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035			_a(Sirsi) u13184
041			_aeng
245			_aMaterials in refurbishment
260			_c1988
350			_a0
490			_aArchitects` Journal _v187(7) 17 February 1988, 59-71
520			_aA series of six articles examining the performance and use of materials in two different but complementary listed building refurbishment projects: the Skin Floor at Tobacco Dock , a London docklands warehouse currently being renovated to provide shopping facilities and St Marks , Silvertown , an east London parish church , being restored to provide archive and exhibition space for a local history museum . Explains the two buildings` architectural importance and the historical background to their restoration, before going onto consider in detail the building materials used in the refurbishment: slate , timber , cast iron , brick , terracotta and stone . The final article describes how fire control systems were incorporated into the two buildings without destroying their historic character. Photos. Diagrams.
650			_aHISTORIC BUILDINGS
650			_aSAFETY
650			_aSHOPS
690			_aRefurbishment _96264
942			_n0
948			_c04/03/1997
999			_c8484 _d8484