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Eastern block
London's Whitechapel district is one of the most aggressively hard-core inner city areas in Britain. Architect Wright & Wright was asked to design a law department for London Metropolitan University on a long, thin slice of it. We find out how it tackled the brief.
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FeaturesThe government is evolving the ideal eco-friendly home for the 21st century. But can we afford it?
A leaked report has revealed how the government is planning to put the burden of its demanding environmental policy on housebuilders. We look at the plans and their implications
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Just the job
After 13 years in investment banking, Linda Wheaton is training for a career in carpentry. She explains why construction is better than finance – especially for women
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Tender price forecast: Racing upward
The good news is that demand for construction services is going to remain strong for the next few years, and prices are going to rise rapidly. The bad news is that labour shortages and China’s astonishing boom will push up suppliers’ costs, too. Davis Langdon and Everest reports
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FeaturesUrban flagship
Curvaceous and clad in steel, Building Design Partnership's Armada development is the wildly successful centrepiece of a windswept Dutch city's regeneration.
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FeaturesLight fantastic (without the tripping)
Coventry these days is whistling a merry tune as its millennium projects transform the city – not least an illuminated spiral-ramp bridge over the new public piazza. But how did they specify that tricky surface and underfoot lighting?
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FeaturesPlanes, brains and panels of steel
Those clever architects at Feilden Clegg Bradley didn't take the easy route to their RAF museum pavilion in Hendon. Alex Smith divebombs on the challenges of cladding a semicircular roof in stainless steel and lining it with tensile fabric
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FeaturesWhen the battle's lost and won
For weeks, clan McAlpine has been locked in a High Court battle over possession of the family name. Last Wednesday the drama reached its denouement. We report on what happened
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FeaturesBe afraid (but not very afraid)
The scarily tough and complex demands of the new Part L have left many contractors confused and anxious. But difficulties enforcing the energy-efficiency regulation suggest that its bark may be a lot worse than its bite.
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FeaturesAce venturer
Four months in and Nelson Ogunshakin, the Association of Consulting Engineers' new chief executive, is steering his ship into unchartered waters. He tells Kate Allen why his plans simply can't fail.
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FeaturesToxic shock
A teeny little EU landfill directive that the government has overlooked now threatens to blow up in its face – and even destroy its vision of brownfield regeneration.