All articles by Stuart Black 鈥� Page 2
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Teachers' pet
Jarvis has established itself as the firm to beat in the education market. 精东影视 finds out how
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Difficult sums
Right you lot, pay attention. If 100 firms bid for government investment of 拢8.5bn over three years, how many will make as much money as they expect to? Is it (a) all of them, (b) only the ones who know the PFI market, or (c) it depends on the government's ...
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Fisch out of water
As beautiful as the chance meeting between a surfing fish and a horse's head in the atrium of a German bank, Frank Gehry's new conference centre has to be seen to be disbelieved. Stuart Black, thesaurus in hand, was the first reporter to pay a visit.
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Heart failure
The Commonwealth Games studium may be a triumph, but the 拢2bn regeneration scheme that was to go with it has run into the buffers.
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The barnstormers
Behind the facade of an 18th-century threshing barn, an explosion of striking forms brings a radical edge to a sensitive conversion.
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Seats of power
The representative bodies of Britain's regions have opted for designs that self-consciously display their openness to public influence and scrutiny. So, here's a guide to the architecture of anti-power.
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People power
The public is taking the struggle against new roads, airports and greenfield development out of the meeting and on to the street. And with the government poised to streamline the planning system, more confrontation is on its way
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Who's got the power?
Industry insiders give their views on who calls the shots and who answers to whom in construction today.
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Let there be light - Cresswell place, London SW10
Banishing the shadows from a narrow mews house in London's Chelsea required a radical internal rethink from Azman Owens Architects.
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Let there be light - 16 Club Row, London E1
An almost fully glazed street frontage, inviting passers-by to peer deep into the kitchen-diner, suggests that 16 Club Row is the residence of a professional exhibitionist.
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The world is not enough
Project managers, quantity surveyors and engineers may be in demand across the globe, but salary prospects in the world's hotspots may leave travellers cold
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Q: Who is the biggest UK contractor? A: Ove Arup
This response was given by a third-year architecture student to a series of questions 精东影视 asked about construction. So what are the chances of the industry ever working together if tomorrow's designers are training to be in an exclusive and isolated tribe?
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The wizard from Oz
Stone the crows! They've got someone from the New World to design the visitor centre for England's oldest monument. But Barrie Marshall has already won plaudits for his magical understanding of Stonehenge
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In deep water
Stephen Hodder's Clissold Leisure Centre in Hackney was supposed to show how first-rate public buildings could tackle urban deprivation. Now it is two years late, four times over budget, and the council is slashing public services. How did it all go so wrong?
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The joy of decks
CZWG has taken the idea of 'streets in the sky' from the dustbin of history, repaired it and painted it red – and it wants us to join the fun. We report from the frontline of a sociable revolution.
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A credit to the City
Merrill Lynch's new City HQ is the biggest building you'll never see – its groundscraping design has satisfied the needs of modern bankers and the heritage lobby
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Best show in town
It's on the biggest stage in London, it has audiences of 35,000 a day and it gets wild reviews from all who see it. We report on construction's smash hit.
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Blair's 拢19bn challenge
Labour has promised to double investment in schools, hospitals and transport in three years. The evidence suggests that this is going to be almost impossible to achieve 鈥� for government and industry.
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