All Features articles – Page 251

  • Piano House, China
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    Horrific Halloween architecture

    2012-10-26T00:00:00Z

    Forget pumpkins and witches’ hats - for a real fright this Halloween nothing beats the worst excesses of modern architecture

  • Siemens
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    Siemen's Abu Dhabi HQ

    2012-10-26T00:00:00Z

    Technology giant Siemens developed one LEED Platinum-rated office in London, and is now trying to replicate this success - in the Abu Dhabi desert

  • Horror Horror
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    Horrible Halloween architecture

    2012-10-25T07:00:00Z

    The National Fisheries Development Board in India is next on our list of buildings that would make anyone scream

  • Makkah Clock Royal Tower / Abraj Al BaitMakkah Clock Royal Tower / Abraj Al Bait
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    Halloween horrors: Makkah Clock Royal Tower

    2012-10-24T07:00:00Z

    Today’s gruesome building is five times bigger than Big Ben and twice the height of the Shard

  • Piano House, China
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    Halloween horrors: Piano House

    2012-10-23T09:43:00Z

    For a real fright this Halloween nothing beats the worst excesses of modern architecture

  • Kevin Williams from Faithful + Gould
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    View from my office: Kevin Williams

    2012-10-19T15:37:00Z

    The Faithful+Gould regional director can hear Jazz every Thursday evening in the summer months

  • lead times
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    Spotlight: M&E products

    2012-10-19T00:00:00Z

    Many suppliers of M E and other factory-made components have reduced capacity, while more overseas players are entering the market. Brian Moone examines what this means for lead times

  • Tory Party conference
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    Now the party’s over…

    2012-10-19T00:00:00Z

    Aside from rhetoric, what did we get from the party conferences? ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV looks at the prospects for action on key funding areas

  • Projects
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    Post-Olympic projects outside London

    2012-10-19T00:00:00Z

    Two weeks ago ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV looked at London’s post-Olympic construction projects and now it’s the turn of the rest of the country. Here we highlight some of the major regional projects coming up over the next few years and the construction trends they herald

  • Interview
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    Interview: Renzo Piano

    2012-10-19T00:00:00Z

    The Shard’s architect is back in town and raring to go on his latest project

  • Clients
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    The Global Clients Group

    2012-10-19T00:00:00Z

    ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV and Ecobuild seek to capture the knowledge of the world’s most sustainable clients

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    It's not easy being globally green

    2012-10-19T00:00:00Z

    Roxane McMeeken examines the problems facing multinational clients trying to employ the same tough sustainability standards from Brazil to Bangalore

  • lead times
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    Lead times July-Sept 2012

    2012-10-19T00:00:00Z

    Lead times are frozen across the board, and with enquiry levels beginning to fall, there are unlikely to be many increases over the next six months. Brian Moone of Mace reports

  • Tracker
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    The Tracker: A summer lull

    2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

    The decline in construction activity slowed in August, and non-residential work even threatened to show a rise, according to Experian Economics

  • housing
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    Passivhaus for dummies

    2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

    An off-site Passivhaus solution has been developed that can, its maker claims, be put up by anyone able to hold a hammer. Thomas Lane reports

  • Network
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    Consultants in the regions: Two-speed Britain

    2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

    Can consultants afford to keep their regional offices open?

  • Ian Baker
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    Ian Baker interview: "It was a big call"

    2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

    In November 2009 Linden Homes decided to embark on a radical growth strategy. Three years later, its profit is up 140%. MD Ian Baker explains how the company pulled it off

  • ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Analysis
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    The long wait for BAA

    2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

    BAA’s major projects are waiting on the tarmac. What does this mean for construction and will the operator’s reputation as an innovative client survive the turbulence?

  • Bi 1
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    ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV intelligence Q2 2012

    2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

    Output levels continued to head south in the second quarter of 2012, with - perhaps surprisingly - the infrastructure sector recording the sharpest falls. Experian Economics reports

  • Football stadium
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    National Football Centre: Here we go!

    2012-10-11T00:00:00Z

    The £100m National Football Centre provides a world class training base in the hope that our boys will cover themselves in World Cup glory one day