Michael Fitzpatrick

  • Panoramic images show the Shishiori area of Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, (from top) on 15 March 2011, four days after the disaster; on 30 August 2012; and on 14 February 2014.
    Features

    Rebuilding after Japan's tsunami

    2014-04-04T06:00:00

    Three years on from its devastating earthquake and tsunami, Japan is, for the first time, signalling that it needs help rebuilding homes and communities. For UK construction firms willing to dig in, this could mean new opportunities

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    Made in Japan

    2000-09-29T00:00:00

    Hold on to your hard hats. A Japanese contractor has developed the technology to add a storey to a building every three days. How? Using robots, of course.

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    Fantasy architecture

    2000-09-29T00:00:00

    The might-have-beens of history include architectural masterpieces that never got off the ground. Now, thanks to computer graphics, we can get a glimpse what we’ve been missing.