All Features articles – Page 312
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FeaturesUniversity challenge: The higher education construction conundrum
It’s a tricky one: higher education institutions have to slash capital spending plans, but they need to keep upgrading their estates if they want to attract students and, consequently, funding
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FeaturesThe house that Jim built: Designing for a QS
When QS Jimmi Bradbury asked school pal and architect Niall McLaughlin to design him a home, the brief was pretty loose. What he came up with was this serene set of glass and wooden boxes – but how tranquil would the relationship be once work began? Thomas Lane took a ...
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Building Intelligence
Experian’s Business Strategies division looks at what happened to the industry at the end of 2009, which makes for grisly reading – but there were some star performers, and things are looking up …
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FeaturesOpen letter to readers of Building magazine from Nick Clegg
Leader of the Liberal Democrats responds to Building's Charter 284 campaign for investment in infrastructure
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FeaturesDon't become a couch potato
A period without a job needn’t be a waste of time. Here’s how you could turn it into an opportunity …
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FeaturesRunning Countryside: Another bite of the Cherry
Two days after Countryside chairman Alan Cherry died, his sons were back at work. Graham, the housebuilder’s chief executive, talks to Joey Gardiner about the values his father instilled in him – and whether the company will be able to hang on to its vision in less certain times
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FeaturesElection 2010: The manifestos
The parties got their campaigns officially under way this week. So on this page we look at what Labour and Conservatives are proposing. Nick Clegg writes us a letter, we have a chat with our floating voters and check the web poll
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FeaturesFirst impressions: Snøhetta's marine lab in Norway
Two students from the Royal College of Art and Nottingham Trent comment on the Norwegian scheme
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FeaturesStrata tower: Southwark’s sore thumb
The Strata tower sticks out 150m above south London’s downtrodden Elephant and Castle. But, rather than being a symbol of aspiration, the building is turning away from the very area it’s meant to be giving a lift
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FeaturesFrom the pavement to the Pinnacle
Vertical building work will start on the City’s latest skyscraper, the Pinnacle, next month
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FeaturesLaser treatment
Architect BFLS, formerly Hamiltons Architects, is to commence detailed design work on this research facility for laser technology in Dolni Brezany, in the Czech Republic.
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FeaturesGoodnight and good luck: Converting offices to hotels
With the commercial office market in the doldrums, developers are waking up to the idea of converting them into hotels. Stephen Kennett works all hours to find out how it’s done
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FeaturesUnited House in Clapham: High Street fashion
Social housing specialist United House has won a £29m contract to build a mixed-use scheme on Clapham High Street in south London
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FeaturesPeter Morrison: RMJM’s business model
Peter Morrison, chief executive of Scotland’s best known architect, explains his hiring policies (which include Sir Fred Goodwin), and how RMJM turned itself into an international success story
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FeaturesWe can’t turn a blind eye: Child labour
Children as young as six are working 12-hour days in some of India’s sandstone quarries. Yet many UK stone importers just don’t want to know about it. Sophie Griffiths reports on a scandal that is getting harder to ignore
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FeaturesThe possibilities! Latest web tools for architects
The latest web tools allow architects to note down ideas, scribble on images, and then share them at the click of a button. They’re simple, they’re cheap as chips, and they might just take over the world.
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FeaturesLead times January-March 2010
It looks as though the industry may be turning the corner. Most contractors are reporting an increase in enquiries and for the first time in a long time, a package actually increased. Brian Moone of Mace reports
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Features2010 election: Who’s it going to be?
This is the first election since 1992 when the winner wasn’t completely obvious before it began. To help us track the parties’ fortunes, we’ve assembled a panel of undecided voters
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FeaturesStructural Eurocodes: A lowdown
From 1 April all public funded projects must be designed to the Eurocodes standard, which means large and small firms should be aware of their implications