Items Tagged with 'United Kingdom'

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York Theatre Royal
Illuminating Structure

York Theatre Royal

The renovation of a 272-year-old landmark uses light to enhance architectural details.
Chris Foges
November 1, 2016
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In De Matos Ryan’s renovation of York Theatre Royal, sensitive and ingenious lighting plays a vital role in lending coherence to the diverse parts of a building that has been much altered over its 272-year history.


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Cat Hill Barn

January 16, 2015
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Site size: 3,810 square feet Project size: 3,200 square feet Program: A dilapidated 18-century barn renovated for a modern residence. Location: A rural site in South Yorkshire, in northern England. Solution: The architects inserted a second floor into the two-story-high stone barn, yet managed to keep the original sense of the open plan. Two bedrooms on the upper floor are connected by a walkway with a glass balustrade that overlooks the living and dining areas. Construction and materials: The architects inserted a steel frame to support deteriorating walls, with a ring beam running around the perimeter of the kitchen area.
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Stonehenge Exhibition and Visitor Centre

Portal to the Past: Denton Corker Marshall created a forest of columns for the Stonehenge Exhibition and Visitor Centre that respects the ancient monument it serves.
Chris Foges
June 16, 2014
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Denton Corker Marshall created a forest of columns for the Stonehenge Exhibition and Visitor Centre that respects the ancient monument it serves.


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Seona Reid Building, The Glasgow School of Art

Conversation with Mackintosh: An addition to a Scottish landmark engages the old architecture with design strategies that sometimes complement and sometimes contrast with the original building.
Hugh Pearman
March 16, 2014
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Building directly opposite Charles Rennie Mackintosh's famed Glasgow School of Art, as Steven Holl has done, is simultaneously a plum job and the commission from hell.


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EVENTS

Industry

4/26/16
The Building Centre
26 Store Street
London
United Kingdom

2016 China-UK Ideal Town and Garden City Summit

The Summit will debate new Garden City ideas and will look at best practice for eco towns, market towns, community engagement, creative quarter and elderly living in the town as well as town center design and management.

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