All Buildings, Design and Specification articles – Page 28
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FeaturesMarket forecast: Into the headwinds
Output has recovered almost to pre-pandemic levels, but optimism is falling in the face of inflation, recruitment challenges and red tape
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FeaturesWhy are we struggling to make modular work?
A series of MMC firms have gone to the wall this year and doubts persist among more traditional builders. Tom Lowe looks at the issues involved
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NewsPay-off to Bond Street contractor a ‘success story’, says report
Committee says £19m payment to Costain-Skanska JV saved project millions more
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FeaturesRemembering the construction of the Olympic stadium - 10 years on
In contrast to other famous stadium projects, the Olympic Stadium was on time and on budget - how did those involved deliver it?
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NewsTfL’s City block roof extension approved
Extra level added to office building above new Bank station entrance
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NewsCity approves plans for 15-storey Aldgate hotel
Jewry Street development will have 311 guest rooms and rooftop restaurant
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NewsMitsui Fudosan and Stanhope move ahead with phase 2 of BBC Television Centre scheme
£500m redevelopment expected to complete in 2026
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NewsLiverpool proposes tall buildings policy
Guidance says towers of up to 50 storeys could be approved – one year after high-rise boom cost city its Unesco status
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FeaturesGather round: Greenwich Design District
Mole’s Victorian warehouse-inspired timber buildings really stand out among the low-cost rental studio spaces designed for creative industries
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FeaturesThe skinniest skyscraper: 111 West 57th Street
The world’s skinniest skyscraper gloriously embraces the rich legacy of Manhattan’s skyline, but raises questions around sustainability and affordable housing
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FeaturesShakespeare North Playhouse: Is this a new theatre which I see before me?
Outside it looks like a modern fortress but inside, Shakespeare North Playhouse, is all Tudor come Jacobean drama – with just a touch of Ken Dodd
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CommentDon’t let short-term pressures deflect us from our carbon goals
The need to slow climate change could become a casualty of pressure to ease more immediate problems, That would be a serious and painful mistake
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FeaturesCost model: Distribution warehouses
The combined impact of inflation plus materials and labour shortages is stretching developers of logistics centres – yet demand for this building type remains high
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NewsAnother City tower set for Bishopsgate as £600m plan gets public airing
Proposals for 55 Bishopsgate being developed by Schroders and Stanhope
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FeaturesGareth Lewis interview: how Mace is weathering the economic storm
The chief executive of the firm’s construction arm has been through three recessions but says the current conditions are unprecedented.
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NewsThree chasing £120m King’s Cross life sciences job
Work set to start on Merck building early next year
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CommentBuilding factories for the future
In designing gigafactories for the UK’s next-generation industries, the key imperatives are flexibility and future-proofing
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NewsIn pictures: Battersea Power Station control room restored to Art Deco glory
Former control room will be an events space in the Grade II* listed building
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FeaturesFive talking points at the BCO’s conference in Manchester
After a two-year hiatus, developers and occupiers gathered to discuss the future of the office - here are some highlights
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FeaturesThe fine art of creating a new campus for the RCA
In their scale and singularity, these flagship buildings designed by Herzog & de Meuron in Battersea strike just the right balance