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FeaturesA smart move
Today鈥檚 retirees enjoy incomes higher than their 20-something counterparts and many are sitting on large family homes. No wonder investors have their eye on the UK鈥檚 retirement market
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FeaturesThe new grand tour of Europe
Where鈥檚 a EU-positive culture vulture to go this summer for a lingering look at all the architectural gems the Continent has to offer? Some industry experts suggest an itinerary 鈥�
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FeaturesImage of the week: Dancing on the edge
Performers at the opening ceremony of the 2016 Olympic Games
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FeaturesSir Robert McAlpine: The hollow crown?
Family firm Sir Robert McAlpine is once again without a boss. So, what happened, and can things be different for the next person to take the job?
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Snooker club
This week鈥檚 #buildingdoodle sketch is by Patrick Ward, a director at Haysom Ward Miller Architects
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FeaturesThis week in 2006
Four remaining bidders for the role of Olympic delivery partner for the London 2012 Olympics were given their last chance to bag the 拢5.2bn project
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FeaturesBaylis Old School: Brute strength
While many brutalist schools are being knocked down, one in south London is making a virtue of its architectural heritage and converting into housing. Photographs by Edmund Sumner
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FeaturesWhat to specify: Residential
This week One Lusty Gaze gets a soil and waste system, Orchard Village receives aluminium curtain walling and Hansgrohe releases its chrome plated overhead shower
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FeaturesMarket forecast: Not the whole story
As we look at the Q2 figures, people are ready to blame Brexit for plunging the UK construction economy into a darker period. But the reality is more complex. Michael Hubbard of Aecom reports
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FeaturesImage of the week: Ready for the starting whistle?
The Olympic Rings inside the beach volleyball arena
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Churchill College, Cambridge
This week鈥檚 #buildingdoodle sketch is by Meredith Bowles, director at Mole Architects
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FeaturesRio 2016: The best of Rio
The 32 venues that will host the Rio 2016 Olympic Games are a mix of futuristic new build and ambitious reconstruction. Ike Ijeh takes us on a tour of the architectural highlights聽
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FeaturesThis week in 1996
Activists moved onto a barren piece of land in south London to protest the need for affordable housing
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FeaturesInterview: Richard Saxon
Richard Saxon, chair of the Joint Contracts Tribunal, speaks to 黑洞社区 legal columnist Francis Ho about new kinds of contracts, the competition, and where he thinks the industry is heading
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FeaturesRio 2016: Blood, sweat and tears
What with the economy nosediving, an all-consuming construction scandal, massive budget overruns and by the seat of their pants venue delivery - it鈥檚 a wonder the Rio Olympics are happening at all
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FeaturesThe North goes south
The idea of establishing a northern powerhouse has lost a powerful supporter with the departure of chancellor George Osborne. Is there the will and momentum now in Whitehall to keep the project going?
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FeaturesTracker: June 2016
The construction activity index ended Q2 at a level of 60 points, five points higher than a month earlier
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FeaturesCPD 14 2016: Hybrid systems for domestic heating
Using case studies from a monitoring study of recent installations, this module explores the benefits of heating systems that combine a boiler and an air-to-water heat pump. It is sponsored by Daikin
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