All Features articles – Page 202
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FeaturesSea Containers House: Ahoy there!
Chosen as a Building ‘blunder’ more times than any other building, Sea Containers House has undergone an extensive salvage operation by TP Bennett. So, how successful is it?
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FeaturesContractors: The tipping point
After years of clients worrying about subcontractors’ health, suddenly it’s main contractors that seem to be in trouble, caught out by rising costs on fixed price jobs. Building reports on a nervous time of profit warnings and senior management departures
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FeaturesSketch of the week: One Church Square
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by architects and urban designers Paul Davis + Partners.
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FeaturesThis week in 1850
The restructuring of the Palace of Westminster is hit by delays, cost overruns and controversy
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FeaturesImage of the week: Open for business
The One World Trade Center in New York opens, 13 years after the 9/11 attacks
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FeaturesWhat to specify: Education
This week’s education products include specialist paving, soil and waste products, and single-ply membrane roofing installations at schools in west Ireland and Poplar, and at the University of Plymouth
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FeaturesSouth-east Asian construction economies: Chasing tigers
China and India may be the big beasts of the East but UK construction would do well to train its sights on South-east Asia where huge untapped potential lies waiting
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FeaturesCroydon’s capital works programme: Educating Croydon
With one of the fastest growing populations in London, Croydon is set for a flurry of development over the next five years. But will the borough be able to meet demand for school places?
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FeaturesTracker: September 2014
The construction activity index takes a hit for the second month running, with all three sectors - residential, non-residential and civil engineering - experiencing contractions
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FeaturesBuilding Awards 2015 opens for entry
Widely recognised as the sector’s most prestigious awards for excellence, the Building Awards have opened for entry for 2015
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FeaturesPumpkin of the week
In place of sketch of the week this week, we asked for your best Halloween pumpkins…
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FeaturesIs the north on the up?
George Osborne talks of a creating a ‘northern powerhouse’ but how much faith should the industry put in Westminster’s affirmations?
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FeaturesHorrific architecture: Part 3
Continuing our Halloween tribute to the most gruesome building designs around the globe, here’s the third of our three part mini-series
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FeaturesInfographic: Estimates for improved journey times with ‘HS3'
How much would the proposed ‘HS3’ speed up journey times between our major northern cities?
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FeaturesThis week in 1974
The government was in a predicament on construction 40 years ago not too different from the one it faces now
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FeaturesMarket forecast: Rolling on
Rising price levels still reflect an industry in relatively rude health, despite ongoing capacity issues and question marks over the global economy
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FeaturesHorrific architecture: Part 2
Continuing our Halloween tribute to the most gruesome building designs around the globe, here’s the second of our three part mini-series
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FeaturesHorrific architecture: Part 1
Dim the lights and get ready to hide behind the sofa. It’s the return of Building’s Halloween tribute to the most gruesome building designs around the globe