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FeaturesDiversity in construction: transforming lives
If a job candidate isn鈥檛 white, male and able-bodied, the construction industry doesn鈥檛 seem to want to know them. So a training organisation called NET Ambitions is trying to get employers to diversify. Emily Wright talked to three people whose lives have been transformed
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FeaturesSo long, Sunand: the outgoing RIBA president reflects
Regrets? He鈥檚 had a few. But then again, too few to mention 鈥� unless pushed. Sunand Prasad, the outgoing president of the RIBA gives Dan Stewart a list of his achievements while in office, and fighting Prince Charles was only one of them
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FeaturesProcurement update
During the boom, clients turned to frameworks just to get firms to do their work. In the recession, many are asking if they鈥檙e still needed
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FeaturesMy Dubai hell: David Marks breaks the silence on payment problems
Many UK firms are owed money by Middle Eastern developers, but few are willing to talk about it. Roxane McMeeken spoke to one man who was prepared to break the silence
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FeaturesJoin the global restructure
Countries from Mexico to India are seeking UK expertise to help renew their transport, power and communications networks. 精东影视鈥檚 Global Infrastructure Forum in November will tell you how to get involved 鈥�
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FeaturesHackney-sur-Mer: Levitt Bernstein鈥檚 Queensbridge Quarter
Dalston, a less-than-glorious corner of east London, is beginning to look as if it might be able to tempt well-heeled Londoners to give it a go 鈥� thanks in part to Levitt Bernstein鈥檚 Mediterranean-styled Queensbridge Quarter
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FeaturesGreen guide misuse could steer zero-carbon housing off course
A guidance note is always open to personal interpretation
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FeaturesHoming in on zero-carbon
The Tarmac Homes project is a pioneering initiative which aims to develop a 鈥榖lueprint鈥� for affordable and scaleable zero-carbon housing. But, how does Tarmac plan to build a home at the highest levels of the Code for Sustainable Homes and what are the considerations for material specification and on-site waste ...
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Carbon countdown: How can the UK make the step change required for zero carbon?
Whether you like it or not, the Government鈥檚 2016 target for all new homes to be built to Code Level 6 of the Code for Sustainable Homes (CSH) is set to remain
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FeaturesFirst impressions: Judah's sculpture for Goodwood
Recent architectures graduate from the Royal College of Art comment on the giant Audi loop sculpture at Goodwood
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FeaturesWe鈥檙e all going on a (green) summer holiday
Eco-tourism is big business in Cornwall, with green developments popping up all over the county to meet demand from conscientious tourists. So 精东影视 packed Dan Stewart off on his hols to find out what the options are for the green tourist 鈥� and if it鈥檚 all it鈥檚 cracked up to ...
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FeaturesA great venue to play: David Byrne's Roundhouse installation
精东影视s and musical instruments are usually quite easy to tell apart. That was, until David Byrne got his hands on north London鈥檚 Roundhouse
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FeaturesGateway to the world: Thames Gateway Forum 2009
The Thames Gateway Forum in November is attracting delegates from France to China, as global investors eye up opportunities in the South-east鈥檚 fastest changing region. You should really be there too 鈥�
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FeaturesThe way of all quangos
The Tories are rekindling that age-old election pledge: to burn down the quangos. We鈥檝e heard it all before, but is it any different this time? And if so, which ones would be for the pyre?
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The tracker: Vital signs
The rate of decline continues to slow, especially in the residential sector, but, with demand weak and jobs uncertain, the prognosis still isn鈥檛 great. Experian Business Strategies studies the charts
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FeaturesFirst impressions: Heatherwick鈥檚 Shanghai Expo British Pavilion
Two RCA postgraduate architects share their different verdicts on the British Pavilion at Shanghai Expo for 2010
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FeaturesHousing associations write off 拢174m
Falling land and house prices mean 40% more is knocked off associations' assets than last year
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FeaturesGrosvenor Waterside by Make: Don鈥檛 tell Charles 鈥�
Within spitting distance of the notorious Chelsea Barracks site is this startlingly modern block of flats by Make Architects. Yet, so far, the good burghers of Belgravia haven鈥檛 uttered a word against it. And nor has you-know-who. What鈥檚 going on?
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FeaturesCost model: Indoor arenas
Even in recessionary times, entertainment creates opportunities and in the live music business, promoters want new, purpose-built venues. Simon Rawlinson and Martin Jennings of Davis Langdon examine how gigs are changing the face of the indoor arena
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FeaturesIs there any such thing as a good framework?
BAA鈥檚 decision to abandon framework agreements has led many to fear that other major clients will follow suit. No bad thing, says Stan Hornagold (above right), while Don Ward (above left) couldn鈥檛 disagree more 鈥�