All Features articles – Page 476
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FeaturesWhat’s their big idea now?
Next week is the fifth anniversary of the London Eye hoisting its first passengers 130 m above the capital. Its designers David Marks and Julia Barfield talk about their battle to ensure the Eye’s future, their next height-defying design and why they are not millionaires … yet.
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International costs: 2005
Gardiner & Theobald’s 13th annual survey looks at how much it’ll cost you to build various buildings around the world, along with labour and inflation rates – plus why China is still the main cost driver
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Specifier Products
In our cladding special this week, glass for flush facades or fighting fire, frameless glazing systems, multicoloured render or steel panels and 30 storeys of curtain walling in Liverpool – plus the latest news
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Costs: Stone facades
So do you go for natural or reconstructed stone for your stone facade? Which will offer the best whole-life value? Peter Mayer of the Building Performance Group breaks down the options
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FeaturesCladding: The walls of St Mary’s
This week we’ve got cladding well and truly covered, with an array of impressive products to make your facades beautiful and efficient, a breakdown of the whole-life costs of natural stone vs concrete finishes and eight steps to the perfect specification. But first, how the stainless steel at St Mary’s ...
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FeaturesSweet taste of victory at Junior Open House
Hansel and Gretel style house inspired by Willy Wonka wins school kids' design competition.
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But seriously ...
What makes MIPIM such an industry must-do? Elaine Knutt explains why it’s not just the champagne and canapés that keep people coming back
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FeaturesSite seeing
Even the strongest constitution can find traipsing between stands and drinking into the small hours a bit much after a while. So how about playing hooky for an afternoon? Naomi Stungo suggests some great buildings to visit nearby
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"Only a helicopterwould do"
Building’s deputy editor Phil Clark – a veteran of five MIPIMS – relives his favourite Cannes stories
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The man with the golden pen
The pioneer of lightweight and membrane structures, whose 1960s designs still look futuristic today, 79-year-old German inventor Frei Otto has won the Royal Gold Medal for Architecture
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FeaturesEat, drink and mingle
Want to win friends and influence people at MIPIM? Victoria Madine reveals the golden rules of successful networking
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FeaturesDon't forget your toothbrush...
...or any of these other essential items when you pack your bags for MIPIM
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Features… and a treehouse in the classroom
A new exhibition at the Victoria & Albert museum shows that children make some of the most inspiring, imaginative and brutally honest clients.
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FeaturesOne mean city
Big construction in Moscow is a muscle market dominated by players with political connections, fast money and armoured cars. So what chance does a British firm have of getting a piece of the action?
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Catch ‘em young
Nick Jones on how to recruit teenagers using websites, competitions and speed-dating
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FeaturesDream boats
Whether you’re admiring them from the quayside at Cannes or partying on board, you can’t fail to be impressed. Adrian Morgan steps inside the super-yachts of the super-rich and famous
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FeaturesBig in Japan (and China, the USA, Spain, Italy, Germany…)
David Chipperfield has quietly built up a highly exportable architectural practice, with competition wins all over the world. Now, the UK portfolio is belatedly taking shape – if clients can stop project-managing for long enough