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Guest feature: Fire performance and the exterior building envelope

Fire performance is perhaps the most critical consideration when specifying building systems. A clear understanding of the combustibility of building products is paramount whether there is risk to life and potential stock losses or business interruption resulting from a major fire occurrence. In this exclusive guest feature, Richard Wigley, Marketing Manager of Eurobond, discusses the importance of the exterior building envelope. read more on 'Guest feature: Fire performance and the exterior building envelope' ...
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Video: Rising damp?

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In this exclusive Learning Channels clip author, bricklayer and former university lecturer, Jeff Howell, and RICS damp expert Stephen Boniface explain why they believe true rising damp does not exist and also why chemically-injected damp proof courses (DPCs) should be kept at arm's length. view clip on 'Rising damp?' ...
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Video: Álvaro Siza Vieira

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In 2009, the RIBA gold medal has been won by Álvaro Siza Vieira in recognition of over 40 years' stellar work. In this excerpt from an exclusive NBS Learning Channels interview, he discusses the impact of recent Portuguese history on his work, and how after the 1974 revolution he was able to work and obtain recognition internationally as well as in his home country. view clip on 'Talkback: Álvaro Siza Vieira' ...
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A building that feels good: Wellcome Trust, Gibbs Building

The Wellcome Trust's Gibbs Building shows successful engagement with the contrasting urban London conditions on its busy Euston Road frontage and opposing quiet Bloomsbury elevation. We study some of the Gibbs Building's notable features. read more on 'A building that feels good: Wellcome Trust, Gibbs Building' ...
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Ryder and Yates: Twentieth Century Architects

Ryder and Yates demonstrated innovative thought, combined with an unshakeable belief in the validity of their ideals that was at once responsive to its location and to the demands of its strongly regional client base. The result was an architecture that was regional, yet also strongly national and even international in the scope of its ideas and in its calibre. read more on 'Ryder and Yates: Twentieth Century Architects' ...
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Powell and Moya: Oxbridge and beyond

The practice of Powell & Moya largely worked within the public sector, with both education and health figuring hugely in its workload. The mid fifties was a period of transition for architecture in both Oxford and Cambridge, and Powell & Moya were selected for new buildings on very sensitive sites. read more on 'Powell and Moya: Oxbridge and beyond' ...
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Peter Eisenman: What makes great architecture?

With a distinguished and prolific career as an architect and educator, Peter Eisenman is one of the founding theorists of postmodern architecture. In discussion with Austin Williams, Peter talks in depth about the state of contemporary architecture, what makes great architecture and how theory and culture has always, and continues to, inform great design. view clip on 'Peter Eisenman: What makes great architecture?' ...
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The efficiently formed building

Designing free-form buildings and blobs is the new trend in architecture, due to newly evolved software tools and the ease in creating such objects. In this exclusive extract from Space Craft: developments in architectural computing we introduce the design of complex-shaped buildings using new software tools. read more on 'The efficiently formed building' ...
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Draft of Building Regulations Approved Document G now available

The amended version of Approved Document G Sanitation, hot water safety and water efficiency is now available as a free download. The revised Part G will feature enhanced hot water safety and efficiency measures for all new homes. read more on 'Draft of Building Regulations Approved Document G now available' ...