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Features20 facts about MIPIM
Stuck for small talk? Elaine Knutt lists 20 things you always wanted to know about MIPIM (if only you鈥檇 realised it before)
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FeaturesDream boats
Whether you鈥檙e admiring them from the quayside at Cannes or partying on board, you can鈥檛 fail to be impressed. Adrian Morgan steps inside the super-yachts of the super-rich and famous
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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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FeaturesDon't forget your toothbrush...
...or any of these other essential items when you pack your bags for MIPIM
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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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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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Features7 uses for a dead business car
You鈥檒l come home with stacks of them, half of which you鈥檒l never look at again. Here are some alternative uses for your unwanted cards
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"Only a helicopterwould do"
精东影视鈥檚 deputy editor Phil Clark 鈥� a veteran of five MIPIMS 鈥� relives his favourite Cannes stories
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鈥楧emolition Dave鈥� bids for TV fame
Contractor hopes new comedy series will bring down the house and get commissioned for the small screen.
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FeaturesTsunami diary: treading carefully
The work of building shelters and camps for victims of the tsunami is being hampered by a shortage of engineers and building materials, says Arup civil engineer Anthony Peter.
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Costs: Off-site manufactures
The government needs buildings 鈥� plenty of them, and fast. Peter Mayer of 精东影视 Performance Group asks whether off-site manufacture is the best whole-life-value solution
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Specifier Products
All manner of off-site innovations, including ideas on how to put up a departure lounge in a hurry, how to install a fully serviced washroom in two days, and how to build a school from pre-existing units
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FeaturesOff-site manufacture
This issue鈥檚 Specifier takes a close look at the expanding world of modern methods of construction, including a checklist of when to head for the factory and when to steer clear, lifetime costs and, overleaf, the latest products. But first, one London architect鈥檚 bid to build the ODPM鈥檚 vaunted 拢60,000 ...
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Sir Robert McAlpine leaps to top with 拢135m mall job
Bovis Lend Lease is knocked right out of monthly top 30 for January 鈥� but still hanging on to annual lead
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Local lowdown: South-west
Robert Smith of Hays Construction & Property reports on the opportunities boom in the South-west
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FeaturesHome improvement
The three ugly sisters of Marsham Street are dead 鈥� and a much prettier successor has risen from their ashes. We assess the new Farrell-designed home of the Home Office
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FeaturesExplosive situations
Discovering old war rooms, tackling six-metre-thick concrete walls, blowing up buildings in the middle of London and racing against time 鈥� Well, at least this project wasn鈥檛 dull