All Features articles – Page 277
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FeaturesBuilding Awards 2011 shortlist: Evelyn Grace Academy
Shortlisted for Public Building Project of the Year: Zaha Hadid’s first completed project in England is as dramatic and surreal as would be expected
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FeaturesStep 1: Standardise your public building
Efficiency has long eluded the construction industry - but now the government is demanding cuts in costs of up to 20%. So any company wanting public sector work had better think up some pretty clever ways to help make that happen
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FeaturesStudents challenged to design their own school
School children enter Design my Learning Space competition to design their own school
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FeaturesBuilding Awards 2011 shortlist: Ravensbourne College
Shortlisted for Public Building Project of the Year: Ravensbourne College refuses to be merely another building in the shadow of the Millenium Dome
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FeaturesBuilding Awards 2011 shortlist: Central St Giles
Shortlisted for Building Project of the Year: This former haven for convicts and leper is now a breath of fresh air in central London
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FeaturesBuilding Awards 2011 shortlist: Harlequin 1
Shortlisted for Building Awards Project of the Year: Sky shows it’s possible to be glamorous and eco-friendly with its already award-winning HQ
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FeaturesBuilding Awards 2011 shortlist: Woodland Trust
Shortlisted for the Project of the year, the Woodland Trust’s HQ is attractive and sustainable
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FeaturesSustainability: The power to persuade
Our industry now has a plethora of initiatives to encourage us to build sustainably, either through sanctions or incentives. Has the government has got the balance right?
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FeaturesSheppard Robson on flooring specification
Environmental considerations are crucial when specifying flooring. Building talks to Evolution, the sustainability team at architect Sheppard Robson about how the industry can minimise environmental impact
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FeaturesCost model: small projects
In these difficult economic times, small projects are not to be sniffed at. David Holmes and Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company, cost up some of the most common kinds
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FeaturesGreg Barker interview: 'We've got to transform the built environment'
Minister for climate change is nothing if not ambitious. He’s pushing through the government’s Green Deal to retrofit Britain’s 26 million homes. Fine idea, of course, but will it actually work?
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FeaturesNuclear alert: Future of £50bn new build plan
In the weeks following fukushima, the UK nuclear industry is already under review. what does this mean for the future of £50bn new build plan?
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FeaturesBuilding Awards 2011 Project of the Year: Royal Shakespeare Company
Shortlisted for Project of the year, the revamped home of the RSC tries to maintain and represent the history of the site, rather than completely replacing the iconic venue
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FeaturesBuilding Awards 2011 shortlist: Lowther Children's Centre
Shortlisted for Building Project of the Year: Lakehouse shows that an addition doesn’t merely have to be an extension
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FeaturesBuilding Awards 2011 shortlist: Kew Herbarium Library Arts and Archive Wing
Shortlisted for Public Building Project of the Year:Kew’s new building is a (successful) experiment in juxtaposition and discretion
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FeaturesBuilding Awards 2011 shortlist: Chiswick House Cafe
Shortlisted for Public Building Project of the Year: This new cafe rises to the challenge of creating a new builiding on this historic site
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Building Awards 2011 Public Building of the Year: Chelsea Academy
Shortlisted for Public Building Project of the Year: Chelsea Academy blends seamlessly into its urban surroundings – but also manages to stand out
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FeaturesBuilding Awards 2011 shortlist: Christie Hospital
Shortlisted for Public Building Project of the Year: Christie Hospital combines cutting-edge healthcare with cutting edge design
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FeaturesBuilding Awards 2011 shortlist: Angel Building
Continuing our shortlist preview series, a spacious atrium and geometric layout give a slick rejuvenation to a central London office block