More Focus – Page 282
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FeaturesCountry focus: Italy
The Italian construction industry has played a central role in the growth of the economy in recent years. Although the global slowdown is now steadying the boom, new project finance rules and investment vehicles should help offset its effects. Roberto Talotta of EC Harris reports
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FeaturesFancy a dress?
It’s what today’s wardrobe-challenged operative has been waiting for: a high-viz construction kilt that combines tradition and style in everyday workwear. We give you a sneak preview – before Karl Lagerfeld gets in on the act.
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£750m eco-city for Bradford
Plans for a £750m zero-carbon student village in Bradford backed by developers and two higher education institutions were launched at Mipim.
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FeaturesBurj Dubai four months behind schedule
Dubai's flagship development, the $4.1bn (£2bn) Burj Dubai, might not be completed by the end of this year, the original deadline.
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FeaturesSnug as a bug in rug
When the Natural History Museum decided it needed to house 20 million insect and plant specimens within one structure, building a giant shiny, ivory coloured cocoon seemed to make perfect sense. Thomas Lane buzzed over to find out more …
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The tracker: Cracks emerge
Responses to this month’s survey were more downbeat than usual, with uncertainty in the wider market starting to make its presence felt, says Experian Business Strategies
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FeaturesA scientific monster
This computer centre in Santiago, Chile, may have two heads but then it’s got two skins, too – altogether a bit of a freak
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FeaturesRichard Steer on Mipim
Two years ago Richard Steer wrote in these pages that Mipim was a waste of time, energy and perfectly good booze. This year, he’s quite looking forward to it, thanks for asking. So, what changed?
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FeaturesWhat a mesh!
A Japanese architect and a UK cladding specialist came together to develop the shimmering expanded aluminium veil that has been used to clad the New Museum of Contemporary Art.
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life At the sharp end
Cladding In an explosion, every fragment of glass in a building becomes a potentially lethal missile. Stephen Kennett looks at the best ways to protect ourselves
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FeaturesMellow yellow
The striking shell of the Le Safron festival hall, south-east of Paris, has been clad in the new copper aluminium alloy Tecu Gold.
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Profiled cladding
Euroclad has added to its Elite range of built-up cladding products with a horizontal wall system that features a half round profile outer sheet.
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Minimalist fittings
DR Services is to market Sadev’s range of point fittings and spiders for facades and glass canopies in the UK.