All Features articles – Page 242
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FeaturesTrowbridge County Hall: Walking on air
Stride Treglown Architects needed a ventilation solution for a covered courtyard and it found one in a new type of raised access floor
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FeaturesBuilding's new home: 240 Blackfriars Road
Great Portland Estates has gone the extra mile to make sure 240 Blackfriars Road will appeal to its demanding occupiers - such as, well, Building Magazine, for example
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FeaturesInterview: Pascal Mittermaier, Lend Lease
Lend Lease has put Pascal Mittermaier in charge of the £1.5bn Elephant Castle regeneration scheme
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FeaturesMarket forecast: Turning a corner?
Although last month’s Spending Round left a lot to be desired, there are plausible signs of a tentative recovery in construction
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FeaturesChoosing a consultant
From global giants to small start-ups, clients are spoilt for choice when it comes to hiring cost consultants
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FeaturesA reprieve for super prisons?
Will the government listen to calls for a £3.75bn building programme of super prisons?
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FeaturesReader competition: Spot the building
Just name the six projects in this picture and you could win £25 voucher to spend in John Lewis
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FeaturesBuilding inside a prison
How do you build an extension inside a prison where scaffolding, skips and site vehicles are all viewed as potential escape routes?
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FeaturesHow Bam came top of Google's search
Bam Construct UK boss Graham Cash tells Building what winning one of the most prestigious construction jobs of the year means for the contractor
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FeaturesInfrastructure: Combined cycle gas turbine plants
Unless new electricity generating capacity is built soon there will be an energy security crisis in the UK. Barbra Carlisle and Paul Webber of EC Harris examine the role of gas in electricity generation
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FeaturesScale Lane Bridge: Get into the swing
After years of axed regeneration projects, Hull is finally getting to have a bit of fun with a new pedestrian swing bridge
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FeaturesConstruction strategy 2025: Within our reach?
Can the industrial strategy succeed? Four experts address the key challenges
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FeaturesHousing Design Awards 2013
This year’s Housing Design Awards once again show developers beating off the gloom of the recession and offering high-quality, varied designs for residents to chillax in
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FeaturesThe UK's tallest building in 1977
Seifert’s 183m contribution to London’s skyline has been widely criticised but was praised for its innovative construction in the 1970s
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FeaturesDebenhams Oxford Street: Time to shine
Debenhams’ Oxford Street store is ready to come out of the shadows with an innovative cladding concept
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FeaturesInterview: Capita Symonds' Richard Marchant
Capita Symonds’ new chief executive has been brought back for a major rebranding job - including dropping the Symonds name
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FeaturesShould you believe the hype?
Do the government’s claims in its spending review stand up to scrutiny?
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FeaturesTracker: May 2013
Construction activity hit its highest level in six months and the picture for contractors in six of the regions is looking more positive too. Experian Economics reports
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FeaturesBuilding intelligence: Q1 2013
Data from Experian Economics shows that construction output in Q1 was some 23% below 2008 levels. But GDP edged up, and industrial output is looking healthy
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FeaturesGlobal Construction 2025
Twelve years from now, there will be 70% more construction work going on around the world. Building reports on the findings of Global Construction 2025