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Designed to lift the spirits. Richard Attenborough Centre for Disability and the Arts. AJ 29.5.97
Publication Year
1997
Document Status
Current
Abstract
Richard Attenborough Centre at the University of Leicester allows disabled students to share artistic facilities. Aural design was integrated from the start, and the competition submission included a tape of a virtual walk through; spaces can be varied using acoustically rated operable walls. Frameless rooflights bring daylight into the centre. Exterior has timber cladding and glass. Working details of frameless glass rooflight. Cost comment and analysis.
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Architects' Journal
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