From the archive – Page 14
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FeaturesFrom the archive in ... 2013
As One Brighton marks its fifth birthday, we take a look back to 2013 when it was profiled as a cost-effective model for sustainable living
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FeaturesThis week in 1974
As the construction industry faces a skills shortage, Building’s issue published July 1974 shows the sector facing similar problems
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FeaturesThis week in ... 1994
With Tower Bridge celebrating its 120th birthday this week, we head back 20 years in the Building archives to when a Danish model-maker constructed the iconic landmark entirely out of Lego
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FeaturesFrom the archive in ... 1994
This week we look back to the initial rumblings of the Construction Industry Board, later chaired by Sir Michael Latham, as this Building news story reveals
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FeaturesThis week in ... 1994
This week we take a look back at a Building feature investigating the science behind playing surfaces in the mid 90s, when grass specialists was a relatively new concept
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FeaturesThis week in ... 2000
This week we take a look back at the start of the millennium, when the construction of the Millennium Bridge was proving problematic, as this Building news story reveals
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FeaturesThis week in ... 2006
This week’s football coverage continues with a look back at a Building feature from the archive on office celebrations during the 2006 World Cup
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FeaturesThis week in... 1979
This week we pull a story about the development of large-scale supermarkets from the Building archives
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Archive TitlesThis month in … 1842
Contractor FM Conway says it has found a time capsule in front of an old police station in Sidcup, London, which dates back to the year before Building was first published
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Archive TitlesThis week in … 1994
This week we celebrate the 20th anniversary of theopening of the Channel Tunnel with a look back on our coverage at the time
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Archive TitlesThis week in … 1990
The 4 May 1990 issue of Building carried an article about the scarily behind-schedule construction work on the World Cup stadiums in Italy …
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Archive TitlesThis week in … 1977
Cutting edge technology: Revisiting GLC modelmaker Leslie Yeo’s architectural models
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Archive TitlesThis week in … 1974
As Building publishes it’s special BIM issue we look at some cutting edge computer tech in the build environment from 40 years ago
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FeaturesThis week in … 1964
In April 1964 Beatles were flying high in the US singles chart and April 1964 we looked at a prefabricated hexagonal house
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FeaturesThis week in ... 1914
We look back 100 years to 1914 when The Builder magazine was … Looking back 50 years to 1864
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FeaturesThis week in ... 1939
Over 70 years ago The Builder drew attention to that rare breed: a woman architect. Oh how times have changed …
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FeaturesThis week in ... 1864
Controversy surrounding the development of Smithfield market? Not just in 2014, but also exactly 150 years ago in the pages of The Builder
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FeaturesThis week in ... 1979
Read this fascinating article from Building magazine’s archive on how urban design can be used to cut the numbers of children killed on our roads
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FeaturesThis week in 1985
On Building’s cover 29 years ago this week we featured One Drummond Gate, Pimlico, London