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Building constructs: Richard Murphy Architects

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 August 2008

Charles Rattray
Charles Rattray
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The Sutherland School of ArchitectureThe Robert Gordon UniversityGarthdeeAberdeen AB9 2QBUnited Kingdom
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Abstract

This paper reviews the relationship between architectural intent and constructional realisation in the work of the Edinburgh practice Richard Murphy Architects. It focuses on a small built project in Edinburgh, the conversion of a building in Royal Terrace Mews.

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arq: Architectural Research Quarterly , Volume 1 , Issue 3 , Spring 1996 , pp. 16 - 27
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1996

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