Articles
Mon, 30/01/2012
Copper Development Association will be exhibiting at EcoBuild 20-22 March at ExCeL (London) – Stand N272. Ecobuild is the world’s biggest event for sustainable design, construction and the built environment and the UK’s largest construction event of any kind.
Thu, 03/11/2011
We make no excuse for giving over a substantial part of this 31/2011 issue to the European Copper in Architecture Awards, the results of which were announced at the end of September. Now in its 15th cycle, the 2011 Awards exceeded all our expectations with 66 entries – the highest so far. But more importantly, we often hear from architect-judges and others involved with the Awards that the standard of design is unusually and consistently high for an architectural competition focused on a single material. Clearly, copper brings out the best in architects.
Thu, 27/10/2011
What do architects need to know about the patination of copper on buildings and its effect on rainwater runoff and the environment? Architect Chris Hodson asks a leading expert for some straightforward answers.
Wed, 28/09/2011
Winners of the European Copper in Architecture Awards 15 were announced at a presentation ceremony in Brussels on 27th September. With 66 entries – the highest so far – and generally exhibiting a high standard of design, the Awards are a celebration of the very best in contemporary European architecture and recognition of the influence of copper in modern design.
Mon, 20/06/2011
Projects from Spain, Finland, Italy, the United Kingdom, Germany and Luxembourg have been shortlisted by an international team of architect and editor judges for the 2011 European Copper in Architecture Awards.
Sun, 19/06/2011
The UK’s Copper Development Association (CDA) is at the forefront of promoting research and development into the antimicrobial effects of copper. CDA Director Angela Vessey discusses the implications for interior design, architectural ironmongery and fittings – particularly in healthcare buildings. But this unique capability of copper could have much wider implications for the design of all types of buildings.
Thu, 26/05/2011
The new patient treatment centre at The Christie in Manchester, UK, is home to the largest early clinical trials unit in the world, the largest chemotherapy unit in the UK and The Christie Clinic private patients suite to help boost NHS income.
Mon, 23/05/2011
Copper cladding plays an important role in a new 8,800 m2 regional office for the Welsh Assembly Government at Llandudno Junction, recognised as the ‘greenest’ public building in Wales last year.
Mon, 23/05/2011
Two new contemporary interventions within the courtyards of an important health building incorporate distinctive copper slatted facades to maintain both transparency and architectural independence.
Sun, 22/05/2011
Early in 2006, Hordaland County, on the west coast of Norway, instigated an architectural competition for the design of a new high school in the Sörås district of Bergen. The winners – against stiff competition from seven other entries – were the architects LINK.
Sun, 22/05/2011
There are no excuses for being late in Grumello del Monte, near Bergamo in Italy, with this massive clock defined by a golden copper alloy cylinder.
Sun, 22/05/2011
An abstract geometric form clad in golden copper alloy raises the profile of a railway station building now converted to the City Library in Luckenwalde, Germany.
Sun, 22/05/2011
The ‘Agora’ administration building for the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, completed in 2008, is proud of its impressive environmental credentials – and copper plays an important part.
Sun, 22/05/2011
Avanto Architects’ award winning Chapel of St. Lawrence, Vantaa, Finland is based on the concept of ‘the Path’, depicting a Christian’s journey from here to eternity. But it also most successfully reconciles the emotional needs of mourners with the pragmatic demands of funerals.
Thu, 05/05/2011
Copper-clad rooftop additions to a neo-classical style boutique hotel in Szabadság Square, Budapest, Hungary, continue a tradition of periodic building remodelling in that city.
