All Supplements articles – Page 51

  • Richard Kauntze
    Features

    So where next?

    2006-05-12T00:00:00Z

    The British Council for Offices has enjoyed such success it might be forgiven for resting on its laurels. But at a time when most of Britain's wealth is created inside offices, the chance of reaching out to a wider business world is one it must pursue with vigour

  • The office of the future
    Features

    The office of the future

    2006-05-12T00:00:00Z

    What will it look like? Who will it cater for? And will the market hold up? We asked a few people who should know to peer into their crystal balls …

  • Foster and Partners’ Bishops Square development in Spitalfields, east London, uses a large number of unitised components.
    Features

    Here's one we prepared earlier …

    2006-05-12T00:00:00Z

    If you are a specialist in residential development or hotels, you'll be well up on the many uses of off-site manufacture. But are there the same opportunities to build off site in the office sector? Simon Rawlinson of QS Davis Langdon discusses the current state of play

  • Don’t know which one to pick?
    Features

    Don't know which one to pick?

    2006-05-12T00:00:00Z

    Choosing the right consultants for office projects is never easy, and it's only getting harder as specialisms and Building Regulations multiply. Mark Leftly asked some developers for their expert advice, then got a consultant to outline what not to do…

  • Gerald Ronson
    Features

    ‘If you are offering a six-star product, you can't deliver three-star service …'

    2006-05-12T00:00:00Z

    … so says property tycoon Gerald Ronson on his plans for London's first luxury office tower. He talks exclusively to Claer Barrett about his ambition to create a Savoy among offices.

  • Viñoly’s 192 m high ‘Walkie Talkie’ building at Fenchurch Street for Land Securities – an example of couture architecture at its most flamboyant
    Features

    Who you calling Square?

    2006-05-12T00:00:00Z

    Forget Milan, forget Paris and don't even mention New York. The big story on the architectural catwalk is the City of London, with Europe's most fashionable architects wowing the Square Mile with glamorous designs. Rob Booth watches them strut their stuff

  • Ireland rugby coach and BCO conference speaker Eddie O’Sullivan is no expert on the UK property market. But he does know all about building a team and turning that team into winners.
    Features

    On the ball

    2006-05-12T00:00:00Z

    Ireland rugby coach and BCO conference speaker Eddie O'Sullivan is no expert on the UK property market. But he does know all about building a team and turning that team into winners. George Hay finds out what he can teach you.

  • News

    Skyline May 2006

    2006-05-12T00:00:00Z

  • ‘Wooden’ vinyl flooring
    Features

    Products

    2006-05-05T00:00:00Z

    Wall-to-wall carpets, vinyl that looks like handcrafted wood, super-tough lino and gizmos that improve acoustic performance in high-density housing all star in this week's flooring special

  • The refurbished office space is designed to offer more flexibility and energy efficiency
    Features

    Flooring

    2006-05-05T00:00:00Z

    This week's Specifier turns its attention to the ground beneath our feet - beginning in Birmingham, where an innovative thin flooring system helped to save this iconic building from demolition.

  • News

    Flooring

    2006-05-05T00:00:00Z

    This weeks Specifier turns its attention to the ground beneath our feet beginning in Birmingham, where an innovative thin flooring system helped to save this iconic building from demolition.

  • Features

    Costs: Entrance flooring systems

    2006-05-05T00:00:00Z

    Entrance flooring systems tend to be short-life components with high whole-life costs. Peter Mayer of Building LifePlans assesses options and costs for entrance matting

  • Features

    Checklist

    2006-05-05T00:00:00Z

    Flooring is the forgotten surface when it comes to meeting thermal performance targets. But Scott Brownrigg and Barbour Index explain that a little insulation can go a long way

  • Supermarket sweep
    Archive Titles

    Supermarket sweep

    2006-04-28T00:00:00Z

    The big supermarket chains are increasingly seeing the potential of building housing on their sites, but what's in it for them and what's in it for everyone else? Chloe Stothart examines the latest plans by Tesco, Sainbsury's, Asda and Waitrose

  • Modus Corovest is giving Newport's retail centre a makeover with 390,000 ft2 of new and refurbished retail space, improved public spaces and 137 homes.
    Archive Titles

    Upcoming schemes

    2006-04-28T00:00:00Z

    Bringing retail-led revival …

  • Archive Titles

    Retail

    2006-04-28T00:00:00Z

    Want to attract retailers to your mixed-use project? You need to know how they think. Find out here …

  • Josephine Smit
    Archive Titles

    The whirligig of power

    2006-04-28T00:00:00Z

    Just around the corner from my home is a park. It's a pretty, well-designed park, with swings and roundabouts and a small cafe. But it shouldn't be there. It sits on a prime London site that was intended to house a major mixed-use regeneration scheme.

  • David Miliband
    Archive Titles

    Out of Whitehall

    2006-04-28T00:00:00Z

    A policy briefing on the government's plans for regeneration

  • Salford Vs Manchester
    Archive Titles

    Salford Vs Manchester

    2006-04-28T00:00:00Z

    In a contest worthy of Match of the Day, two teams are vying for the BBC's ‘media zone' - the relocation of key departments to the north of England. Josephine Smit talks to the two sides' avid supporters and asks what being promoted to the premier league will mean for ...

  • Water under the bridge: the target of 23,000 units a year may soon be old hat
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    Latest thinking on …

    2006-04-28T00:00:00Z

    increasing housing delivery in the capital