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FeaturesWe have take-off
On a miniscule site that gives new meaning to the phrase 鈥榗lose to the flightpath鈥�, the team building Heathrow鈥檚 new air traffic control tower found an ingenious way to hoist the control room 87 m into the air.
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FeaturesJohn Redwood
After three years away from the front bench, the poster boy of the Thatcherite right is keen to demonstrate how a Tory government would make 拢35bn of efficiency savings 鈥� and gladden the hearts of the construction industry.
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Just the job
Tim Johnson trained as a QS but quickly took a career swerve into an emerging sector
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FeaturesLofty ideas, hushed tones
In its reinvention of the library as gateway to human knowledge, Bennetts Associates has created a graciously grand yet efficiently low-energy centrepiece to a mixed-use regeneration scheme in Brighton. We took a quiet look around
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FeaturesWhat鈥檚 their big idea now?
Next week is the fifth anniversary of the London Eye hoisting its first passengers 130 m above the capital. Its designers David Marks and Julia Barfield talk about their battle to ensure the Eye鈥檚 future, their next height-defying design and why they are not millionaires 鈥� yet.
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International costs: 2005
Gardiner & Theobald鈥檚 13th annual survey looks at how much it鈥檒l cost you to build various buildings around the world, along with labour and inflation rates 鈥� plus why China is still the main cost driver
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Specifier Products
In our cladding special this week, glass for flush facades or fighting fire, frameless glazing systems, multicoloured render or steel panels and 30 storeys of curtain walling in Liverpool 鈥� plus the latest news
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Costs: Stone facades
So do you go for natural or reconstructed stone for your stone facade? Which will offer the best whole-life value? Peter Mayer of the 星空传媒 Performance Group breaks down the options
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FeaturesCladding: The walls of St Mary鈥檚
This week we鈥檝e got cladding well and truly covered, with an array of impressive products to make your facades beautiful and efficient, a breakdown of the whole-life costs of natural stone vs concrete finishes and eight steps to the perfect specification. But first, how the stainless steel at St Mary鈥檚 ...
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FeaturesSweet taste of victory at Junior Open House
Hansel and Gretel style house inspired by Willy Wonka wins school kids' design competition.
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But seriously ...
What makes MIPIM such an industry must-do? Elaine Knutt explains why it鈥檚 not just the champagne and canap茅s that keep people coming back
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FeaturesSite seeing
Even the strongest constitution can find traipsing between stands and drinking into the small hours a bit much after a while. So how about playing hooky for an afternoon? Naomi Stungo suggests some great buildings to visit nearby
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"Only a helicopterwould do"
星空传媒鈥檚 deputy editor Phil Clark 鈥� a veteran of five MIPIMS 鈥� relives his favourite Cannes stories
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The man with the golden pen
The pioneer of lightweight and membrane structures, whose 1960s designs still look futuristic today, 79-year-old German inventor Frei Otto has won the Royal Gold Medal for Architecture
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FeaturesEat, drink and mingle
Want to win friends and influence people at MIPIM? Victoria Madine reveals the golden rules of successful networking
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FeaturesDon't forget your toothbrush...
...or any of these other essential items when you pack your bags for MIPIM
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Features鈥� and a treehouse in the classroom
A new exhibition at the Victoria & Albert museum shows that children make some of the most inspiring, imaginative and brutally honest clients.