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FeaturesLifetime costs: renders
With so many render options out there, how do you choose the one you need? Peter Mayer of Building Performance Group examines the key issues and outlines the whole-life costs of three alternatives
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FeaturesTiles of the unexpected
Or how a Kohn Pederson Fox architect with a burning obsession went on the trail of gleaming ceramic facade tiles, and uncovered their secrets with the help of a mysterious, code-cracking stranger … Alex Smith followed the story
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FeaturesEmpire building
Wilkinson Eyre Architects took a rundown 1960s tower and gave its graceful curves a slick makeover, capped off with a revolving restaurant for a touch of Bond-like glamour
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When a spade's not a spade
If a subcontractor delays your project, you may argue that they were 'nominated' rather than 'domestic'. Forget labels – it's the way they were appointed that counts
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Do unto others …
If an adjudication doesn't go the claimant's way, he may decide to cry foul play. But he'd better make sure his own tactics are fair before he does
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FeaturesPrime time
The MoD's £1bn accommodation programme will create 45,000 bed spaces over the next 10 years. We look at the procurement of a key scheme, and finds out how technical fixes can make all the difference
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NewsSweet home, Chicago
Cartwright Pickard Architects has capitalised on the success of its Murray Grove social housing in London and its Sixth Avenue Apartments in York to export its expertise in off-site construction to the USA. The practice has been selected to work with a Chicago developer on a modular flats to be ...
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Balfour denies Hatfield charge
Contractor Balfour Beatty has hit back over a charge of involuntary manslaughter for the Hatfield rail disaster of 17 October 2000.
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Fledgling minister sings from a Brownian hymn book
It's easy to see why one Fleet Street diarist described Nigel Griffiths as a "pocket Gordon Brown".
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Gerbeau too busy to help Olympic bid
Former Millennium Dome boss Pierre-Yves Gerbeau has changed his mind about helping with London's bid to host the 2012 Olympic Games.
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NewsPRP to take control of £300m Ocean Estate
Architect PRP has been appointed consultant on the redevelopment of the £300m Ocean Estate in Tower Hamlets, east London.
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NewsOn top Down Under
An office development in New Zealand has won, by public vote, the People Choice Award 2003, organised by the RICS. The winning building, named C: Drive, was up against worldwide competition. The development was built for ASB Bank's technology and software operations. The design creates a cutting-edge office by exposing ...
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Masterplanner sought for £1bn Bath revamp
One of Europe's largest regeneration projects, the Western Riverside scheme in Bath, took a step forward this week after project manager EC Harris invited expressions of interest from masterplannners.
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Safety: HSE listens to industry's comments
The Health and Safety Executive has developed an action plan to overhaul the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations after industry consultation.
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NewsHooray for Hoxton
Hackney council has granted planning permission for the redevelopment of 168 Pitfield Street in Hoxton, north-east London. Architect Stock Woolstencroft will design the scheme for Capital and Provident Regeneration. The £8m programme will include the renovation of the 1870s school that stands on the site. It will also provide 50 ...