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The Shock of the Old
The Shock of the OldPhilip WilkinsonChannel Four Books£20192 pagesThis books comes as a companion to the recent Channel 4 series of the same name, in which Piers Gough strolled around the heritage sites of Britain explaining that, although we may find modern architecture shocking, historic buildings which we know and ...
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Fulham's premier stadium
Mohamed Al Fayed has big plans for his football club: promotion to the Premiership and a new £70m stadium.
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Prescott targets contractors
After Hatfield, John Prescott hauled Railtrack over the coals. In a week when four people died on British sites, he has set his sights on contractors. Can the industry pull back from the brink?
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The survivor
Baroness Dean spent the first half of this year fighting for the Housing Corporation's survival. Now she has to prove that she can make it work.
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Young guns go for it
Let's put plunge pools in the boardroom! Three exciting designers have been given their heads by office clients who want more than neat workstations in a tasteful shade of grey. On this page, Urban Research Laboratory's way with walls, over is Richard Scott's "sensory layers" and on page 44, And-Associates' ...
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Sensory perfection
Surface Architects is experimenting with a complex matrix of eight shifting "sensory layers" for the offices of a cutting-edge software firm.
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Not just clowning around
Media consultancy Circus has an office designed to match its philosophy – radical, transparent, informal and open.
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The top 500
Bouygues is still the biggest construction outfit in Europe, three times the size of Amec. But for how much longer? With Skanska still pursuing ambitious expansion plans and many of the other major players thinking about copying the Vinci-GTM merger, the European industry looks set to undergo a rapid evolution. ...
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Danger mouse
A realistic software package gives designers and engineers a virtual vision of how building occupants would fare in a fire – allowing for amendments that could save many lives.
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Renaissance money
The urban white paper published two weeks ago outlined a number of measures designed to give a fiscal backbone to the government's ambitious plans. But will they have the desired effect?
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Just the job
The engineer-turned-architect who created an artificial Brazilian rainforest in Germany talks about his multifaceted career.
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Appointments
ContractorsFit-out specialist Jarvis Newman has appointed Simon Charlick (right) finance director. Barry Sheppard has joined the board of Multiplex Constructions (UK) as director responsible for financial and commercial issues.Allenbuild North West has appointed Mike Chapman business development manager in its Manchester office. Reigate-based Benson has appointed Robert Leitch construction director.ConsultantsDerbyshire-based ...
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Starter dome
Legacy wants to recreate the creative buzz of Clerkenwell inside the Greenwich Peninsula landmark. Its solution? A clip-together Tuscan village – complete with forest.
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The Trilliumaire
A £300m deal with Land Securities will make property chief Manish Chande a major construction client, but contractors aren't his favourite people.
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Temple of learning
A rising sun, a microchip wafer, a mosque with an infinite number of columns … There's a symbol for everyone at the new international library at Alexandria in Egypt.
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Brick Awards 2000
The Brick Awards 2000 celebrate exceptional standards of work in brick. More than 200 buildings were entered for 10 categories, plus an overall award for the Building of the Year. This year's awards ceremony, held on Tuesday at London's Café Royal, was compered by Building editor Adrian Barrick and organised ...
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Black boxes
Phones that work anywhere in the world (except indoors), cloth keyboards, cameras for budding spies and a mobile you can use to hammer nails … What will they think of next?
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I'm OK, you're OK
Growing a business by acquisition is not a new idea – but did you know there's a way of doing it that attracts the best recruits, tickles clients pink and gives your staff a reason to sing on their way to work?
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Hard day's night
Brits work the longest hours in Europe, and it may affect performance. Here's what can be done