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FeaturesEcobuild: Five top trends
In this week鈥檚 Ecobuild special, we take a look at five top trends to find out about at the show on 1-3 March. And there are some surprising suggestions to help you get more green
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FeaturesNick and Christian Candy: The Candy men can
Nick and Christian Candy reckon you may as well put a sign up at Heathrow saying the UK doesn鈥檛 welcome successful people. But if anyone can persuade the country we have the entrepreneurial nous to get us out of the hole we鈥檙e in, it鈥檚 the men behind One Hyde Park ...
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FeaturesCost update: Q4 2010
Our quarterly analysis of costs and prices shows the construction industry being squeezed by falling tenders and rising materials prices. Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company, reports
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FeaturesOne Hyde Park: Heart's desire
Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, known for its left-leaning sympathies, is the architect behind the world鈥檚 most expensive apartments: One Hyde Park in London鈥檚 Knightsbridge
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FeaturesUnder siege: Construction in the Middle East
Construction鈥檚 safe haven has turned into a war zone. As protest, revolution and regime change spread across the Middle East, what can companies do to ensure their staff and contracts are safe, and does this means the end of the good times?
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FeaturesFirst Impressions: Renzo Piano's Central St Giles
Nottingham Trent architecture students on the controversial and colourful scheme in central London
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FeaturesSchools special: Where the money's going
A full breakdown of current schools funding and the outlook for the next five years
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FeaturesCan subbies survive on less?
Government and private sector clients are pressurising contractors to make big savings on projects. Often that means just pushing the pain down the supply chain. Can specialists get by on smaller and smaller rations?
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FeaturesHome truths: Localism and development
The government maintains that localism will boost development, but the latest planning figures show the exact opposite. Just how scared should developers be by this new political reality?
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Avanti Architects on education specification
With a smaller pool of projects and severe pressure on fees, winning work in the education sector is about to get even tougher. 好色先生TV asks Amir Ramezani, a director at London architecture practice Avanti Architects, to assess the market
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FeaturesGreg Clark: Local hero
Greg Clark pretty much invented localism as a political idea, and now he鈥檚 the minister implementing it as a policy. But he鈥檚 adamant that he is genuinely pro-development and not the nimby champion we all fear
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FeaturesHigh velocity: The Olympic velodrome
Hopkins鈥� Olympic velodrome is the first 2012 venue to reach the finish line and the result is a dynamic statement of simplicity and elegance
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FeaturesDifficult jurisdictions: Kazakhstan
Continuing our series on difficult jurisdictions, Chris Hill explains how doing business in booming Kazakhstan has become much easier. That鈥檚 not to say it鈥檚 a walkover
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FeaturesOpen mike: Early learning
If you care about school design, you鈥檝e probably thrown up your hands in despair by now. But John Lyall is optimistic we can build on the achievements of recent years
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FeaturesCost model: Food retail
The combination of recession and increasing interest rates will result in reduced delivery of retail space over the next few years. This means food retailers must maximise existing assets, say Paul Zuccherelli and Ben McCafferty of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company
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FeaturesRefurb: Comparing Passivhaus and Decent Homes
The government鈥檚 target of an 80% reduction in carbon emissions by 2050 means that housebuilders need to implement changes, starting now. But with so many ways to reduce emissions in new and existing homes, how do you decide which regulations to follow?
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FeaturesArchitects and recession: Battered, bruised and broke
Architects have taken a beating over the past two years, but have they suffered any permanent damage? How are the UK鈥檚 top listed practices faring, and what impact is the recession having on design quality?
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FeaturesThe Midland Grand at London St Pancras: A touch of class
George Gilbert Scott鈥檚 Victorian gothic masterpiece, the Midland Grand at London St Pancras, is about to reopen as a five-star hotel after a painstaking restoration. The result is stunning
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FeaturesThe tracker: Cold comfort
Bad weather caused the market to contract in December and the ongoing downward trend could see firms reducing their headcount. Experian Marketing Information Services does the detail
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FeaturesRick Willmott: 鈥楪et ready for the recession鈥�
Rick Willmott, head of Willmott Dixon, says the downturn has yet to really hurt the large contractors. And those that persist in bidding below cost are taking the biggest gamble