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¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ Awards 2011 shortlist: Harlequin 1

2011-03-28T00:00:00Z

Shortlisted for ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ Awards Project of the Year: Sky shows it’s possible to be glamorous and eco-friendly with its already award-winning HQ

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¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ Awards 2011 shortlist: Woodland Trust

2011-03-26T00:00:00Z

Shortlisted for the Project of the year, the Woodland Trust’s HQ is attractive and sustainable

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Nuclear alert: Future of £50bn new build plan

2011-03-25T00:00:00Z

In the weeks following fukushima, the UK nuclear industry is already under review. what does this mean for the future of £50bn new build plan?

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¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ Awards 2011 Project of the Year: Royal Shakespeare Company

2011-03-25T00:00:00Z

Shortlisted for Project of the year, the revamped home of the RSC tries to maintain and represent the history of the site, rather than completely replacing the iconic venue

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¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ Awards 2011 shortlist: Lowther Children's Centre

2011-03-25T00:00:00Z

Shortlisted for ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ Project of the Year: Lakehouse shows that an addition doesn’t merely have to be an extension

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¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ Awards 2011 Public ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ of the Year: Chelsea Academy

2011-03-25T00:00:00Z

Shortlisted for Public ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ Project of the Year: Chelsea Academy blends seamlessly into its urban surroundings – but also manages to stand out

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Movers and makers: Flooring

2011-03-25T00:00:00Z

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Sustainability: The power to persuade

2011-03-25T00:00:00Z

Our industry now has a plethora of initiatives to encourage us to build sustainably, either through sanctions or incentives. Has the government has got the balance right?

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Greg Barker interview: 'We've got to transform the built environment'

2011-03-25T00:00:00Z

Minister for climate change is nothing if not ambitious. He’s pushing through the government’s Green Deal to retrofit Britain’s 26 million homes. Fine idea, of course, but will it actually work?

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Sheppard Robson on flooring specification

2011-03-25T00:00:00Z

Environmental considerations are crucial when specifying flooring. ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ talks to Evolution, the sustainability team at architect Sheppard Robson about how the industry can minimise environmental impact

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Cost model: small projects

2011-03-25T00:00:00Z

In these difficult economic times, small projects are not to be sniffed at. David Holmes and Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company, cost up some of the most common kinds

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¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ Awards 2011 shortlist: Kew Herbarium Library Arts and Archive Wing

2011-03-25T00:00:00Z

Shortlisted for Public ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ Project of the Year:Kew’s new building is a (successful) experiment in juxtaposition and discretion

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¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ Awards 2011 shortlist: Chiswick House Cafe

2011-03-25T00:00:00Z

Shortlisted for Public ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ Project of the Year: This new cafe rises to the challenge of creating a new builiding on this historic site

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¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ Awards 2011 shortlist: Christie Hospital

2011-03-25T00:00:00Z

Shortlisted for Public ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ Project of the Year: Christie Hospital combines cutting-edge healthcare with cutting edge design

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¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ Awards 2011 shortlist: Angel ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ

2011-03-24T00:00:00Z

Continuing our shortlist preview series, a spacious atrium and geometric layout give a slick rejuvenation to a central London office block

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¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ Awards 2011 shortlist: Carnegie Pavilion

2011-03-23T00:00:00Z

Shorstlied for Project of the Year, the Carnegie Pavilion encorporates the abstract and futuristic, representing both cricket club and city

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¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ Awards 2011 shortlist: One New Change

2011-03-22T11:28:00Z

The first of our preview series on shortlisted projects is One New Change in London’s Paternoster Square

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View from my office: Jyoti Gandhi

2011-03-18T12:26:00Z

The Gleeds consultant overlooks Bangalore’s road vendors selling roasted peanuts

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Underbidding: Warning! Highly risky manoeuvre

2011-03-18T00:00:00Z

Desperate times call for desperate measures, and in some cases result in suicidal tendencies. As underbidding spirals further out of control, we look at how widespread the practice has become and what – if anything – can be done about it.

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Zaha Brava: The Guangzhou Opera House

2011-03-18T00:00:00Z

Architecture and geology collide in Zaha Hadid’s glorious Guangzhou Opera House