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FeaturesHow we designed the water cube
The design process for this building was, in my experience, unparalleled.
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FeaturesSolar-powered LED cladding: Great wall of China
Beijing鈥檚 鈥榤edia wall鈥� brings to life Simone Giostra鈥檚 concept of a narrative facade. Stephen Kennett looks at how this unique, decade-in-the-making concept merges art and artifice onto one illuminated electronic showstopper
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FeaturesSandwich panel facades
This sandwich wall facade by Hunter Douglas was used on an extension to Birmingham Children鈥檚 Hospital.
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Ceramic facade panels
Shackerley is extending its ventilated rainscreen offerings with a range of terracotta and unglazed ceramic tiles.
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FeaturesAluminium perforated cladding
Manchester鈥檚 Chill Factor, the UK鈥檚 longest indoor ski slope, has more than 5,000m2 of Kalzip aluminium cladding, as well as perforated facades and profiled sheets.
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Insulated wall panels
SpeedDeck 好色先生TV Systems has added two new thicknesses to its Vitesse architectural wall range to provide enhanced U-values and thermal efficiency
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Aluminium-timber facades
Senior Aluminium Systems (SAS) has launched a new facade range called Hybrid
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FeaturesSteel cladding
Corus Colors has introduced the next generation of its pre-finished steel roof and wall cladding system
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FeaturesThe scramble for public sector work
The scramble to enter the public sector has begun. The problem is that it has a rather strict door policy, and if your name is Johnny C Lately, you don鈥檛 have much of a chance of getting in. But it鈥檚 not impossible
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FeaturesRelocating Dorset鈥檚 Clavell Tower
It was a race against time to save a tiny piece of heritage on the Dorset coastline by painstakingly moving it away from the cliff edge stone by stone.
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FeaturesSustainability housing standards
Now that the Code for Sustainable Homes is mandatory for all new housing in England, housebuilders must set relevant targets and identify cost-effective ways to meet them. Simon Rawlinson of Davis Langdon reviews the latest thinking on low-carbon design features
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FeaturesOlympic diver Tom Daley profile
With the support of his uncle, a director at building services contractor ABS, 14-year-old diver Tom Daley hopes to make a splash at the Beijing Olympics.
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FeaturesNew rights to flexible working hours
The right to request flexible working hours is being extended. That鈥檚 great news for parents but what about small business owners? Thom Gibbs reports
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FeaturesK酶benhavn cool: Socially sustainable Danish architecture
Danish architecture鈥檚 love of light and openness encourages a high level of spatial and social interaction. To mark Architecture Week, Martin Spring looks at four developments that typify the city鈥檚 fresh approach to sustainability
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FeaturesWorking life - Housebuilder redundancies
As housebuilders鈥� troubles get ever deeper, up to 35,000 employees face losing their jobs. But for those like site manager Fraser Gray, life after redundancy doesn鈥檛 have to be the dole queue. Michael Glackin reports
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FeaturesOff-site manufacture: Beam me up, Scotty
Erecting a straw-bale school building in three days may sound like a frontier too far, but an innovative off-site manufacturing system using timber panels brought dramatic savings in time. Alex Smith reports
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FeaturesWhy not work in ... South Africa
With projects such as the 2010 World Cup football stadium, construction is booming in South Africa and the country is desperate for professionals