All Features articles – Page 519
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FeaturesTiles of the unexpected
Or how a Kohn Pederson Fox architect with a burning obsession went on the trail of gleaming ceramic facade tiles, and uncovered their secrets with the help of a mysterious, code-cracking stranger … Alex Smith followed the story
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FeaturesPrime time
The MoD's £1bn accommodation programme will create 45,000 bed spaces over the next 10 years. We look at the procurement of a key scheme, and finds out how technical fixes can make all the difference
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FeaturesMarching on the spot
The winner of Building's £1000 essay competition is Toni Mannell's thoughtful account of what isn't going to happen in the next 30 years.
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FeaturesIt makes you sick...
… to discover that many firms are turning a blind eye to the serious long-term health risks that their workers are being exposed to. We diagnose the problems.
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FeaturesDavid Ridley
He's almost 60 and he's spent 30 years turning Faithful & Gould from a local into a global firm, so you might think he'd be ready to take on something really difficult. And you'd not be wrong …
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Know your data
What does your record say about you? Michael Archer of solicitor Beale & Company explains your rights of access to information held by your employer
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FeaturesLifetime costs: renders
With so many render options out there, how do you choose the one you need? Peter Mayer of Building Performance Group examines the key issues and outlines the whole-life costs of three alternatives
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The well-tempered construction worker
A case of wine goes to Gerald Cole for his very funny account of the future site worker
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FeaturesCopthorn's Challenge
Many buyers will think orange render and thatched roofs go together like bacon and hot strawberry jam. In fact, a developer has shown that they make for bold styling – but why risk using it on a mass-market development?
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FeaturesEmpire building
Wilkinson Eyre Architects took a rundown 1960s tower and gave its graceful curves a slick makeover, capped off with a revolving restaurant for a touch of Bond-like glamour
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FeaturesWhy are architects so sexist?
Architects stand accused of a 'disgusting' degree of sexism – not least by their own institute. We find out why the RIBA's blown the whistle – and how it plans to tackle the problem
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FeaturesWatching the waste
Rubbish is the latest and the sexiest building material, according to this £100m recycling plant-cum-theme park on the island of Majorca
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Virtual success
David Bentley of NetConstruct wonders if companies know why they have websites
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FeaturesPlayers on the terrace
A record number of MPs and the industry's top brass attended Building's annual reception on the House of Commons terrace, where they heard a controversial speech by Peter Rogers.