Civic – Page 4
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Building StudyStadshal, Ghent, by Robbrecht & Daem with Marie-José Van Hee
The radical introduction of a double-gabled hall by two local architects brings a new coherence to the city’s historic Emile Braunplein
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TechnicalFolkwang Library by Max Dudler
An innovative glazed facade uses photographs to create the illusion of stone
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Building StudyFranklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park by Louis Kahn
It has taken 38 years for the late Louis Kahn’s vision for a memorial park to the USA’s 32nd president to finally be realised in New York
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Building StudyPierresvives building, Montpellier by Zaha Hadid Architects
Zaha Hadid Architects’ Pierresvives building for Montpellier is a weighty monolith that registers a change in the practice’s design approach
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Building StudyClapham Library by Studio Egret West
Studio Egret West’s new building provides an attractive model for the involvement of the private sector in civic life
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Building StudyBlankenberge Public Library by Sergison Bates Architects
Sergison Bates’ scheme for a new public library in Blankenberge, Belgium, is a lesson in how bring redundant buildings back to life
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Building StudyPajol sports centre by Brisac Gonzalez Architects
Built by the city of Paris in one of its more deprived arrondissements, the Pajol sports centre reflects an attitude to the provision of public buildings that puts the UK to shame
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Building StudyKensington Palace refurbishment by John Simpson and Todd Longstaffe-Gowan
A project to liberate long-concealed areas of Kensington Palace has successfully transformed its outside spaces. However, the interior renovations are underwhelming
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Building StudyGamlingay Eco Hub by Civic Architects
After a 10-year battle to build it, Civic Architects’ Gamlingay Eco Hub finally emerges as the greenest community centre in the country
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TechnicalLinlithgow Burgh Halls in West Lothian, Scotland, by Malcolm Fraser Architects
Architect completes refurbishment and extension of community halls in West Lothian
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Building StudyCanada Water Library, London, by CZWG
In spite of funding cuts and its lack of public-sector experience, CZWG has created an imaginative public library in London’s Docklands
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TechnicalGamlingay Eco Hub community centre by Civic Architects
Civic Architects’ remodelling of a Cambridgeshire village community centre uses sustainable materials and three different passive heat and power technologies.
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InspirationsTom de Paor’s inspiration: St Fin Barre’s Cathedral, Cork, Ireland
Tom de Paor admires William Burges’s all-encompassing approach to the design of St Fin Barre’s Cathedral
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Building StudyChandos East Community Centre, Newham, by Adams and Sutherland
A community centre in Newham is the first Olympic regeneration project to be completed and its influence will be felt far beyond its locality, says Andrew Houlton
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TechnicalA technical look at the articulated facade of Sergison Bates' Blankenberge library
Sergison Bates has refurbished a derelict 19th century school building into a new public library in Blankenberge, Belgium
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InspirationsTim Ronalds’ inspiration: Gothenburg Law Courts Extension
Tim Ronalds explains why he rates Asplund’s building not only for its beauty but also for the way it marked the evolution of modernism and its reflection of a more democratic society
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Building StudyABK’s Library, Local Area Offices and Courthouse, in Kilmallock, County Limerick
A single-storey civic complex in Kilmallock has saved the Irish town from a grim architectural legacy of 19th century workhouses
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Building Study5th Studio’s reworking of the George V Pavilion in Cambridge
As part of the regeneration of Trumpington in Cambridge, 5th Studio has recrowned the tired George V pavilion with an overhaul and extension to accommodate the whole neighbourhood
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Building StudyFirst review: Tony Fretton's Warsaw British Embassy
Tony Fretton’s new British Embassy in Warsaw, revised to take into account increased security concerns, is a declaration of what an early 21st century embassy can be, reports Ellis Woodman
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Building StudyBang to rights: Denton Corker Marshall’s Manchester Civil Justice Centre
Manchester’s new Civil Justice Centre has all the makings of an icon, but is its studied informality at odds with its serious purpose.
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