More Focus – Page 175
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FeaturesDeptford: Mixed to the max
On a single 7,000m2 site in Deptford, architect Pollard Thomas Edwards has managed to fit a community centre, artists’ studios, flats, a school and two playgrounds. Building finds out how
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FeaturesBeing Benny Kelly
To pay tribute to one of construction’s biggest names we re-publish a rare interview given by the ex-Sir Robert McAlpine London boss in 2011
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FeaturesCountry focus: Russia
As host to the 2014 Winter Olympics and 2018 World Cup, and with a strong demand for offices, residential and retail, Russia is experiencing an uplift in construction activity. Tim Robb from EC Harris reports
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FeaturesMy working day: EC Harris QS Rachel Titley
The chartered QS at EC Harris in Birmingham keeps her team of trainees and associates busy whilst juggling her family and working life
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FeaturesCormac MacCrann: Above and beyond
With new transport links to the area and the Olympics up the road, Canary Wharf Group is fast expanding its Docklands home. But Cormac MacCrann, who heads the firm’s contractor business, isn’t just sticking to east London.
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FeaturesRafael Viñoly's Firstsite centre: show time
Rafael Viñoly’s latest UK building finally takes centre stage, but why was it nearly undone by delays, overspends and legal spats? Thomas Lane reports, while below Ike Ijeh asks if it was worth all the pain
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FeaturesOffice to residential conversions: New direction
As the value of prime residential soars and the office sector wobbles, commercial developers are hoping to cash in by converting offices to homes. Building looks at the strategies of some of the key players
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FeaturesThe state we’re in: CEO White Paper preview
With the party conference upon us, how do industry leaders really feel about the government’s economic policies? Sarah Richardson and Will Hurst unravel the data compiled in Building’s first CEO State of the Nation White Paper
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FeaturesCost model: Residential
Office-to-residential conversions may become increasingly popular, so what does it cost to turn a commercial space into a home? Ben de Waal and Chris Amesbury of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company, look at the conditions needed for success and the key financial considerations
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FeaturesDavid Lawther: The long haul
The young-at-heart chairman of ISG says the spectre of retirement is a long way off yet - first he needs to grow the firm, starting with increasing overseas revenue to 50% of the business. Emily Wright probes David Lawther on his plan for the future
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FeaturesThe 2011 contractors' salary guide
Frozen salaries have got many looking to change jobs, according to this year’s contractor salary survey compiled by Hays Construction. So what’s the outlook for those who have forgotten what a pay rise is? Building peers into the distance for a glimmer of hope
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FeaturesFreeze frame: the BFI's Master Film Store
The Master Film Store, the world’s largest nitrate storage facility, will hold 450,000 canisters of film heritage. But as a nitrate fire is almost impossible to extinguish, the building had to incorporate some rather extraordinary design features. Ike Ijeh swaps his popcorn for sub-zero temperatures
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FeaturesParty conference season: Rate my policy
Party conference season is upon us and this year the agenda is more relevant to construction than ever. Building looks at the likely policies to emerge and invites you to keep tally of their impact on the industry
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FeaturesSpecialist costs: Off-site manufacture
Off-site manufacture is proving cost effective, sustainable and ticks building regulations boxes
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FeaturesFirst Impressions: Zumthor’s Serpentine pavilion
Our student panel give their opinions on the Swiss architect’s temporary structure in Kensington Gardens, London’s Hyde Park
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FeaturesHousebuilders furious at RIBA league tables on size of homes
Report names and shames the industry’s worst offenders
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FeaturesRecruiting for a sustainable future
The specialist at Allen & York claims there is a major increase in roles within the sustainability industry
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FeaturesShift happens: Four critical visions of London
Graduate architects explore solutions for pressing issues facing London’s future
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FeaturesView from my office: John Rawlinson
The Faithful+Gould regional director overlooks Birmingham’s last decade iconic schemes
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FeaturesSchool building programmes: Figure it out
Michael has £2bn of PFI money for capital spending on schools. But he also has to update the school estate and provide extra pupil places. How much more money will he need? And - for extra marks - where will it come from? Sarah Richardson works out some possible answersܯ