All Features articles – Page 126
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Sketch of the week: Civic Quarter, Manchester
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Mark Pearce, an architectural assistant at architect Purcell
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Online poll: Getting ready to Brexit
This week’s poll: It’s a year to the day until the UK is expected to officially exit the EU. Is construction in a position to thrive, whatever deal is agreed?
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One year to Brexit - what should we expect?
A year to the day until the UK’s deadline to exit the European Union, we asked some industry figures to reflect on the Brexit negotiations so far and what’s in store after 29 March 2019
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Young Architect of the Year 2018: Practice makes perfect
The shortlisted entrants for the Young Architect of the Year award have made big strides so far in a challenging profession - BD Online spoke with these talented young designers
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Housing density: does it stack up?
High-density housing conjures images of the nightmare slum tenements seen in some other global cities, but can modern design make high density attractive in the UK?
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Product fire testing: safe as houses?
Construction product safety has been highlighted in the wake of the Grenfell fire. Thomas Lane unravels the complexities of the present system
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Image of the week: The great terrain robbery
Parts of a Norfolk cliff have collapsed into the sea after recent bad weather
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Sketch of the week: Russian industrial constructivism, Moscow
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Architects of Invention
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Projects: 22 Bishopsgate - shaping up
22 Bishopsgate, Lipton Rogers’ replacement for the long-stalled Pinnacle scheme is nearing completion. But it’s been far from simple
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Online poll: All change in the Square Mile
This week’s poll: Are developers responding fast enough to the Square Mile s demographic shift?
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Not so Square Mile
With co-working spaces and start-up incubators a growing trend in the City of London, developers are finding that flexibility and fun public spaces are what occupiers want
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Oxford v Cambridge: do you fancy Oxford's chances?
Oxford has great hopes for its rowing crew’s performance in this weekend’s Boat Race – but are Oxfordshire local authorities equally primed to deliver on a mammoth £215m housing deal from central government?
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Infrastructure update: Water's smart future
Elisabeth Selk of Arcadis looks at how water companies can improve performance during Ofwat’s next price review period, PR19
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Cost update Q4 2017
Price pressures continue to be caused by weak productivity aggravated by Brexit negotiations, while exchange rates improved as the Bank of England prepared to raise interest rates.
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Image of the week: Status symbol
London Central Mosque, built in 1978 in Regent’s Park, has this week received a grade II* listing by Historic England
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Online poll: Balfour back on track?
This week’s poll: What has played the most important part in Balfour Beatty’s turnaround of fortunes?
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Sketch of the week: Making Places, Waltham Forest
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Mo Wong, director at MOCT Studio