Eminent Engineers
A series which looks at the careers of some of our eminent construction engineers

1. Sir Alan Harris – in conversation with Mark Whitby, 1997, 55 minutes

£40.00 plus VAT

2. Derek Sugden – in conversation with Chris Wise and Mark Whitby, 1997, 90 minutes

£40.00 plus VAT

Avoiding Disasters
Avoiding Disasters is a series of technical lectures given by Bickerdike Allen Partners for use by professionals and students. Produced by Pidgeon Audio Visual.

1. Curtain Walling: The Exclusion of Water

Barry Josey discusses ways of preventing rain penetration in curtain wall design Covers leakage mechanisms, fully bedded systems and the development of pressure equalised systems.

Running time 45 minutes

£35.00 plus VAT

2. Rainscreen Cladding

William Allen and Barry Josey discuss the essential principles of the rainscreen system, applications on traditional wall systems, basic components of a good quality rainscreen, pressure equalisation and closed rainscreen systems.

1990, 43 minutes

£35.00 plus VAT

3. Hard Finished Floors

Roger Bloomfield the failures that occur with new materials and composites, despite the best intentions of designers and contractors and sometimes extravagant claims of manufacturers. Includes historical background; design, structure and finishes; materials; workmanship.

1990, 38 minutes

£40.00 plus VAT

4. Acoustic Concepts

William Allen tackles an area which is largely ignored by the textbooks. The management of good architectural acoustics by design ranges from the commonplace skills of controlling noise to the excitement of music and theatre. Why is one committee room successful while another is not? How do you design a conference room to generate good discussion? How do you make cathedral choirs sound an octave above their true sound? What are the stage conditions needed for good musical performance?

1990, 40 minutes

£40.00 plus VAT

Tension Structures

A teaching package consisting of two part video and written material. Presented by Mike Barnes with contributions from leading practitioners in this area of design.

Part One

Basic Concepts and Cable Net Structures including engineering background, historical examples, the concepts of prestressed mechanisms and flexibility, Frei Otto and free form structures, computer modelling and analysis, wind tunnel testing, construction procedures and open mesh aviaries.

Part Two

Stressed Membrane Structures including form finding, supporting structures, pattering, material properties, stressing out procedures and the whole is illustrated by three recent case studies.

1990, 80 minutes

£80.00 plus VAT

(Price covers both parts)

Miscellaneous

Conservation & its Crafts

The video looks at some of the craftsmen and women whose skills play an essential part in the preservation of our national heritage and includes lead roofing , joinery, stained glass work and stone carving.

28 minutes

£30.00 plus VAT

Shaping the Future Designing with Cast & Formed Materials: Part I Metals

Presented by architect Chris Todhunter who proposes the importance and versatility of cast metals in buildings is re-emerging as seen in such diverse projects as Waterloo International Terminal and Stansted Airport. The video examines various casting techniques and provides the designer with advice on the range of applications to which castings may be put.

1992, 45 minutes

£40.00 plus VAT