All Features articles – Page 472
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FeaturesHead first
Former headmistress Valerie Bragg has been a leading player in implementing Labour’s schools strategy. Here she tells us about why architecture doesn’t really matter – and how she got on with Norman Foster at the Bexley academy.
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Lead times
Despite strong order books and activity levels, most lead times are staying put, says Rob Darrow of Mace.
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FeaturesNational treasure
Feilden Clegg Bradley’s headquarters for the National Trust is a model of crisp, functional architecture wedded to sustainable design. Martin Spring takes the train to Swindon to explain how it was done.
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FeaturesA profession on the rise
Five years ago, project managers were regarded as pen-pushers – now they are seen as indispensable. So how much work is out there and who is winning the bulk of it?
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FeaturesA sunny reception
Building’s annual meeting of politicians, peers and top executives at the House of Commons
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FeaturesTalking shop
Three young and thrusting managers at Bovis Lend Lease chat to Victoria Madine over coffee
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Costs: Lighting systems
Good lighting design can give retailers a competitive advantage as well as being energy efficient. Peter Mayer of Building LifePlans looks at the whole-life costs of common lighting options
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FeaturesBuilding triumph at Highbury
Building magazine win the Willmott Dixon London 5-a-side cup at the fifth time of asking.
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FeaturesThe eternal brick
Dan Cruickshank recalls discovering in his travels ancient brick buildings that are testament to the material’s incredible durability
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FeaturesThe £30m baby
Bison’s new Derbyshire factory contains (probably) the most advanced hollowcore flooring equipment in the world. So what’s so special about it? And why is this the right time to bring it on stream?
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FeaturesAlvar Aalto on what a brick is worth
Alvar Aalto (1898-1976) expressed the coarser nature of brick on numerous projects, particularly those in Finland, such as at the Säynätsalo Town Hall (1949-52) (pictured).
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FeaturesThe space age is over
… Long live the age of the brick. At least, that’s what they’re all saying at Stonebridge Estate in north London, where ‘futuristic’ concrete slabs have been demolished in favour of liveable brick-built homes
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A building in a bag
Two students at the Royal College of Art have come up with a brilliant idea for erecting durable, lightweight housing in disaster areas using a footpump and a sackful of ‘Concrete Canvas’
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FeaturesBetter yet
The Concrete Centre has welcomed a new standard covering the performance of innovative housing. Particularly so as concrete looks set to match the criteria with ease.
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FeaturesBond patterns in brickwork
In his second article on brick bonds, Mike Hammett focuses on their decorative potential