All Features articles – Page 251
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Horrific Halloween architecture
Forget pumpkins and witches’ hats - for a real fright this Halloween nothing beats the worst excesses of modern architecture
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Siemen's Abu Dhabi HQ
Technology giant Siemens developed one LEED Platinum-rated office in London, and is now trying to replicate this success - in the Abu Dhabi desert
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Horrible Halloween architecture
The National Fisheries Development Board in India is next on our list of buildings that would make anyone scream
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Halloween horrors: Makkah Clock Royal Tower
Today’s gruesome building is five times bigger than Big Ben and twice the height of the Shard
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Halloween horrors: Piano House
For a real fright this Halloween nothing beats the worst excesses of modern architecture
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View from my office: Kevin Williams
The Faithful+Gould regional director can hear Jazz every Thursday evening in the summer months
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Spotlight: M&E products
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
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Now the party’s over…
Aside from rhetoric, what did we get from the party conferences? ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV looks at the prospects for action on key funding areas
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Post-Olympic projects outside London
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
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Interview: Renzo Piano
The Shard’s architect is back in town and raring to go on his latest project
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The Global Clients Group
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
Roxane McMeeken examines the problems facing multinational clients trying to employ the same tough sustainability standards from Brazil to Bangalore
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Lead times July-Sept 2012
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
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The Tracker: A summer lull
The decline in construction activity slowed in August, and non-residential work even threatened to show a rise, according to Experian Economics
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Passivhaus for dummies
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
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Consultants in the regions: Two-speed Britain
Can consultants afford to keep their regional offices open?
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Ian Baker interview: "It was a big call"
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
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The long wait for BAA
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?
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ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV intelligence Q2 2012
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
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National Football Centre: Here we go!
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