All Features articles – Page 186

  • Tim Farron
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    Interview: Tim Farron

    2016-01-15T06:00:00Z

    Leading the Lib Dems may sound like the worst job in politics following the party’s drubbing in last year’s election, but an out-of-sorts Labour sees Tim Farron adopt the role at a time of opportunity

  • Nick Clegg
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    From the archives in 2008

    2016-01-15T06:00:00Z

    Ðǿմ«Ã½ meets Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg

  • occupational health
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    Occupational health: Fit for purpose

    2016-01-14T06:00:00Z

    The construction industry has made huge progress on on-site safety in the last 20 years but health conditions have largely been neglected. Are things starting to change?

  • Council estate
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    Online poll: Sink estates

    2016-01-13T11:15:00Z

    Will the £140m funding the prime minister has promised be enough to spur the regeneration of 100 of the UK’s worst `sink’ estates? Vote here

  • Frampton Park Baptist Church
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    Frampton Park Baptist Church

    2016-01-13T07:00:00Z

    A long way to heaven: A Baptist church in Hackney, east London, has broken with the archetypes of church design to place community facilities, a cafe, creche and offices at the congregational heart of the building - prayers go on up on the third floor

  • 06-regional-rm
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    Ðǿմ«Ã½ intelligence: Q3 2015

    2016-01-12T13:04:00Z

    The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics show that total construction output dropped across the quarter, but is marginally up on a year ago

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    Tracker: November 2015

    2016-01-12T13:02:00Z

    The construction activity index drops into negative territory for its third time in 12 months, while most individual regions experience a soft decrease in activity level

  • starter homes
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    A non-starter?

    2016-01-08T07:00:00Z

    In a week in which the government announced its intention to ‘directly commission’ up to 13,000 homes, you might think it had begun, finally, to get a grip on housebuilding. But its flagship Starter Homes policy is set to shake up the development industry, causing delays - and fears it ...

  • Predictions
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    Predictions 2016: What does your future hold?

    2016-01-08T07:00:00Z

    What lies in wait for construction in 2016? We read the cards on the projects, the politics and the policies set to shape the year ahead – while key industry insiders predict what the major talking points for the next 12 months will be

  • dsdha sketch
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    Sketch of the week: Abell and Cleland

    2016-01-08T06:00:00Z

    This week’s sketch is by architect DSDHA

  • Archive 2015
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    This week in 2015

    2016-01-08T06:00:00Z

    Industry experts are asked to predict what the next 12 months has in store for construction

  • Markthal, Amsterdam
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    Global city focus: Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    2016-01-07T06:00:00Z

    Rotterdam’s dramatic skyline highlights its transformation from its blue collar, port city roots to a modern high-rise metropolis connected to the largest harbour in Europe

  • Shanghai Tower
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    What to specify: BIM

    2016-01-07T06:00:00Z

    The latest products and innovations in building information modelling

  • Heathrow
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    Projects for 2016: Heathrow airport

    2016-01-07T06:00:00Z

    The wrangling over a third runway is one of the longest-running farces in recent British political history

  • Elbphilharmonie? Concert Hall
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    Projects for 2016: Elbphilharmonie​ Concert Hall

    2016-01-06T06:00:00Z

    This £617m Herzog de Meuron project was originally costed at less than £60m and scheduled to complete in 2010

  • Athens
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    Projects for 2016: Greek National Opera House

    2016-01-05T06:00:00Z

    With a crippled state apparatus and a national debt standing at almost 180% of GDP, one might be forgiven for thinking that a £500m new opera house might not be uppermost on the Greek government’s mind

  • Predictions
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    Predictions for 2016: Politics

    2016-01-04T16:44:00Z

    What are the challenges, key developments and government policies that look set to shape 2016? Ðǿմ«Ã½ asked key industry insiders to make a call on what they think will become the major talking points of the next 12 months

  • Predictions
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    Predictions for 2016: Economy

    2016-01-04T16:44:00Z

    What are the challenges, key developments and government policies that look set to shape 2016? Ðǿմ«Ã½ asked key industry insiders to make a call on what they think will become the major talking points of the next 12 months

  • Abu Dhabi Louvre
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    Projects for 2016: Abu Dhabi Louvre

    2016-01-04T06:00:00Z

    While originally scheduled for 2012, the Louvre’s first museum outside of Paris should be worth the wait

  • wtc
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    Projects for 2016: World Trade Center Transportation Hub

    2015-12-31T06:00:00Z

    With its original cost nearly doubled to £2.3bn, the almost decade-late World Trade Center Transportation Hub will become the world’s most expensive station