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FeaturesThe peasant's revolt this ain't: Chelsea vs the barracks
This gang of Chelsea residents is on the cusp of pulling off a very English coup. Emily Wright met their ringleaders
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FeaturesOperation Hip: Igloo's Bermondsey Square
Bermondsey Square, the centrepiece of a 拢60m regeneration project in south-east London, is intended to seduce the young and trendy with its take on inner-city living
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FeaturesSleeping beauty awakes: the St Pancras Midland Grand hotel
The fairy-tale castle that is the Midland Grand hotel has been asleep for a very long time. Now the arrival of the Eurostar has roused it, and it is once again to become the most stylish address in London
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FeaturesEdward Cullinan's Stonebridge estate: pride of place
Edward Cullinan鈥檚 mixed-use Hillside Hub completes the overhaul of a north-west London estate that John Major once avoided for fear of being shot. Dan Stewart finds it a reformed character
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What it costs: Heat pumps
They are amazingly efficient, but setting up a ground source heat pump may be tricky if you haven鈥檛 considered all the factors. Peter Mayer of BLP Insurance gives us the lowdown
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FeaturesNo biomass, no turbines, no solar panels. Is Passivhaus the way to zero carbon?
The German Passivhaus standard is winning admirers in the UK, many of whom argue that its simple approach to low-energy building is far more practical than the Code for Sustainable Homes
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FeaturesVince Cable: 'This industry could collapse'
When the person who says this is Vince Cable, a man with a gift for eerily accurate economic predictions, you know things are serious
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FeaturesMargaret Beckett: is 240,000 homes a year possible?
Housing minister Margaret Beckett answers this and eight other questions about the state of the sector
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FeaturesGlamorous address: Candy & Candy's One Hyde Park
Candy & Candy鈥檚 One Hyde Park is coming along quite nicely, thank you. Which is just as well, because when you鈥檙e spending 拢100m on an apartment, you do rather want the builders out of the way before you move in
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FeaturesPerfidious Weymouth: Portland's 2012 Olympic sailing story
It doesn鈥檛 bode well. The first venue to be completed for the 2012 Olympics should have been a regeneration triumph, but instead the sailing facilities on the Dorset island of Portland have sparked resentment among the locals and a grudge against a neighbouring town. Michael Willoughby headed to the south ...
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FeaturesNo nimbys here: will Tory councils accept their party's housing policy?
The Conservatives want to give local councils more power to plan development for their areas. But given that so many Tories 鈥� especially in the South 鈥� are fighting proposed housing schemes, why should housebuilders believe their plans will work? By Muireann Bolger
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FeaturesOlympic legacy: lowering the bar again
First, the Olympic village was downsized by 1,300 homes. Now, the media centre is likely to be replaced by a 鈥榤ixture of temporary and permanent facilities鈥�. Whatever happened to the 2012 legacy? Joey Gardiner investigates
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What it costs: Insulated renders
Insulated render systems save energy and look good. Peter Mayer of 精东影视 LifePlans sums up the variety of choices and highlights some topical issues and lifecycle costs
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Rising damp
Manchester-born developer Urban Splash made its name building funky flats for trendy Northerners but the current climate hasn鈥檛 suited its business model. Muireann Bolger examines how it鈥檚 keeping its head above water
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FeaturesHappily ever after
The Gus Report:聽Newhall in Harlow set out to marry quality design with quality of life. So how has it done? Continuing his series of visits to important housing developments, Gus Alexander celebrates something approximating nuptial bliss
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FeaturesBattersea Power Station: the story continues
Yes, it鈥檚 on again, folks 鈥� the rescue and renovation of one of London鈥檚 most famous landmarks, that is. This time it鈥檚 Treasury Holdings鈥� turn to make what it can of the art deco power station. Thomas Lane looks at the scale of the job and the chances that this ...
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FeaturesThe Riverhouse project: Nautical but nice
A tidal wave of protest greeted this modern development sitting alongside traditional houses on the Dartmouth estuary. But the Riverhouse delights in its views, sense of space and daylight. Quite enough to shut the neighbours up, says Martin Spring
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What it costs: Thermal insulation
Insulation is an effective way to help meet 精东影视 Regulations targets on carbon emission reduction. Peter Mayer of 精东影视 LifePlans examines the effectiveness of different materials
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FeaturesWe did it our way - Charettes
Charrettes are the new face of collaborative planning, bringing together artists, architects and town planners to thrash out a development plan for an area. But do they work?
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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