All Features articles – Page 365
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FeaturesFancy a dress?
It’s what today’s wardrobe-challenged operative has been waiting for: a high-viz construction kilt that combines tradition and style in everyday workwear. We give you a sneak preview – before Karl Lagerfeld gets in on the act.
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Oh dear, oh dear
So far, Cabe’s school design review panel hasn’t been too impressed by the Building Schools for the Future programme. Martin Spring looks at what it said about the first batch of schemes and asks Ken Shuttleworth, the chairman of the panel, for tips on getting full marks
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The tracker: Cracks emerge
Responses to this month’s survey were more downbeat than usual, with uncertainty in the wider market starting to make its presence felt, says Experian Business Strategies
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FeaturesCountry focus: Italy
The Italian construction industry has played a central role in the growth of the economy in recent years. Although the global slowdown is now steadying the boom, new project finance rules and investment vehicles should help offset its effects. Roberto Talotta of EC Harris reports
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FeaturesVulture funds spoil the party in Cannes
Predators fly in from Middle East amid talk of market crisis at Mipim
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FeaturesHansom — Cannes goods
Russian dolly birds go surreal, Vincent has a liquidity problem and Madelin’s hangover cure
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FeaturesSnug as a bug in rug
When the Natural History Museum decided it needed to house 20 million insect and plant specimens within one structure, building a giant shiny, ivory coloured cocoon seemed to make perfect sense. Thomas Lane buzzed over to find out more …
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FeaturesMaking BREEAM robust
For too long, designers have been able to get top BREEAM ratings by adding recycling space and bike racks. Now the green assessment tool is toughening up its act with mandatory levels for energy and water use – and a new rank above ‘excellent’.
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FeaturesBurj Dubai four months behind schedule
Dubai's flagship development, the $4.1bn (£2bn) Burj Dubai, might not be completed by the end of this year, the original deadline.
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FeaturesHe’s arrived early: Neil Edginton's career path
At the tender age of 30 Neil Edginton is in charge of Build Ability, the contractor that’s delivering Birmingham’s £75m Cube. He tells James Clegg about how he got there, what’s next and how he upset the BBC by playing Eagles covers
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£750m eco-city for Bradford
Plans for a £750m zero-carbon student village in Bradford backed by developers and two higher education institutions were launched at Mipim.
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