All Features articles – Page 161
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FeaturesInterview: NG Bailey's David Hurcomb
David Hurcomb talks to Building on why he’s not fazed by the last-minute delay to go ahead with Hinkley, how the UK needs to get on with Heathrow expansion and the virtues of working for a privately owned company
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FeaturesContractors' interims: Grave new world
After the shock Brexit referendum result, contractors have found themselves wondering how to adapt to survive in the renewed climate of economic uncertainty
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FeaturesMarket review: Get comfortable
Despite Brexit causing an unwelcome stir, the total level of output is now comfortably above its pre-recession peak
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FeaturesProcurement update: Uncertain markets
With the emergent challenges of Brexit, how can the industry drive improved innovation, productivity and value for money through commercially responsible procurement?
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FeaturesAirport towers: A fond farewell? Part 2
With the possibility that airport control towers may become obsolete, our architectural correspondent continues his look at some of the more interesting examples
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FeaturesAmbitious Keltbray sees Dunne deal as game changer
Contractor broadens reach with concrete frame work
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FeaturesAirport towers: A fond farewell? Part 1
With the possibility that airport control towers may become obsolete, our architectural correspondent looks at some of the more interesting examples of this aviation mainstay
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FeaturesLet's love industrial estates
The changing nature of manufacturing and enterprise means we need to unlock many sites in our cities, integrating industrial estates with surrounding neighbourhoods
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FeaturesA smart move
Today’s retirees enjoy incomes higher than their 20-something counterparts and many are sitting on large family homes. No wonder investors have their eye on the UK’s retirement market
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FeaturesThe new grand tour of Europe
Where’s a EU-positive culture vulture to go this summer for a lingering look at all the architectural gems the Continent has to offer? Some industry experts suggest an itinerary …
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FeaturesImage of the week: Dancing on the edge
Performers at the opening ceremony of the 2016 Olympic Games
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FeaturesSir Robert McAlpine: The hollow crown?
Family firm Sir Robert McAlpine is once again without a boss. So, what happened, and can things be different for the next person to take the job?
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Snooker club
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Patrick Ward, a director at Haysom Ward Miller Architects
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FeaturesThis week in 2006
Four remaining bidders for the role of Olympic delivery partner for the London 2012 Olympics were given their last chance to bag the £5.2bn project
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FeaturesBaylis Old School: Brute strength
While many brutalist schools are being knocked down, one in south London is making a virtue of its architectural heritage and converting into housing. Photographs by Edmund Sumner
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FeaturesWhat to specify: Residential
This week One Lusty Gaze gets a soil and waste system, Orchard Village receives aluminium curtain walling and Hansgrohe releases its chrome plated overhead shower
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FeaturesMarket forecast: Not the whole story
As we look at the Q2 figures, people are ready to blame Brexit for plunging the UK construction economy into a darker period. But the reality is more complex. Michael Hubbard of Aecom reports
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FeaturesImage of the week: Ready for the starting whistle?
The Olympic Rings inside the beach volleyball arena
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Churchill College, Cambridge
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Meredith Bowles, director at Mole Architects
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FeaturesRio 2016: The best of Rio
The 32 venues that will host the Rio 2016 Olympic Games are a mix of futuristic new build and ambitious reconstruction. Ike Ijeh takes us on a tour of the architectural highlights