All Features articles – Page 603
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The Power issue: Introduction
It's intoxicating, seductive and dangerous. It's about influencing events, controlling destinies and brute, overwhelming force.
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People power
The public is taking the struggle against new roads, airports and greenfield development out of the meeting and on to the street. And with the government poised to streamline the planning system, more confrontation is on its way
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Tower power
From pyramids to the modern skyscraper, power has always found architectural expression. Now, in an era of global capitalism, that expression has reached new heights.
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Seats of power
The representative bodies of Britain's regions have opted for designs that self-consciously display their openness to public influence and scrutiny. So, here's a guide to the architecture of anti-power.
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The powerhouse
With the inexorable rise of the computer, A new breed of building is emerging to house the hardware that modern networks require.
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Let there be light - 16 Club Row, London E1
An almost fully glazed street frontage, inviting passers-by to peer deep into the kitchen-diner, suggests that 16 Club Row is the residence of a professional exhibitionist.
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Let there be light - Cresswell place, London SW10
Banishing the shadows from a narrow mews house in London's Chelsea required a radical internal rethink from Azman Owens Architects.
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Top bananas
Welcome to Building's annual league tables of the top 100 contractors and housebuilders in the UK.
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Cool as a cucumber
Swiss Re's project director has until 2004 to get Foster and Partners' "erotic gherkin" built. But neither this ambitious deadline, nor working in a male-dominated industry can ruffle the unflappable Sara Fox.
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Flavour of the Month
A year ago, construction stocks slid and firms stampeded into services. Now, the City loves the industry. We ask why building's so bullish
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The game of the name
The High Street is laden with brands, and filled with brand-name shoppers. Now construction companies are rebranding themselves in search of similar customer loyalty. We look at the benefits of the corporate make-over
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Gleeson jumps into top spot in quiet month
A Berkshire maternity ward catapults Gleeson into the lead in June, with little change on the other tables
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Just the job
We talk to Kojo O'hene about his move from architecture into property consultancy and why he can't stand quick-fix jobs
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Spiders from out of space
Behind a neoclassical facade in London, giant spiders will clamber over the steel frame of two atriums. But this idea belongs to Will Alsop rather than William Burroughs
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Five corporate entertainment venues for 2002
Treat your clients to a day at WimbledonBook this August for next summer's event. Full corporate hospitality costs at least £600 per person. This rises to £2500 for the best seats at the men's final; the women's final is a grand less. Call Keith Prowse Hospitality on 020-8795 2222.Count the ...
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Insurance nightmare ahead
As global warming increases and the weather forecast darkens, insurers may respond by jacking up premiums or pulling cover for £215bn of homes on flood plains. We report on a trend that could leave swaths of Britain development wastelands
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Appointments
ContractorsDean & Dyball Construction has appointed Clive Thomas (right) regional director for the South-west. Robin Mackie has been appointed managing director of Miller Construction following the retirement of Niven Kelly.Clugston Construction chief executive John Burnett has become executive director of the Clugston Group. Nigel Brook and Phillip Cooper have been ...
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Mall to arms
Self-contained superstructure or open grid? A fight between developers in Liverpool signals the direction the post-mall shopping centre may take
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Call in the specialists
Too many projects neglect effective M&E cost management – at their peril