All Features articles – Page 476
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The bigger picture
Before you read about how well our shortlisted firms have been doing their jobs, consider what they’re up against …
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Best of the best
There are a number of things in common between the Specialist Contractors Awards and the Oscars in Los Angeles: both use an extremely large number of judges to determine, as objectively as possible, the opinions of their respective industries.
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FeaturesSupreme Winner and Best Public Building
If Joseph had been an architect, he would have designed this building
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FeaturesBest Single House
The judges admired the crisp detailing and the contrast with the oversailing upper floor
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FeaturesBest Private Housing Development
The building uses brickwork to exude a sense of strength, solidity and reassurance
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FeaturesBest Public Housing Development
Brick constitutes the heart of this colourful, vibrant, bold and contemporary scheme
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FeaturesBest Refurbishment Project
This little gem of a project has created a viable local attraction
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FeaturesBest Commercial Building
A splendid approach to a difficult brief – and the result is a stunning building
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FeaturesBest Landscape Project
The judges admired the intricacies of the detailing, the design and colours
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FeaturesBest Structural Use of Brick
Hopkins has done it again with yet another prominent landmark brick building
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FeaturesMarks Barfield cafe: One small, skinny mollusc please
Marks Barfield’s latest scheme is an invertebrate cafe that has attached itself to Birmingham’s Bullring centre – where it is providing weary shoppers with a shell-like retreat
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FeaturesTalking balls with the minister
Phil Hope is charge of chivvying the industry into becoming energy efficient, sustainable and security conscious, while simultaneously championing IT and keeping the ODPM green. So a metaphor rather suggests itself, as we point out.
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Market forecast: Back on track
In this new series,We report that tender prices are on the up – including London, where work is getting back on track
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FeaturesVolume Housebuilder of the Year Award
Countryside displayed a consistency of detailing and craftsmanship
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FeaturesSustainability Award
A robust ecological agenda that has tried to use durable, local materials
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FeaturesPrefabrication Award
A fine example of how precast brickwork can simplify on-site construction