ðǿմ«Ã½
There is now an international standard for measuring how a building impacts on its users’ health and wellbeing. Ike Ijeh looks at how Studio Ben Allen Architects’ One Carter Lane will become the first European project to receive the accreditation
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Housing Design Awards 2016: Winners
This year’s entries reveal some interesting trends in housebuilding in the UK such as a reduction in common space, urban design principles being applied to greenfield sites and the successful use of custom build
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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Centre: Hit or myth
Renzo Piano’s Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Centre in Athens puts the Ancient Greek concept of an ‘agora’ or meeting place at its heart
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V&A: Underground art
The V A’s £49.5m subterranean extension had to be built without closing the main museum and without damaging the listed facades of the surrounding buildings. Ðǿմ«Ã½ reports on how Arup, AL_A and Wates made it without a wobble
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Offices of the future: Where now for Don Draper?
The office has come a long way since the days of Mad Men, but what could it look like in 10 or 20 years’ time? Well, hot-desking, wellbeing measures and remote working will all flourish. But alas, there’ll be no return of the drinks cabinet
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