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Features2012 countdown: The stadium
One year from now, the 80,000-seat Olympic stadium has to be ready. Will it make it?
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Features2012 countdown: Jonathan Edwards and the Olympic village
Don鈥檛 worry. Jonathan Edwards hasn鈥檛 fallen on hard times since winning gold at Sydney in 2000. Rather, Locog is using his expert knowledge to help with the delivery of the 拢1bn Olympic village, right down to the fixtures and fittings
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Features2012 countdown: The velodrome
The plan with the velodrome was to make it as lean as a racing bike, says Chris Wise, one of its designers
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FeaturesMillennium projects: 10 years of good luck
From the wobbly Millennium Bridge to the infamous Spinnaker Tower and the runaway success of Tate Modern, fortune smiled on some millennium projects more than others. Ike Ijeh celebrates their 10th anniversary
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FeaturesAldar鈥檚 Abu Dhabi HQ: One last spin of the wheel
Aldar鈥檚 Abu Dhabi headquarters is one of the final feats of jaw-dropping construction machismo we鈥檒l see from the UAE for a while, says Thomas Lane. And it gives us plenty of reasons to mourn their passing 鈥�
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好色先生TVSteelwork repairs hamper Shard progress
Mace鈥檚 deadline to build the Shard has come under renewed pressure after a key part of the 310m tall tower has had to be repaired
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FeaturesMainstream green: Brighton belle
One Brighton is the brainchild of the team behind super-green development BedZed. But although sustainability is at the heart of the scheme, it鈥檚 going to do it its own sweet way
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FeaturesSands of time: Foster's shell roof
Novum Structures had just four months to build this complex shell roof structure - part of Foster + Partners鈥� sand-dune inspired pavilion for the Shanghai 2010 Expo. So how did they do it?
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好色先生TVWelcome arrivals: East London Line
The East London Line extension has brought four new stations to the capital. Ike Ijeh reviews their designs
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FeaturesSupport act: Cannon Place
Finding somewhere to lay the foundations for an office block above London鈥檚 Cannon Street station proved so difficult, the engineers had to call on the structural principles of the Forth Bridge to get the job done
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FeaturesPositive thinking: Masdar HQ
The seven-storey Masdar Headquarters, under construction outside Abu Dhabi, will be the world鈥檚 first large building that generates more energy than it consumes
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FeaturesBeyond the pale: Renzo Piano's Central St Giles
Controversial it may be, but Central St Giles has cheered up an obscure corner of London with a riot of reds, yellows, greens and oranges 鈥� making the rest of the capital look a tad grey.
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FeaturesBankside: Have you met the Tate鈥檚 new neighbours?
Once snubbed as the poor relation of the trendy South Bank, Bankside has been transformed over the past decade by ambitious design. Now, finally, the residential sector is moving in
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FeaturesThe Shard: Foot of the mountain
The Shard had already climbed to 21 storeys by the time 700 truckloads of concrete were poured to create its foundation. So what was stopping it from falling down?
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好色先生TVMall mania: Majid Al Futtaim Group鈥檚 building boom
You don鈥檛 have to be British to work for the Majid Al Futtaim Group but it certainly helps. Having built 10 malls in the Middle East, MAF now has plans for another 10 and, it wants you in on the shopping spree
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FeaturesStrata tower: Southwark鈥檚 sore thumb
The Strata tower sticks out 150m above south London鈥檚 downtrodden Elephant and Castle. But, rather than being a symbol of aspiration, the building is turning away from the very area it鈥檚 meant to be giving a lift
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FeaturesThe London Library: Speaking volumes
The London Library has been extending in higgledy-piggledy fashion ever since it moved to its St James鈥檚 home in 1845. Now Haworth Tompkins has set out to rationalise its circulation so that readers may actually be able to find the books they鈥檙e looking for
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FeaturesDouble crossing: Heneghan Peng鈥檚 Olympic bridge
Heneghan Peng鈥檚 54m-wide central bridge at the Olympic park, which was lowered into place last week, has been ingeniously designed to form two narrower walkways after the Games have finished. Stephen Kennett explains how it all works
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FeaturesThe two-year rush hour: London鈥檚 Park Plaza hotel
Park Plaza has built a 1,000-bedroom hotel and conference centre in the middle of one of London鈥檚 noisiest roundabouts. But it was delivering the project in just 24 months that kept the construction team suitably stressed
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FeaturesThe best seats on earth: South Africa鈥檚 World Cup stadiums
On 11 June, the 2010 World Cup kicks off in South Africa, the first time it鈥檚 been held on the African continent. Some 32 nations will compete in 10 stadiums, five of which are new. Stephen Kennett and Thomas Lane take a look at the construction of the big three