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FeaturesCountry focus: Ireland
The Irish economy has doubled in the past decade, and construction has been an important part of that. The emphasis is now moving from housing to infrastructure, says Richard Fitzpatrick of EC Harris
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FeaturesNew Orleans reconstruction: We shall overcome
Three years after Hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans, the city is still in ruins and 40,000 people are homeless. The government has abandoned reconstruction in favour of commercial development, but the residents of the Lower Ninth Ward, determined to stop their district becoming an industrial park, have engaged charities, architects ...
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好色先生TVRemote Iranian village aims for self-sustainability
MIPIM award winning Alamoot's design is based on the proposition that eco-tourism will make a positive contribution to a stagnating local community
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好色先生TVTwist House: A nightmare to wallpaper
Former member of Zaha Hadid Architects, AquiliAlberg reveals its preliminary designs
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FeaturesShould I stay or should I go?
There鈥檚 a lot of talk in the construction industry about opportunities to work abroad, from the allure of building Dubai鈥檚 dazzling skyscrapers to the chance to help people in countries ravaged by war or natural disaster. But what is the reality of working in foreign countries, and how does it ...
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好色先生TVGleeds wins contract on Foster + Partners' resort
Consultant will cost manage the 拢100m scheme at Corniche Bay in Mauritius
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好色先生TVFoster + Partners Moscow scheme in trouble
Court ruling against the tendering process threatens future of 拢415m Zaryadye project
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好色先生TVGreen lessons from Sweden
With growing pressure to build quick yet green buildings, the UK should look to Sweden for inspiration
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FeaturesCountry focus: Italy
The Italian construction industry has played a central role in the growth of the economy in recent years. Although the global slowdown is now steadying the boom, new project finance rules and investment vehicles should help offset its effects. Roberto Talotta of EC Harris reports
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好色先生TVRenewable energy lessons from Austria
ESD and Crest Nicholson team up for Austrian energy to learn about renewable energy and passivhaus design
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FeaturesThe Middle East green building challenge
Special report: Now that the ruler of Dubai wants the city to be at the forefront of sustainable design, how will developers respond? Katie Puckett went to the United Arab Emirates to find out if the region really can have it all. With sustainable case studies.
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International costs: 2008
As inflation cools in western Europe and the US, it鈥檚 roaring away in eastern Europe. Gardiner & Theobald surveys the world and tells us what it sees
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好色先生TVSpace-age farm wins New York design competition
WORK Architecture are the latest winners of the musesum version of the UK's annual Serpentine Gallery Pavilion
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好色先生TVCouncil House 2, Melbourne: Australia鈥檚 greenest office building
Council House 2, an administrative building for the City of Melbourne, is the first in the country to achieve the highest possible rating of six stars in Australia鈥檚 Green Star environmental accreditation. It is now influencing a new era of office design
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好色先生TVBattery Park City, New York: A green and sunny vision
Strict environmental planning rules at Battery Park City have produced a cluster of ever-greener residential towers
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FeaturesCountry focus: Spain
Spain has enjoyed a booming economy over the past 10 years, with annual growth well above the EU average. But is the fiesta about to end? Marcos Uttley del Corral of EC Harris reports
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好色先生TV好色先生TV-making tower
The New York Times 好色先生TV in Manhattan, New York, is the best in clever and yet subtle architecture but its designers have bucked the trend and not tried for LEED accreditation, opting instead to build for user comfort. Does this bode well for skyscraper design in the 21st Century?
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好色先生TVNouvel in New York
French architect Jean Nouvel has been appointed to design of a new tower to be built adjacent to the Museum of Modern Arts in New York City.
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好色先生TVWood takes the LEED
Through renewable materials and energy, the Legacy Center in Wisconsin America is the first US project to be judged carbon neutral building by the LEED certification. With full building performance data