All Features articles – Page 152
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Walker's Court, Soho, London
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Martha Enthoven, studio manager at Soda Studio
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Features2016: Back to the future - part two
A 1980s office went back to nature and housing went beyond postwar with 21st-century prefabs
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FeaturesSponsored feature on flood risk: Troubled waters
As the UK prepares for the next wave of winter storms, there is growing awareness of the need to improve the resilience of properties to protect against devastating floods. Andrew Brister reports on the action plan devised by the recent Bonfield Review and looks at some of the emerging solutions ...
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FeaturesThis week in 1986
Thirty years ago 60% of ‘unemployed’ construction workers were believed to be earning off the books
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Features2016: Back to the future - part one
The Tate Modern extension provided a warped contrast against the former power station and the Design Museum gained a historically sensitive 1960s rebuild
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FeaturesCPD 23 2016: BIM levels of detail
Levels of detail define the content of a BIM project at different stages. This CPD, sponsored by Vectorworks, outlines the main points to consider
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Features2016 untangled - part two
Even people who like surprises are likely to end 2016 wondering if there isn’t something to be said for ‘boring and predictable’. The Building team reports on the rollercoaster highs and lows of one of the weirdest years on record
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FeaturesImage of the week: Turn on the Christmas lights
The top of The Shard, in London, is illuminated on Monday
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Features2016 untangled - part one
Even people who like surprises are likely to end 2016 wondering if there isn’t something to be said for ‘boring and predictable’. The Building team reports on the rollercoaster highs and lows of one of the weirdest years on record
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FeaturesChristmas charity challenge: Good mixers
Nothing is better to round off an unsettling year than a nice stiff drink. So Building invited three teams from the construction industry to find out who could make the best festive cocktail, as part of our Christmas charity appeal for Crash
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FeaturesHow is New York dealing with Trump?
New Yorkers are still in shock at the idea of a Trump presidency
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Housing layout in Oxfordshire
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Hannah Smart from West Waddy ADP
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FeaturesImage of the week: Festive cheer
In New York this week, the world’s tallest digitally-animated Christmas tree - a full 204ft - is lit up in Times Square
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FeaturesThis week in 2001
15 years ago New York’s authorities wanted to redevelop the area devestated by the 11 September attacks
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FeaturesCost update Q3 2016
Building costs rose overall, with materials cost inflation increasingly contributing to this - labour costs are rising too but at a lower rate
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FeaturesNeil Martin: Steady as he goes
Since Neil Martin took over at the helm of Lendlease’s European construction operations he has returned the firm to profit and steadied the ship. So the question everyone wants to know is how he did it
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FeaturesBacton Low Rise: Community blessed
The reinvention of the Bacton Low Rise council estate shows that regeneration is as much about residents as construction - and that it is better to view the local community as an asset than a hindrance
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FeaturesWhat to specify: Residential
Rapid rendering, accessible windows, vibrant carpet tiles for student housing, a deep undermount sink and a very thin radiator are among this week’s product news
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FeaturesImage of the week: Going Live
Crest Nicholson chief executive Stephen Stone is interviewed by Building editor Sarah Richardson
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Residential building in conservation area
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Chris Robinson, partner at Aldington Craig + Collinge