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APRIL 2023 Contents 2 Leader 3 On the radar Editor's pick of new products 4 AJ Buildings Library Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, by Benson+ Forsyth, 1998 6 The Regs Geoff Wilkinson looks at gu idance on the design of movement joints in masonry 8 In Practic; Matteo.Attanasio of Symm etrys desc rib es the tool it is developing for matching and replacing steel sections with reclaimed alternatives 14 White House School vPPR 26 Wo ngAvery Mu sic Gallery Niall McLaughlin Architects 36 Riverview House Mole Architects 46 BCIS costs Samp le costs for maso nry 48 Draw in g to a close 'A House for Wil l and Hazel ' by Charles Holland Arch itects On th e cover Isometric view, Wh ite House ?Chool by vPPR

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