More Focus – Page 186
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FeaturesGreg Barker interview: 'We've got to transform the built environment'
Minister for climate change is nothing if not ambitious. He’s pushing through the government’s Green Deal to retrofit Britain’s 26 million homes. Fine idea, of course, but will it actually work?
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FeaturesSheppard Robson on flooring specification
Environmental considerations are crucial when specifying flooring. Building talks to Evolution, the sustainability team at architect Sheppard Robson about how the industry can minimise environmental impact
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FeaturesCost model: small projects
In these difficult economic times, small projects are not to be sniffed at. David Holmes and Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company, cost up some of the most common kinds
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FeaturesBuilding Awards 2011 shortlist: Kew Herbarium Library Arts and Archive Wing
Shortlisted for Public Building Project of the Year:Kew’s new building is a (successful) experiment in juxtaposition and discretion
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FeaturesBuilding Awards 2011 shortlist: Chiswick House Cafe
Shortlisted for Public Building Project of the Year: This new cafe rises to the challenge of creating a new builiding on this historic site
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FeaturesBuilding Awards 2011 shortlist: Christie Hospital
Shortlisted for Public Building Project of the Year: Christie Hospital combines cutting-edge healthcare with cutting edge design
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FeaturesBuilding Awards 2011 shortlist: Angel Building
Continuing our shortlist preview series, a spacious atrium and geometric layout give a slick rejuvenation to a central London office block
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FeaturesBuilding Awards 2011 shortlist: Carnegie Pavilion
Shorstlied for Project of the Year, the Carnegie Pavilion encorporates the abstract and futuristic, representing both cricket club and city
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FeaturesBuilding Awards 2011 shortlist: One New Change
The first of our preview series on shortlisted projects is One New Change in London’s Paternoster Square
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FeaturesView from my office: Jyoti Gandhi
The Gleeds consultant overlooks Bangalore’s road vendors selling roasted peanuts
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FeaturesUnderbidding: Warning! Highly risky manoeuvre
Desperate times call for desperate measures, and in some cases result in suicidal tendencies. As underbidding spirals further out of control, we look at how widespread the practice has become and what – if anything – can be done about it.
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FeaturesZaha Brava: The Guangzhou Opera House
Architecture and geology collide in Zaha Hadid’s glorious Guangzhou Opera House
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FeaturesThe Budget: Can George win the day?
How do you fight off the threat of a double-dip recession with no weapons in your armoury? For George Osborne putting together next week’s Budget, the most obvious solution is likely to be deregulation. Here’s a look at what changes to expect
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FeaturesAndrew Wyllie: Yes, we can
With Costain’s much publicised bid for Mouchel rebuffed no fewer than four times, and huge infrastructure plans dependent on funding, how come chief executive Andrew Wyllie is so upbeat?
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FeaturesWates wins £160m to go top
Amount of work awarded in February dropped but big wins shuffle positions of top 10 contractors
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FeaturesWest Ham's stadium: Up close and personal
West Ham won the acrimonious battle for the post-Games conversion of the Olympic stadium. But will its football stadium-cum-athletics arena be able to create the intimate atmosphere its fans demand?
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FeaturesSpecialist costs: Steel and concrete
Steel and concrete subcontractor turnovers have taken a double hit as the price of raw materials has surged and work dried up. Despite no improvement to the short-term outlook, Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company, sees a glimmer of hope from 2013
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FeaturesEast London Line big winner at Civil Engineering Awards
The awards took place last Friday honouring the civil engineers that make London run - from infrastructure, to buildings to the protection offered by the Thames Barrier.
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FeaturesNightingale Associates on healthcare specification
Public sector cuts and government proposals to hand healthcare commissioning to GPs means these are interesting times for healthcare specialist architects. Building talks to Mike Nightingale, founder of Nightingale Associates
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FeaturesFrameworks: Make room for the small fry
The government wants to make frameworks more open to small and medium-sized firms while at the same time making big savings in public sector procurement. Here’s what the construction industry can expect