All Features articles – Page 621
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Just the job
The engineer-turned-architect who created an artificial Brazilian rainforest in Germany talks about his multifaceted career.
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Renaissance money
The urban white paper published two weeks ago outlined a number of measures designed to give a fiscal backbone to the government's ambitious plans. But will they have the desired effect?
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The Shock of the Old
The Shock of the OldPhilip WilkinsonChannel Four Books£20192 pagesThis books comes as a companion to the recent Channel 4 series of the same name, in which Piers Gough strolled around the heritage sites of Britain explaining that, although we may find modern architecture shocking, historic buildings which we know and ...
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Sensory perfection
Surface Architects is experimenting with a complex matrix of eight shifting "sensory layers" for the offices of a cutting-edge software firm.
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The survivor
Baroness Dean spent the first half of this year fighting for the Housing Corporation's survival. Now she has to prove that she can make it work.
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Brick Awards 2000
The Brick Awards 2000 celebrate exceptional standards of work in brick. More than 200 buildings were entered for 10 categories, plus an overall award for the Building of the Year. This year's awards ceremony, held on Tuesday at London's Café Royal, was compered by Building editor Adrian Barrick and organised ...
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Appointments
Contractors Eddie Bredenhann (right) has been appointed marketing manager of construction development group Pochin.Michael Carroll, previously with RC Shepherd, has joined London-based contractor Albert Soden as senior estimator.HousebuildersCharles Church South-east division has appointed Jim Tolputt project manager.ConsultantsMPM Capita, the project and development consultancy arm of the Capita Group, has appointed ...
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Black boxes
Phones that work anywhere in the world (except indoors), cloth keyboards, cameras for budding spies and a mobile you can use to hammer nails … What will they think of next?
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Cost study: Capital One UK operations centre
The brief was to turn a derelict printworks in Nottingham into a vibrant and flexible information-economy office for an ever growing workforce. Here’s how the project team went about getting the job done
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Hard day's night
Brits work the longest hours in Europe, and it may affect performance. Here's what can be done
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Starter dome
Legacy wants to recreate the creative buzz of Clerkenwell inside the Greenwich Peninsula landmark. Its solution? A clip-together Tuscan village – complete with forest.
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I'm OK, you're OK
Growing a business by acquisition is not a new idea – but did you know there's a way of doing it that attracts the best recruits, tickles clients pink and gives your staff a reason to sing on their way to work?
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Temple of learning
A rising sun, a microchip wafer, a mosque with an infinite number of columns … There's a symbol for everyone at the new international library at Alexandria in Egypt.
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The Trilliumaire
A £300m deal with Land Securities will make property chief Manish Chande a major construction client, but contractors aren't his favourite people.
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Is that your final answer?
The JCT must clarify how far the final certificate puts an end to liability, particularly now that a new ruling further complicates the issue by stating that contractors can later be sued only for faults relating to design
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Appointments
Contractors Refurbishment and fit-out specialist Higgins City has appointed Simon Baker senior contract surveyor and Steve Pritlove contract surveyor.EBC Group has appointed Peter Griffin as a non-executive director. Richard Gunning has been appointed area director in Bristol.Graham Cocking has been promoted to managing director of the building division of Norwest ...
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Why surveyors haven't got a clue
Bespoke office buildings can be worth more than the sum of their parts to their owners, but traditional surveying methods are woefully inadequate at putting a value on design. How can they be improved?
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Cost update
Piped supply systems are the focus this quarter, with an examination of materials prices and recent wage agreements for heating engineers.
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Online defences
Companies without computer security are like shops that leave the door open all night in a street full of malicious strangers. What's more, staff can be just as much of a problem …