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Features好色先生TV handover: how to give tenants a Soft Landing
Well, that was the project team鈥檚 traditional attitude to the client once its building was finished. The Soft Landings framework straps them together until all the problems are resolved
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FeaturesBovis鈥� Graham Hiley on rescuing the Manchester joint hospitals project
How project director Hiley climbed out of the 拢400m hole Bovis had got itself into on the hideously complicated joint hospitals scheme
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What it costs: Commercial biomass
Biomass heating systems may cost a lot to install, but they鈥檒l pay off in no time 鈥� assuming you choose the right system and the right fuel. Peter Mayer of BLP Insurance assesses the options
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The tracker: Better, but not good
The market is still contracting, but it鈥檚 at a steadily decreasing rate 鈥� and non-residential tender enquiries are actually growing. Experian Business Strategies fills in the details
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Multi-serviced chilled beams
Trox UK has extended the lighting options on its range of multi-service chilled beams with the addition of a high-efficiency option
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FeaturesIcon do that: architects redesign London landmarks
Quinlan Terry鈥檚 sketch of Chelsea Barracks proved that even a doodle can make waves. It inspired us to ask four architects to imagine how some traditional London landmarks might look with a twist
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FeaturesCrazy angles, soaring steel: Zaha Hadid鈥檚 Guangzhou opera house
As the Chinese city of Guangzhou races to build a new district in time for the 2010 Asian Games, the designs of two British architects enter the spotlight. Thomas Lane charts the trials, tribulations and triumphs of Zaha Hadid鈥檚 opera house and Wilkinson Eyre鈥檚 West Tower
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FeaturesCheap and tasty: 2009 Housing Design Awards winners
This year鈥檚 Housing Design Awards are a tribute to affordable family homes that radiate local character, such as this modern take on the traditional Devon terrace
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好色先生TV intelligence Q1 2009: Rosy only for public work
The future鈥檚 looking rosy for infrastructure and public sector but for everyone else, it鈥檚 shades of dismal grey to black. Experian鈥檚 Business Strategies division goes through the figures
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FeaturesLovells wins 拢24m housing refurbishment contract
Morgan Sindall division wins deal to revamp 2,200 homes for Three Oaks Housing in Wiltshire
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FeaturesSANAA's Hyde Park pavilion
This year鈥檚 Hyde Park pavilion is a silvery water snake designed by Japanese architect SANAA. Dan Stewart found his umbrella and went to take a look 鈥�
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FeaturesOur young designers revisited
Jacking in your job to set up a firm of your own is a dream shared by many architects, but few take the leap in their 20s. Back in 2006 we had a BBQ with some who did. Three years later, Emily Wright reunites them to find out what happened ...
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FeaturesWhat we lose if we lose Crossrail?
With the government rumoured to be looking to cut 拢30bn of transport investment, Crossrail is looking increasingly vulnerable. Sarah Richardson looks at what would happen if the project were scrapped now
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FeaturesSpecialist cost update: Office and retail fit-out and refurbishment
In the second of its series of cost updates for specialist trades, the Sense Cost Consultancy team considers refurbishment and fit-out in the office and retail markets
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FeaturesTurner & Townsend's unseasonal success: Vince Clancy interview
There aren鈥檛 many companies that are hiring senior staff, opening offices and preparing themselves for the stock market. But then there aren鈥檛 many chief executives like Turner & Townsend鈥檚 all-conquering Vince Clancy
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Citywatch:聽A tough sell
Those who believe the worst is behind us this week cited the London Residential Opportunities fund launched by former Redrow boss Paul Pedley
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FeaturesAmanda Levete's Dublin bridge
Amanda Levete鈥檚 first project since she left Future Systems, the firm she ran with her late husband Jan Kaplicky, is a sculptural bridge in Dublin that lays the way for a new direction in her career
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FeaturesInternational salary guide 2009: Where in the world is the best pay?
As the recession turns sought-after consultants into international jobseekers, where can you go for some relief? Roxane McMeeken met one victim of the cuts, and Hays Construction tallied average pay packets from across the globe
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FeaturesFirst Impressions: Two projects by Zaha Hadid
Nottingham Trent University architecture and architecture technology students on two schemes by Zaha Hadid Architects
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FeaturesSpotlight: The noughties
It is 10 years since Mace began to record lead times, and many have never been lower. Brian Moone analyses the economic patterns of the decade to see what they can tell us about future trends