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| New look for Brick Bulletin The Brick Bulletin has been relaunched with a great new look, to show off the very best of brick. The publication, produced quarterly by the Brick Development Association, is widely and rightly regarded as the industry bible. It's been around since 1947. Now it's been transformed. The new bulletin features a crisper contemporary design, news you can use, case studies, profiles on movers and shakers in contemporary building design – and dramatic images of brick projects worldwide. Katherina Lewis of the BDA is executive editor of Brick Bulletin. "We want to encourage the industry to Think Brick – and that campaign is really starting to take off," she says. "The new-look Brick Bulletin is the next big step. We'll highlight projects from around the world, past and present, that form part of the continuous tradition of brick construction. We'll showcase the creativity, diversity and sustainability that have made brick such a firm favourite." Brick has long been favoured by architects, developers and the public. Its warm and humanising character brings buildings to life. An external brick wall adds scale, depth, colour and texture. Then there's the choice – 1200 varieties of brick are produced in the UK alone – and it blends so naturally and easily with its surroundings. The new Brick Bulletin provides picture-perfect evidence of these qualities. Among the projects featured in the latest issue: - a children's development centre in south London, designed by AHMM. - a disused power station in Berlin, transformed into family homes by Kahlfeldt. - the parliament building in Liechtenstein, by Hansjörg Göritz. - painted brickwork in Brixton and Denmark, by Tony Fretton. - a well-known poet's holiday home in China, by Atelier Zhang Lei. Then there's a profile of Maccreanor Lavington, the Anglo-Dutch practice representing the UK at the Venice Biennale. The bulletin also undertakes a fascinating exploration through the streets of Prague, examining the early 20th Century work of master architect Josef Plecnik. On top of that there's the technical guidance on the Code for Sustainable Homes and how it offers great potential for brick. write your comments about the article :: © 2008 Construction News :: home page |