Building Design articles from July 2005

Building Design archives from July 2005

Revealed: concern over Cabe boss's Olympic deal: developer Lipton denies conflict of interest over Olympic land deal signed while Cabe chair.(Stratford City Developments)
July 1, 2005... A company led by a former government adviser on London's Olympic bid could benefit from millions of pounds in public money if London secures the 2012 games next week. Development consortium, Stratford City Developments, has rights over a...

Glam pavilion leaks.(Serpentine gallery Pavilion )(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... The great and good of architecture got a little more than they bargained for when they turned up for the glitzy opening of Alvaro Siza and Eduardo Souto de Moura's Serpentine Pavilion on Tuesday. The pavilion met its match when the heavens...

'City the size of Leeds' planned for Gateway: Richard Rogers unveils vision to build city for 700,000 in east London.(News)
July 1, 2005... Richard Rogers has revealed plans to build a "city with the population of Leeds" in east London. Rogers, who is chief architectural adviser to mayor of London Ken Livingstone, has commissioned a six-month study into how a city with a...

Zaha Hadid eyes social housing.(News)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Zaha Hadid wants to design social housing in Britain, she told BD this week. Pritzker Prize-winning Hadid is one of a growing number of signature architects to express an interest in joining the social housing market. She said she...

Getting in a bothy.(News)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Jonathan Woolf of Woolf Architects and Neil Lamb of the Scott Sutherland School of Architecture have completed the House Building project as part of Aberdeen's Look 2005 arts festival. Forty 1m-high houses made from plywood have been located...

Hakes Associates Architects' Mobius Bridge at Finzels Reach in Bristol has won planning permission.(Hit and miss)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Hakes Associates Architects' Mobius Bridge (above) at Finzels Reach in Bristol has won planning permission. The bridge is part of the 200 million [pounds sterling] Finzels Reach scheme by HDG Mansur. Its design is based on a dynamic, continuous...

London mayor Ken Livingstone came out in support of proposals for a monorail to connect Chelsea to Docklands during his annual State of London conference last weekend.(Hit and miss)
July 1, 2005... London mayor Ken Livingstone came out in support of proposals for a monorail to connect Chelsea to Docklands during his annual State of London conference last weekend. He said: "That would actually be one of the most amazing public transport...

Ringo Starr's childhood home in Liverpool may not be demolished after an apparent u-turn by the city council.(Hit and miss)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Ringo Starr's childhood home in Liverpool may not be demolished after an apparent u-turn by the city council. The house is one of 470 in Toxteth due to be cleared under the government's housing market renewal programme. After a meeting last...

John Weeks, a founding partner of Llewelyn Davies, has died aged 84 after a long illness.(People)(Obituary)
July 1, 2005... John Weeks (above), a founding partner of Llewelyn Davies, has died aged 84 after a long illness. Weeks was well known for his groundbreaking work on hospital design.

Jose Luis Ripoll has stood down as chairman of Aukett Fitzroy Robinson to become non-executive director.(People)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Jose Luis Ripoll has stood down as chairman of Aukett Fitzroy Robinson to become non-executive director. Figures released this week show that troubled practice Aukett made a profit of 103,000 [pounds sterling] in 2004-5, before its merger with...

A former architect accused of murdering his wife had previously been violent towards her, a court heard this week.(People)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... A former architect accused of murdering his wife had previously been violent towards her, a court heard this week. Michael Morton, 67, of Notting Hill, west London, denies killing his wife, Gracia, 40, in 1997. Brian Altman, prosecuting, told...

Communities minister David Milliband has launched an action plan called Together We Can.(Power play)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Communities minister David Milliband has launched an action plan called Together We Can, to pass power from central government to local communities.

Tory peer Kenneth Baker has attacked Broadway Malyan's Vauxhall Tower plans in the House of Lords.(Power play)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Tory peer Kenneth Baker has attacked Broadway Malyan's Vauxhall Tower plans in the House of Lords. The plans already have planning permission and have been backed by deputy prime minister John Prescott and London mayor Ken Livingstone.

John Prescott will have responsibility for the Olympics building programme in east London if the city wins the bid for the 2012 Olympics.(Power play)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... John Prescott will have responsibility for the Olympics building programme in east London if the city wins the bid for the 2012 Olympics, it emerged this week.

The British Urban Regeneration Association has said that local and regional political rows are getting in the way of delivering much-needed infrastructure.(Power play)
July 1, 2005... The British Urban Regeneration Association has said that local and regional political rows are getting in the way of delivering much-needed infrastructure. The full report, Delivering in the Growth Areas: Overcoming the Barriers to...

Stonewall of China: Chinese authorities stymie agreement to fully open up market to foreign architects.(News)
July 1, 2005... The Chinese authorities have stonewalled attempts by the Architects Council of Europe to open the country to foreign architects. The ACE will use next week's UIA conference in Istanbul to lobby the Chinese and the Americans to set up trade...

Viennese delight.(News)(Jean Nouvel to design the new hotel in Vienna)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Jean Nouvel beat Richard Rogers in the competition to design this new hotel in Vienna. The French and the British architects were both on the final shortlist alongside Murphy Jahn Architects from Chicago and two Viennese architects. But...

Surfbury goes for modern.(News)(home extension to Newquay, England)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Prince Charles's follow up to his Poundbury village is set to be thrown open to contemporary design in an apparent softening of the heir to the throne's attitude towards modern architecture. The 1,200-home extension to Newquay, in Cornwall,...

EH image problem.(News)(English Heritage plans to save historic monuments)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... English Heritage's most pressing challenge is an image problem, its chief executive has admitted. Setting out a five-year action plan on Wednesday, Simon Thurley revealed the organisation plans to extend the Buildings at Risk Register to...

PM accused of U-turn on solar panels: doubts over photovoltaics grants.(News)(Solancentury accuses Tony Blair of broken funding promise)
July 1, 2005... A photovoltaics company has accused prime minister Tony Blair of breaking his pledge to continue its funding. As Blair prepares to host the G8 Summit, with climate change as a key theme, Solarcentury claimed that the end of a vital funding...

African debt relief 'will boost UK work'.(News)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Debt relief for Africa, due to he agreed at this week's G8 summit, will make the continent a major source of work for British architects, a leading figure in healthcare and education design has claimed. Chairman of Nightingale Associates,...

Alliance renamed.(International Alliance for Interoperability has been renamed)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Alliance renamed The UK chapter of the International Alliance for Interoperability has relaunched itself as BuildingSmart. BDP chairman Nick Terry has been elected deputy chairman of the organisation, while HOK chief executive Patrick MacLeamy...

Birmingham homes.(John Thompson & Partners Ltd. has received permission for housing development)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Birmingham homes John Thompson & Partners' Shorters Avenue scheme for Waterloo Housing Association has received planning permission from Birmingham City Council. The project will provide 99 houses, flats and bungalows. Building work is due to...

Housing PFI.(Housing PFI (city councils) has been asked to develop housing schemes)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Housing PFI Seven more councils have been asked to develop housing PFI schemes worth about 500 million [pounds sterling], involving the refurbishment and building of more than 5,000 social homes in Oldham, Lewisham, Manchester, Weymouth and...

Paris's late bid for design credibility.(Paris bidding for olympics 2012, preparations by Lab Architecture Studio)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... As the International Olympic Committee prepares to select a city for the 2012 games this week, Lab Architecture Studio has revealed designs for the Paris Olympic Village. In what may be considered a late move to redress the lack of...

RIBA moves in for kill: reform order would curb Arb.(Architects Registration Board)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... About 28,000 RIBA members would automatically be placed on the register of architects under radical proposals by the institute to transform the Architects Act. The plan, part of a Regulatory Reform Order (RRO) presented to RIBA Council on...

Arb: the charge sheet.(Architects Registration Board laws for architects)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Secrecy Arb is accused of secrecy because of its policy that board members "shall not make any public comments which would call into question any decision". Reply from Arb chief executive Robin Vaughan: "This is normal corporate governance. The...

Motorway commission.(Arup has been selected for the construction of highways)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Motorway commission Arup has been selected as provisional preferred bidder for a 100 million [pounds sterling] motorway upgrade in Northern Ireland. It will work with the Highway Movement construction joint venture to design the upgrade of the...

Bristol winner.(3W Architects has won the award for best housing development )(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Bristol winner 3W Architects' development of 14 apartments in Bedminster, Bristol, has won the best small housing development award at this year's National HomeBuilder Design Awards. The practice is on site with its new project, the...

Mill conversion.(Urban splash has won the contract for Mill conversion Space Craft Architects )(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Mill conversion Space Craft Architects has won a limited competition for Urban Splash for the mixed-use masterplan of a 1ha brownfield site in Stalybridge in Greater Manchester. The first phase, to start on site in autumn 2006, involves...

Balloon master.(D5 Architects has been building a bus station)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... D5 Architects' groundbreaking 1,100sq m inflated translucent roof will be the most striking feature of the new Heathrow landmark bus and coach station. The Birmingham-based practice has been commissioned by National Express to take charge...

Web poll.(News)
July 1, 2005... Last week we asked: Will you answer Gummer's call for rebellion and ignore Arb's demands for proof of insurance? said yes 65% said no 35% This week we ask Would you rather work in Africa or China? Give your answer...

Gough plans new icon for Ipswich: 75 million [pounds sterling] mixed scheme leads wave of new building.(News)
July 1, 2005... Piers Gough has pledged to create a new icon for Ipswich to rival Norman Foster's seminal Willis Faber Dumas building. Unveiling the plans in Ipswich this week, Gough said he had been heavily influenced by the Foster building, and believed...

9/11 investigators issue tower safety guidance.(News)(investigate design flaws on World Trade Centre)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... The investigators who examined the collapse of the World Trade Centre in New York after the 9/11 attacks have called for safety improvements in the construction of high-rise buildings. The measure could raise costs by between 2% and 5%. ...

Art revives Reading: Cartwright Pickard calls on artist for huge regeneration project.(News)(Marion Coutts)
July 1, 2005... An artist has been appointed to work alongside architectural practice Cartwright Pickard on the 245 million [pounds sterling] transformation of Reading town centre. Marion Coutts, who is best known for her projects Everglade (2003) and...

Construction is lowest-paid industry for UK managers.(News)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... The construction sector is the lowest paid for managers in the UK, according to figures released this week by the Chartered Management Institute. The 2005 National Management Salary Survey shows that benefits packages have improved but...

Cathedral plans.(Northern Ireland)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Cathedral plans Development proposals for Belfast's Cathedral Quarter are on show until July 8. The Hope in the City exhibition will focus on an area behind the Cathedral Church of St Anne's set to benefit from new open spaces, shops,...

RIBA winners.(Northern Ireland)(Mackel & Doherty Architects)(Falls Leisure Centre, by Kennedy Fitzgerald & Associates)(Royal Institute of British Architects)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... RIBA winners Two buildings in Northern Ireland have won RIBA awards: Mackel & Doherty Architects' Kinnaird Street Office in Belfast was praised for changing perceptions of a decaying street and prompting the Belfast Housing Executive to...

Asbestos review.(Northern Ireland)(County Antrim residents opposed to plans for a new asbestos storage site)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Asbestos review County Antrim residents opposed to plans for a new asbestos storage site have been granted the right to apply for a judicial review of the proposals. Those living in Crumlin have mounted a long-running campaign against the...

Theatre call.(Northern Ireland)(O'Donnell & Tuomey Architects)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Theatre call A 12 million [pounds sterling] theatre in Belfast by award-winning practice O'Donnell & Tuomey Architects has been given the green light. The new facility, on the site of the existing Lyric Theatre in Ridgeway Street, has been...

Northern plan objection.(Northern Ireland)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Northern plan objection Housing specialist Bell Architects is among practices objecting to the planning service's draft northern area plan. It claimed the plan, covering Moyle, Limavady, Coleraine and Ballymoney, would severely restrict the...

Why London beats Paris on architecture: on building designs alone, London outdistances rival Paris in the 2012 Olympic bid contest. But even if this doesn't sway the IOC, London has shown it is home to the most exciting architects in the 21st century.(News: Analysis)(International Olympic Committee)
July 1, 2005... Jacques Chirac will come face-to-face again with political adversary number one, Tony Blair, next Wednesday when the International Olympic Committee meets at the Raffles Hotel in Singapore to decide the host for the 2012 summer games. ...

Cutting-edge London vs ... unambitious Paris.(News)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... 'If the choice of Olympic venue is decided on the basis of the ability to build the best possible sports buildings and Olympic villages, London will win' Architecture Foundation director Rowan Moore 'Every great building starts from a...

Portuguese men-of-war: as the Serpentine's summer pavilion opens to the public, Ellis Woodman talks to its architects, Alvaro Siza and Eduardo Souto de Moura.(News: Analysis)(Interview)
July 1, 2005... Meeting Alvaro Siza and Eduardo Souto de Moura earlier this week, the affection between these two great architects is palpable. Their friendship dates back 30 years to the period immediately after the revolution in Portugal, when Souto de...

Just how wonderful is Copenhagen? As it is named European City of the Year, Ellis Woodman asks ...(News: Analysis)
July 1, 2005... "Before I die I'd like to see a GCSE in urbanism," John Thompson tells me. He doesn't appear to be joking. After half an hour in his company I am struck that there is more than a little of the missionary about the chair of the newly formed...

The Academy of Urbanism.(News: Analysis)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... The academy will be formed by invitation from 100 members drawn from different disciplines. In future years, The European City of the Year Award will be joined by prizes for successful examples of the town, the neighbourhood, the street...

Nationalisation will help homes.(Comment: Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
July 1, 2005... James O'Shaugnessey makes a number of valid points about the quality and size of British homes, and the inappropriate sanctity in which farmland is often held (Soapbox June 24). But his finger of blame appears to waver between the planners and...

PII protraction.(Comment: Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
July 1, 2005... I am just one of those 27,000-odd architects trying to make a living out there, and what I see is the equivalent of arguing about angels dancing on pinheads. PII is to "provide protection to the general public" (our clients), and to...

Stop the pedantry.(Comment: Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
July 1, 2005... I fail to see what is wrong with a statutory regulator requiring proof of the insurance we are required to carry to protect our clients. Why so much publicity for a few self-important barrack-room lawyers stirring up trouble by refusing to...

Not so strong arm.(Comment: Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
July 1, 2005... Further to Kate Macintosh's letter (June 24), I would disagree that Arb has a "strong arm". Last July, I informed it that a number of people in the 2004/5 BT directory for North Devon were wrongly classified as architects--at least seven out of...

In praise of Pei.(Comment: Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
July 1, 2005... I cannot understand why the RIBA doesn't give the Gold Medal to IM Pei. His "Pyramid" in Paris is an absolute gem, as are many others of his--the brilliant Hong Kong skyscraper, the extension to Washington's National Gallery, the Hancock Tower...

By George!(Comment: Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
July 1, 2005... The photographs of St George's Hall are stunning (Works June 24) and Gavin Stamp's article is a welcome reminder of Liverpool's world heritage architecture. Stamp might be interested to know that a classically trained group of Liverpool...

Lost in translation.(Comment: Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
July 1, 2005... The comparison Ellis Woodman made between the new City Lit building and the Palazzo del Te is interesting (Works June 17). Giulio Romano's mannerism is derived from the struggle to make architectural sense of alterations to an existing...

Going public.(Comment: Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
July 1, 2005... Architecture Week presents a unique opportunity to raise public awareness of architecture, so it was disappointing to find some events in Liverpool woefully under-attended due to lack of promotion to the public. The only people I managed to...

Olympic challenge.(Comment: Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
July 1, 2005... The International Olympic Committee has always recognised culture as an integral component of the Olympic movement. Those who see it purely in terms of sport sometimes forget this. Until 1948 there were Olympic medals for architecture, town...

Africa: we must make a real difference.(Editorial)(Editorial)
July 1, 2005... Bland platitudes about the magical powers of architecture get on my nerves. It "lifts the spirits'. It confers "delight" on those who behold it. Sure, great architecture can be a buzz for enthusiasts, but for many, a weekend in the mud at...

New Bordeaux is a fine vintage to follow.(Soapbox)(Editorial)
July 1, 2005... I have recently returned from a weekend in Bordeaux--a city that I last visited in 1998, and which has since undergone an urban realm transformation. A range of cluttered and traffic-strewn streets and squares have been turned into ah...

Arch triumph.(Concrete Boots)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... HOK Sport's stadium designer, Rod Sheard, is an optimistic chap. At a recent press conference, Boots asked him whether he was worried that the problems dogging the new Wembley stadium would be repeated on the Olympics stadium if London won the...

A loving Arb.(Architects Registration Board)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Is Arb thinking the unthinkable and inviting former board members Ian Salisbury and Nick Tweddell back into the fold? Despite the fact that the two have resigned from the board and are long-term Arb critics, a recent email from chief...

Scotch broth.(Scotland. Parliament's tax policy)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Just when it seemed problems with the Scottish Parliament were consigned to the past, another rears its unsightly head. MSPs have now decided to spend 15,000 [pounds sterling] of taxpayers' money on revamping their own private restaurant....

Property divas.(Concrete Boots)
July 1, 2005... Bob Geldof may be getting excited about this weekend's Live 8 line-up, but it's nothing compared to the fantastic Party near the Park that took place last week. More than 1,000 property types trooped off to Old Billingsgate Market to be...

Engineering feat.(Zaha Hadid releives why she is working in britain)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Boots can finally and exclusively reveal why Zaha Hadid bases herself in London. She told delegates at The Olympics: A Design and Innovation Legacy conference on Thursday. "People always ask me why I stay in London when I never have any work...

Where's Willy?(Will Alsop didnt attended the meeting of London, England. Development Agency)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Star architects gathering for this week's meeting of the London Development Agency's international design panel wondered why fellow member Will Alsop hadn't turned up. Calling him the following day to final out the reason for his absence,...

Where rich and poor collide: with development in Africa at the top of the agenda at next week's G8 summit, BD investigates the issues affecting the continent starting here with Cassie Knight reporting from war torn Brazzaville.(Africa)
July 1, 2005... Small potted palm trees line the central boulevard, planted in time for a state visit by French president Jacques Chirac, one of next week's summiteers at Gleneagles. Men had worked by the light of car headlamps in defiance of the latest power...

How we cracked it: 08: British High Commission, Kampala, Uganda: Richard Nightingale and Ben Kilburn explain how they adapted traditional Ugandan construction techniques to create the custom-made terracotta products used in their new building.(Solutions)
July 1, 2005... Step 1 The challenge Most modern buildings in Kampala advertise their modernity by using inappropriate imported cladding materials--atypical favourite being blue glass and aluminium curtain walling imported from Dubai. By contrast, the...

Does the panel have the answer? Local vegetable waste may be the key to tackling Ghana's housing shortage.(Ecopanel Systems eco product)
July 1, 2005... Ghana is just one of many African countries experiencing dramatic urbanisation, as millions flock to Africa's cities every year. The result, as well as a lack of infrastructure and basic services, is a severe housing shortage. Now Chris...

A tantalising slice of price: an exhibition of Cedric Price's work may prompt a visit to Montreal.(Culture: Books: Exhibitions: Events)(Column)
July 1, 2005... It is a daunting prospect to write about the work of the radical architect, thinker and imaginer Cedric Price (1934-2003), for those very words that precede his name. A new exhibition at the Design Museum, co-curated by the Canadian Centre for...

Elements exposed.(SELECTOR)(Marjetica Potrc)(Calendar)
July 1, 2005... Ljubljana-based artist and architect Marjetica Potrc talks about her work as part of the Architecture Foundation's The Elements of Architecture lecture series. July 7, 6.30pm, Starr Auditorium, Tate Modern, Bankside, London. Tel: 020 7887 8888....

Library saga.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Norwegian architect Snohetta won a competition to design a library in Alexandria, Egypt, in 1989. The New Bibliotheca Alexandrina explores the lengthy process of its construction. From July 2 to September 11, City Art Centre, Edinburgh. Tel:...

All back to mine.(Rirkrit Tiravanija)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Buenos Aires-born artist Rirkrit Tiravanija reconstructs existing buildings in galleries. For his new show, he will recreate his own New York apartment. From July 5 to August 21, Serpentine Gallery, Kensington Gardens, London. Tel: 020 7402...

Architecture's lost memories: Ellen Bennett heard a thoughtful discussion on loss and erasure.(Culture: Books: Exhibitions: Events)
July 1, 2005... A single signpost is all that can be seen in the snowy street. There are no people, no cars, just the snow falling and the sign that reads Judengasse--or Jew Street. Artist Susan Hiller spent more than a year travelling Germany, recording...

London: the biography and me.(London Architecture Biennale and New London Architecture centre, Peter Ackroyd's London: The Biography)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... Because of my close involvement with all things London as part of the London Architecture Biennale and New London Architecture centre, Peter Ackroyd's London: The Biography (Vintage, 14.99 [pounds sterling]) has been a major source of...

Levolux.(Products & Literature)
July 1, 2005... To place an advert call Martin Hurn Tel: 020 7560 4237. Fax: 020 7560 4027 To ensure residents of a series of luxury apartments benefited from the best of all worlds--stunning views, maximum light and protection from the elements--a brise...

Marley Roofing.(Products & Literature)
July 1, 2005... Marley Roofing is committed to adopting a greener approach n its manufacturing and working processes. The company has revamped its environmental brochure to provide comprehensive information on its sustainable policies and practices. Marley...

Metsec building products.(Products & Literature)
July 1, 2005... Metsec has supplied 41 tonnes of light gauge galvanised steel zed purlins for the highly complex curved roof of the new OCS Stand at the Brit Oval cricket ground in South London. Structural challenges on the 25 million [pounds sterling] stand's...

Trus Joist.(Products & Literature)
July 1, 2005... Trus Joist has received the 'Group Supplier of the Year' award from David Wilson Homes, and has also been named as one of Taylor Woodrow's top three suppliers. Recognising Trus Joist's overall performance as a supplier to David Wilson Homes, a...

Limetec.(Products & Literature)
July 1, 2005... Limetec hydraulic lime mortar, a modern version of one of the world's most traditional building products, has been specified by architect David Oliver for the construction of his new house at Poundbury. Poundbury is being built as an urban...

Kaba Doors.(Products & Literature)
July 1, 2005... Leading door manufacturer and supplier Kaba Door Systems, has launched HSB --a revolutionary half-eight automatic sensor barrier system.One of the world's first design-led barrier systems, the HSB provides easy, controlled access using Kaba's...

Association of Interior Specialists.(Products & Literature)
July 1, 2005... The Association of Interior Specialists Site Guide for Raised Access Flooring is the fourth in its series of good practice guides for commercial Interiors, all approved for RIBA CPD. Enquiries 5001 or see www.enquirenow.com/bd ...

BWF.(Products & Literature)
July 1, 2005... As the leading representative body for the joinery and woodworking industry in the UK, the British Woodworking Federation is instrumental in promoting the business activities of its members and the publication of a new Specifiers Guide is the...

Kaba Door Systems.(Products & Literature)
July 1, 2005... World leading door manufacturer and supplier Kaba Door Systems, has launched KOAX--ground breaking, separated extra low voltage DC motor drive and control system, which will revolutionise the safety and operation of industrial overhead doors...

Pilkington.(Products & Literature)
July 1, 2005... A unique collaboration between Pilkington and DuPont has created a tough and powerful frameless glazing system that enable architects to extend the design opportunities for structural glass. The new Planar[TM]/SentryGlas[R] Plus System has been...

Neaco Ltd.(Products & Literature)
July 1, 2005... Neaco have added another high performance profile to their range of Louvredek sunscreen/walkways with the launch of the Brise Soleil system. Introduced by Neaco to offer an alternative aesthetic to Louvredek, their established sunscreen/walkway...

InstaCoustic.(Products & Literature)
July 1, 2005... Jubilee Court, a recent development of luxury apartments Buckinghamshire, has been fitted throughout with high performance acoustic flooring from sound insulation specialists, InstaCoustic. The attractive four storey brick and stone building,...