2017 Yearbook
In this issue: A look back at 2017's top technologies, trends and developments in architecture, with profiles of key award-winning projects
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Issue 41 | December 2017
In this issue: Toronto's modular CLT skyscraper, rethinking airport design at Venice Marco Polo, retrofitting for PassivHaus status, house in the wake of the UK budget and much more
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Issue 40 | October 2017
In this issue: MVRDV's green plans, fire safety after Grenfell, hardwood CLT and healthcare and designing power storage systems into homes
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Issue 39 | August 2017
In this issue: dementia-friendly homes, in conversation with nomadic architecture practise Red Deer and are prefabs the future of building?
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Issue 38 | June 2017
In this issue: How the co-working revolution is driving a transformation in office design, the privatisation of public space, the RIBA's view of the UK election manifestos, the elegant restoration of listed buildings and much more.
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Issue 37 | April 2017
In this issue: the plans for a wooden skyscraper in the heart of Lagos, Nigeria, how Brexit is impacting the UK construction industry, the global impact of Bauhaus, hopes for Birmingham in the wake of HS2 and much more.
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Issue 36 | February 2017
In this issue: the wooden football stadium offering a model for future eco-conscious stadia design, building Asia's largest Passive House scheme, the RIBA's report on what construction clients want and much more.
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Issue 35 | January 2017
In this issue: the implications and potential of Britain's Brutalist revival, transforming retirement housing, the architectural, social and political role of the humble American garage and much more.
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Issue 34 | December 2016
In this issue: How Weston Williamson is creating a modern, inspiring space for scientific research in Cairo, the key to sensational social housing, 2016's reinvention of public spaces and much more.
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Issue 33 | November 2016
In this issue: Pininfarina’s award-winning air traffic control tower for Istanbul New Airport, the new trade platform transforming the interior design industry, the changing nature of the home of the future, Frank Lloyd Wright’s career in buildings and much more.
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Issue 32 | October 2016
In this issue: The build-to-let projects putting family at their heart, how bone could become a building material, the danger of smart cities, the regulation of the architectural profession and much more.
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Issue 31 | September 2016
In this issue: How Internet of Things technology could transform sustainable building management, Europe's largest green space initiative, tackling waste in the construction industry, Zaha Hadid's career in buildings and much more.
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Issue 30 | August 2016
In this issue: The planning controversy shaking Glasgow, architect Sophie Nguyen on creating with colour and the impact of Brexit, our thoughts on the Aga Khan Award for Architecture shortlist and much more.
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Issue 29 | July 2016
In this issue: How the Olympic Park structures match up to those in Rio's masterplan, continuing Zaha Hadid Architects without Zaha, designing a Proton Therapy centre and much more.
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Issue 28 | June 2016
In this issue: CIn this issue: MVRDV and Tramhaus reinvent the suburbs, the rights and wrongs of restoration, the new architectural tools, Brexit and the construction industry, the structures of Chelsea Flower Show and much more.
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Issue 27 | May 2016
In this issue: Co-living as a model for future urban housing, the battle for London's skyline, when imitation becomes copying, involving psychology in design and much more.
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Issue 26 | April 2016
In this issue: the design projects transforming India's public spaces, skyscrapers of the future, transforming a power plant into a music studio, the blurring of video games and architecture and much more.
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Issue 25 | March 2016
In this issue: Sensitive building conservation, rabbit-hutch homes, tornado-proof design, sustainable city planning, Zaha Hadid Architects’ Heydar Aliyev Center, the work of Aldo van Eyck and much more.
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Issue 24 | February 2016
In this issue: London's controversial proposed bridge, tackling the UK's construction skills shortage, designing obsolescence-proof smart homes, the career of Charles Rennie Mackintosh and much more.
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Issue 23 | January 2016
In this issue: the plan to overhaul Moscow's riviera, designing with air quality in mind, a potential refugee housing solution, overhauling Paddington, concrete plus and much more.
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Issue 22 | December 2015
In this issue: How innovative design is keeping the bookstore alive, why containers are booming for restaurants, how Dubai is building creativity in the city, modular housing's future and much more.
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Issue 21 | November 2015
In this issue: MAD Architects introduces nature to skyscraper in Los Angeles, why starchitects don't always guarantee a project's success, the Walkie Talkie's disastrous legacy, designing for contemporary faith and much more.
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Issue 20 | October 2015
In this issue: Plans for a record-breaking wooden skyscraper, designing with augmented reality, slot-together 3D printing for home construction, a 'green corridor' for London and more.
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Issue 19 | September 2015
In this issue: Designing future cities in 3D, high-rise towers vs low-rise alternatives, innovative ideas for urban vertical farms, living coastal defences, the B10 active house, new designs for LEDs and more.
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Issue 18 | July 2015
In this issue: Transformign the Thames Tunnel, farming in urban spaces, gender mainstreaming in city planning, big ideas for small interiors, and more.
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Issue 17 | April 2015
In this issue: Futuristic skyscrapers, pop-up housing, modern museum design, the influence of CAD and much more.
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Issue 16 | January 2015
In this issue: Water-based architecture, using design to cut crime, the future of food markets, innovating with solar design, remarkable staircases and much more.
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Issue 15 | October 2014
In this issue: Ideas for pollution-free city spaces, the construction boom changing the face of China’s cities, design considerations behind Heathrow T2, the challenges of engineering megatall buildings, innovation in wood and more.
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Issue 14 | July 2014
In this issue: We ask if micro homes can curb the housing crisis, find out about the science behind green roofs, profile Honda's smart home, highlight some of the latest materials, fixtures and fittings and more.
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Issue 13 | April 2014
In this issue: The rise of the statement campus, winning designs from the eVolo 2014 skyscraper competition, blueprints for regeneration in Africa, Paddington Station's stainless steel makeover and more.
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Issue 12 | January 2014
Mind the gap: The micro-apartments making use of crowded cities’ forgotten spaces | Plus: library design in the digital age, the future potential of 3D printing, best of glass design, a new approach to prefab, and more.
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Issue 11 | September 2013
Above and below: New concepts for urban spaces are looking to the sky and digging deep | Plus: Arup’s algae-powered façade, video game-inspired architecture, the world’s coolest car parks, water-sensitive urban design, and more.
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Issue 10 | May 2013
The Construction Issue: The rise of One World Trade Center, regenerating Rio ahead of 2016, fire safety for residential towers, Japans revolutionary eco-demolition methods, and more.
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Issue 9 | April 2013
The Hotel & Leisure Issue: Global vs local inspired hotel interiors, the boutique brand hotel, Shanghai’s Wonderland leisure resort, the Blue Planet aquarium, mixed reality architecture, and more.
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Issue 8 | January 2013
The Green Issue: How to achieve LEED Platinum, the world’s most eco-friendly buildings, the UK’s sustainable school blueprint, timber’s renaissance, ‘living’ buildings and materials, and a vision of cities built on water.
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Issue 7 | November 2012
The Infrastructure Issue: The airport as a design icon, personal rapid transport from the design team behind Ferrari, artificial islands for natural disaster refugees in Japan, the master plan behind Rio's Olympic Park, and more.
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Issue 6 | September 2012
The Materials Issue: From biomimetic designs to 3D printing and ancient materials revived, we explore innovative building blocks for the construction industry.
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Issue 5 | July 2012
The Interiors Issue: From futuristic hotels to super-sustainable homes and from modern malls to iconic metro stations, exciting interior designs are transforming our everyday spaces.
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Issue 4 | May 2012
The Construction Special Issue: We look at essential software for engineers, investigate Brazil's construction boom and explore grand examples of tower construction, civil engineering and acoustic design.
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Issue 3 | March 2012
Metropolis Re-Imagined: As many of our cities rapidly outgrow their capacity, architects are redefining the concepts of urban space.
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Issue 2 | January 2012
Greener by Design: From eco-friendly materials to smart buildings that capture renewable energy and blend in with the landscape - new design concepts are leading the way into a sustainable future.
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