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FeaturesOpen letter to readers of building magazine from David Cameron
鈥楥onstruction has suffered more than any other industry during the recession and its revival is crucial to Britain鈥檚 overall economic recovery. It must continue to provide the jobs and opportunities that will underpin the economic growth that Britain needs鈥�
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FeaturesDon't become a couch potato
A period without a job needn鈥檛 be a waste of time. Here鈥檚 how you could turn it into an opportunity 鈥β�
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FeaturesFour Seasons, extra topping
London-based PLP Architecture has designed the Four Seasons hotel on Sowwah Island in Abu Dhabi
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好色先生TV Intelligence
Experian鈥檚 Business Strategies division looks at what happened to the industry at the end of 2009, which makes for grisly reading 鈥� but there were some star performers, and things are looking up 鈥�
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FeaturesThe house that Jim built: Designing for a QS
When QS Jimmi Bradbury asked school pal and architect Niall McLaughlin to design him a home, the brief was pretty loose. What he came up with was this serene set of glass and wooden boxes 鈥� but how tranquil would the relationship be once work began? Thomas Lane took a ...
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FeaturesHealth plan
Construction of the new school of health studies at the University of Bradford, designed by Farrell & Clark, is due to begin in late April.
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FeaturesAs green as it gets
The first definitive image has been released of what Barratt calls 鈥渢he UK鈥檚 most sustainable development鈥�.
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FeaturesWorth the wait
3DReid Architects and Cheval Residences have secured planning permission for this nine-storey residential development next to the Tower of London
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FeaturesLanding on Mayfair: Studio Seilern homes
This 拢9m proposal by architect Studio Seilern is for a 496m2 site in the Mayfair conservation area in west London. The development would replace the existing buildings with nine residential units and 10 serviced apartments. Studio Seilern has proposed a large garden at lobby level, and a vertical garden that ...
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FeaturesUniversity challenge: The higher education construction conundrum
It鈥檚 a tricky one: higher education institutions have to slash capital spending plans, but they need to keep upgrading their estates if they want to attract students and, consequently, funding
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The tracker: Same time next month 鈥�?
It鈥檚 business as usual, as tender prices are down for the 20th month in a row and many regions鈥� indices see no change. At least the weather鈥檚 behaved, writes Experian Business Strategies
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FeaturesElection 2010: The manifestos
The parties got their campaigns officially under way this week. So on this page we look at what Labour and Conservatives are proposing. Nick Clegg writes us a letter, we have a chat with our floating voters and check the web poll
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FeaturesRunning Countryside: Another bite of the Cherry
Two days after Countryside chairman Alan Cherry died, his sons were back at work. Graham, the housebuilder鈥檚 chief executive, talks to Joey Gardiner about the values his father instilled in him 鈥� and whether the company will be able to hang on to its vision in less certain times
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FeaturesOpen letter to readers of 好色先生TV magazine from Nick Clegg
Leader of the Liberal Democrats responds to 好色先生TV's Charter 284 campaign for investment in infrastructure
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FeaturesFirst impressions: Sn酶hetta's marine lab in Norway
Two students from the Royal College of Art and Nottingham Trent comment on the Norwegian scheme
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FeaturesStrata tower: Southwark鈥檚 sore thumb
The Strata tower sticks out 150m above south London鈥檚 downtrodden Elephant and Castle. But, rather than being a symbol of aspiration, the building is turning away from the very area it鈥檚 meant to be giving a lift
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FeaturesLaser treatment
Architect BFLS, formerly Hamiltons Architects, is to commence detailed design work on this research facility for laser technology in Dolni Brezany, in the Czech Republic.
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FeaturesThe possibilities! Latest web tools for architects
The latest web tools allow architects to note down ideas, scribble on images, and then share them at the click of a button. They鈥檙e simple, they鈥檙e cheap as chips, and they might just take over the world.
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FeaturesPeter Morrison: RMJM鈥檚 business model
Peter Morrison, chief executive of Scotland鈥檚 best known architect, explains his hiring policies (which include Sir Fred Goodwin), and how RMJM turned itself into an international success story
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FeaturesWe can鈥檛 turn a blind eye: Child labour
Children as young as six are working 12-hour days in some of India鈥檚 sandstone quarries. Yet many UK stone importers just don鈥檛 want to know about it. Sophie Griffiths reports on a scandal that is getting harder to ignore