All Features articles – Page 289
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FeaturesGreg Barker interview: 'We've got to transform the built environment'
Minister for climate change is nothing if not ambitious. He’s pushing through the government’s Green Deal to retrofit Britain’s 26 million homes. Fine idea, of course, but will it actually work?
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FeaturesNuclear alert: Future of £50bn new build plan
In the weeks following fukushima, the UK nuclear industry is already under review. what does this mean for the future of £50bn new build plan?
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FeaturesBuilding Awards 2011 Project of the Year: Royal Shakespeare Company
Shortlisted for Project of the year, the revamped home of the RSC tries to maintain and represent the history of the site, rather than completely replacing the iconic venue
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FeaturesBuilding Awards 2011 shortlist: Lowther Children's Centre
Shortlisted for Building Project of the Year: Lakehouse shows that an addition doesn’t merely have to be an extension
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FeaturesBuilding Awards 2011 shortlist: Kew Herbarium Library Arts and Archive Wing
Shortlisted for Public Building Project of the Year:Kew’s new building is a (successful) experiment in juxtaposition and discretion
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FeaturesBuilding Awards 2011 shortlist: Chiswick House Cafe
Shortlisted for Public Building Project of the Year: This new cafe rises to the challenge of creating a new builiding on this historic site
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Building Awards 2011 Public Building of the Year: Chelsea Academy
Shortlisted for Public Building Project of the Year: Chelsea Academy blends seamlessly into its urban surroundings – but also manages to stand out
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FeaturesBuilding Awards 2011 shortlist: Christie Hospital
Shortlisted for Public Building Project of the Year: Christie Hospital combines cutting-edge healthcare with cutting edge design
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FeaturesBuilding Awards 2011 shortlist: Angel Building
Continuing our shortlist preview series, a spacious atrium and geometric layout give a slick rejuvenation to a central London office block
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FeaturesBuilding Awards 2011 shortlist: Carnegie Pavilion
Shorstlied for Project of the Year, the Carnegie Pavilion encorporates the abstract and futuristic, representing both cricket club and city
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FeaturesBuilding Awards 2011 shortlist: One New Change
The first of our preview series on shortlisted projects is One New Change in London’s Paternoster Square
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FeaturesView from my office: Jyoti Gandhi
The Gleeds consultant overlooks Bangalore’s road vendors selling roasted peanuts
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FeaturesUnderbidding: Warning! Highly risky manoeuvre
Desperate times call for desperate measures, and in some cases result in suicidal tendencies. As underbidding spirals further out of control, we look at how widespread the practice has become and what – if anything – can be done about it.
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FeaturesSpecialist costs: Steel and concrete
Steel and concrete subcontractor turnovers have taken a double hit as the price of raw materials has surged and work dried up. Despite no improvement to the short-term outlook, Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company, sees a glimmer of hope from 2013
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FeaturesWest Ham's stadium: Up close and personal
West Ham won the acrimonious battle for the post-Games conversion of the Olympic stadium. But will its football stadium-cum-athletics arena be able to create the intimate atmosphere its fans demand?
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FeaturesThe Budget: Can George win the day?
How do you fight off the threat of a double-dip recession with no weapons in your armoury? For George Osborne putting together next week’s Budget, the most obvious solution is likely to be deregulation. Here’s a look at what changes to expect
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FeaturesZaha Brava: The Guangzhou Opera House
Architecture and geology collide in Zaha Hadid’s glorious Guangzhou Opera House
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FeaturesAndrew Wyllie: Yes, we can
With Costain’s much publicised bid for Mouchel rebuffed no fewer than four times, and huge infrastructure plans dependent on funding, how come chief executive Andrew Wyllie is so upbeat?
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FeaturesWates wins £160m to go top
Amount of work awarded in February dropped but big wins shuffle positions of top 10 contractors
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FeaturesWho wants to be in social housing?
Six months on from the collapse of Rok and Connaught, their competitors are scrambling to take their places against a backdrop of cuts and jittery clients. And now the big players are looking to muscle in on the social housing market