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FeaturesJoie de vives
Zaha Hadid鈥檚 Pierresvives council building in the French city of Montpellier relies on concrete to solve a range of structural and environmental challenges, as well as providing a spectacular geometric facade
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Roundtable debate on going green: "It is happening"
AIS gathered together design and fit-out experts at St Mary Axe in September to compare notes on the pros and cons of going green. We report from the SAS International-sponsored event
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FeaturesBiophilia: Natural resources
Big windows, natural light, pot plants鈥� Sometimes the simplest things in life make the most business sense. We explore the value of biophilia in the office environment
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FeaturesLease is more
With capital budgets still tight and limited finance available from other sources, leasing companies believe their moment may have come. We do the sums
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FeaturesInside Vinci's technology centre
High impact: Discover a place where building materials are tested to their absolute limit
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FeaturesSteel Insight - Education 好色先生TVs
The fifth article in the Steel Insight series focuses on the key factors to consider when cost planning a steel-framed school, college or university building
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FeaturesWhirl pool
From the swirling, curving walls and diving boards to the pools themselves, concrete makes a big splash at Zaha Hadid鈥檚 awe-inspiring aquatics centre
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FeaturesStar jumps: how the diving boards took shape
Variously likened to the stamens of an exotic flower, a splash or even poised cobras, the dramatic lines of the aquatics centre鈥檚 six diving boards have attracted much interest 鈥� not only as a natural centre of attention during the Games, but because they are visually fascinating in themselves.
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FeaturesWall-to-wall coverage
The curving concrete walls of the aquatics centre are one of its defining characteristics. They are first seen in the centre鈥檚 welcome area and provide a top and tail to the competition pools, as well as a stylish backdrop to television coverage of the diving.
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Archive TitlesContractors named for London student-housing sites
Mace, Elliott Thomas and Morgan Sindall land slices of 聽拢300m聽development pot
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FeaturesSteel insight: Cost planning steel-framed multi-storey buildings
The fourth article in the Steel Insight series focuses on the various factors to consider when cost planning a steel-framed multi-storey building
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FeaturesCaught in the rain
Waterproofing strategies have a high failure rate and can lead to costly repairs. Specialist RIW has some tips on keeping a project dry
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FeaturesInteriors Focus: Top tips on installing ceilings
A new AIS guide to top fixing aims to bring some much needed clarity to the secure installation of ceilings
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FeaturesSteel Insight: Multi-storey Offices
The third article in this series looks at the cost planning of multi-storey offices
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FeaturesSteel insight: Cost planning through design stages
The second article in this quarterly series looks at the cost planning of structural steelwork
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FeaturesSteel insight: Structural steelwork
Structural steelwork accounts for about 70% of multi-storey building frames built in the UK. Steel Insight will appear quarterly to provide a source of reliable information for users of this key material