All Features articles – Page 321
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FeaturesRunning Countryside: Another bite of the Cherry
Two days after Countryside chairman Alan Cherry died, his sons were back at work. Graham, the housebuilder’s chief executive, talks to Joey Gardiner about the values his father instilled in him – and whether the company will be able to hang on to its vision in less certain times
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FeaturesDon't become a couch potato
A period without a job needn’t be a waste of time. Here’s how you could turn it into an opportunity …
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Building Intelligence
Experian’s Business Strategies division looks at what happened to the industry at the end of 2009, which makes for grisly reading – but there were some star performers, and things are looking up …
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FeaturesOpen letter to readers of Building magazine from Nick Clegg
Leader of the Liberal Democrats responds to Building's Charter 284 campaign for investment in infrastructure
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FeaturesThe house that Jim built: Designing for a QS
When QS Jimmi Bradbury asked school pal and architect Niall McLaughlin to design him a home, the brief was pretty loose. What he came up with was this serene set of glass and wooden boxes – but how tranquil would the relationship be once work began? Thomas Lane took a ...
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FeaturesUniversity challenge: The higher education construction conundrum
It’s a tricky one: higher education institutions have to slash capital spending plans, but they need to keep upgrading their estates if they want to attract students and, consequently, funding
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FeaturesFour Seasons, extra topping
London-based PLP Architecture has designed the Four Seasons hotel on Sowwah Island in Abu Dhabi
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FeaturesAs green as it gets
The first definitive image has been released of what Barratt calls “the UK’s most sustainable development”.
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FeaturesHealth plan
Construction of the new school of health studies at the University of Bradford, designed by Farrell & Clark, is due to begin in late April.
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FeaturesLanding on Mayfair: Studio Seilern homes
This £9m proposal by architect Studio Seilern is for a 496m2 site in the Mayfair conservation area in west London. The development would replace the existing buildings with nine residential units and 10 serviced apartments. Studio Seilern has proposed a large garden at lobby level, and a vertical garden that ...
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The tracker: Same time next month …?
It’s business as usual, as tender prices are down for the 20th month in a row and many regions’ indices see no change. At least the weather’s behaved, writes Experian Business Strategies
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FeaturesWorth the wait
3DReid Architects and Cheval Residences have secured planning permission for this nine-storey residential development next to the Tower of London
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FeaturesFirst impressions: Snøhetta's marine lab in Norway
Two students from the Royal College of Art and Nottingham Trent comment on the Norwegian scheme
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FeaturesLead times January-March 2010
It looks as though the industry may be turning the corner. Most contractors are reporting an increase in enquiries and for the first time in a long time, a package actually increased. Brian Moone of Mace reports
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Features2010 election: Who’s it going to be?
This is the first election since 1992 when the winner wasn’t completely obvious before it began. To help us track the parties’ fortunes, we’ve assembled a panel of undecided voters
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FeaturesThe possibilities! Latest web tools for architects
The latest web tools allow architects to note down ideas, scribble on images, and then share them at the click of a button. They’re simple, they’re cheap as chips, and they might just take over the world.
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FeaturesWe can’t turn a blind eye: Child labour
Children as young as six are working 12-hour days in some of India’s sandstone quarries. Yet many UK stone importers just don’t want to know about it. Sophie Griffiths reports on a scandal that is getting harder to ignore
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FeaturesPeter Morrison: RMJM’s business model
Peter Morrison, chief executive of Scotland’s best known architect, explains his hiring policies (which include Sir Fred Goodwin), and how RMJM turned itself into an international success story
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FeaturesUnited House in Clapham: High Street fashion
Social housing specialist United House has won a £29m contract to build a mixed-use scheme on Clapham High Street in south London
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FeaturesGoodnight and good luck: Converting offices to hotels
With the commercial office market in the doldrums, developers are waking up to the idea of converting them into hotels. Stephen Kennett works all hours to find out how it’s done