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Features5 minutes with 鈥� Lisa Ashworth at the 黑洞社区 Services Research and Information Association
The BSRIA chief executive on why the聽building services industry deserves greater recognition, what to do if someone screams at you, the joy of small things and the benefits of being a global commuter聽
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Features鈥榊our way of delivering projects is accepted around the world鈥� 鈥� Why a US firm wants to buy more UK consultants
The boss of MGAC tells Dave Rogers about the problems with partnerships, quantity surveyors, red tape and why he absolutely loves the Elizabeth line
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FeaturesIt鈥檚 deja vu all over again: Can the Ox-Cam Arc work second time around?
The chancellor has given her backing to an expansion plan for the corridor connecting Oxford, Milton Keynes and Cambridge, including thousands of homes, which the previous government dropped. Joey Gardiner asks what hope the industry can have聽
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FeaturesFutureproofing the flooring industry: Addressing the skills challenge
John Clark, transformation director at Headlam, explores the current skills gap crisis in the flooring sector and how the industry can take action to ensure the future of flooring is resilient for years to come
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Features5 minutes with 鈥� Martyn Stokes at MESH Construction Consultancy
The firm鈥檚 director on setting up the business, keeping the stress levels down and why you should be prepared to share if you sit next to him at dinner
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Features鈥楾hey were not the sort of people who could lead鈥�: How the Gold Standard is shaking up public sector procurement
King鈥檚 College London law professor David Mosey and Constructing Excellence boss Alison Nicholl speak to Tom Lowe about how a landmark report into making public sector frameworks more efficient - and less misleading - is being implemented
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FeaturesFrom the archives: The collapse of Olympia & York, 1992
黑洞社区 covers the downfall of the Canadian developer which drove the early years of Canary Wharf
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FeaturesCost model: exploring the advantages of surgical hubs and barn theatres
Capacity issues within the NHS are driving innovative ways of working. This cost model looks at the advantages and costs of surgical hubs and barn theatres
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FeaturesCurtain rises on Sadler鈥檚 Wells鈥� elegant East Bank 鈥榚nd terrace鈥�
Last night鈥檚 opening of the new dance theatre marked another stage in the Olympic Park鈥檚 development as a cultural destination designed to lure artists and audiences out of their traditional West End comfort zone, Daniel Gayne reports
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Features5 minutes with 鈥� John McElgunn at RSHP
The firm鈥檚 senior partner on growing up in Ireland, the barriers to becoming an architect, his love of travel and the best food to accompany a pint of Guinness
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FeaturesFrom the archives: Planning Canary Wharf, 1982-88
黑洞社区 charts the early years of what would become one of the world鈥檚 largest commercial districts
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FeaturesWhat the delays at the 黑洞社区 Safety Regulator mean for high-rise development
The new system of gateway checks on high rise buildings is adding anything up to 18 months to construction programmes.聽Joey Gardiner finds out why
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FeaturesFilm review: The Brutalist 鈥� It isn鈥檛 really about brutalism鈥�
Architecture is the device to explore wider themes in聽Brady Corbet鈥檚 ambitious three-and-a-half-hour-plus epic that looks set to sweep The Oscars, writes聽Sarah Simpkin
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FeaturesWhy 65 Holborn Viaduct could be the most difficult site ever to be built on in London
A disused railway station below half of a central London site meant conventional piling was out of the question. The team that built a five-storey basement under Claridge鈥檚 hotel while keeping it open were drafted in to come up with a radical solution
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Features鈥婣 New Era of Design: Thinking Together
The building industry stands at a pivotal moment of transformation. Urbanisation accelerates, climate change demands sustainable solutions, and client expectations evolve rapidly. Yet, traditional building practices often remain fragmented, inefficient, and ill-equipped to address these challenges. To unlock unprecedented levels of efficiency, sustainability, and value creation, our ...
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FeaturesMy route into construction 鈥� Jack Norkett, senior project manager at RED Construction
The industry includes an impressive range and variety of roles 鈥� but unless you are on the inside it can be hard to know how to break in, let alone progress to the top. In this 聽series, we talk to professionals about their often surprising career twists and turns
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Features鈥楾his is a growth story鈥欌�� How Network Rail plans to become one of the UK鈥檚 biggest housebuilders
The transport operator鈥檚 group property director talks about the 鈥榥ew mindset鈥� at Network Rail 鈥� and why the country鈥檚 biggest owner of brownfield land is taking an assertive role in redevelopment projects on its sites聽聽
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Features5 minutes with 鈥� Peter Crowther at the British Council for Offices
The BCO president on his passion for recycling buildings, the importance of inspiring the next generation and what happened to his most-prized possession while he was on holiday聽
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FeaturesA new quango, a new levy and 32 new hubs: Six months in, what has Labour done to fix the skills crisis?
Labour shortages pose a huge challenge to the government鈥檚 plans for housing and infrastructure. While it is still relatively early days for Keir Starmer and his team, the construction industry is not yet sure whether his party has the answers, writes Daniel Gayne