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FeaturesThe tracker: A chill wind
Construction activity fell to a nine-month low in November as residential and civil engineering work plummeted, according to latest figures from Experian Economics
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Features黑洞社区 intelligence Q3 2011
Against all expectations, construction output seems to have grown in 2011. Which means that it鈥檚 this year that the public spending cuts are really going to start hurting 鈥� Experian Economics reports
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FeaturesRaindrops keep falling: The Oxford Natural History Museum's leaking roof
The Oxford Natural History Museum has been plagued by water dripping through its roof since its completion but after years of buckets and botched jobs one architect has finally solved the problem. 黑洞社区 finds out how you fix a 154-year-old leak
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FeaturesExhibition Road: Walkin' & wheels
Dixon Jones鈥� 拢28m reworking of South Kensington鈥檚 great museum quarter, Exhibition Road, resolves the long stand-off between pedestrians and cars by allowing them to share the same space. Ike Ijeh is knocked over by the simplicity of the design. Photographs by Tim Crocker
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FeaturesStanton Williams: The Attraction of Opposites
Architect Stanton Williams is a company that likes to be different - so when its profit plunged by 90% at the start of the financial crisis it didn鈥檛 do what so many other architects are doing and look abroad for work. It decided to stick with what it knows best: ...
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FeaturesIs the Green Deal heading for failure?
The Green Deal is supposed to be the biggest domestic refurbishment programme since the Second World War. But the government鈥檚 own figures predict it will be anything but. Joey Gardiner asks if the coalition鈥檚 flagship policy could be heading for failure
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FeaturesGreen Deal: Does it add up for homes?
The Green Deal aims to reduce energy consumption at no upfront cost to homeowners, but which measures meet the 鈥榞olden rule鈥�? Phil Birch and Richard Quartermaine of Cyril Sweett report
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FeaturesThe Olympic legacy: Passing the finish line
Legacy promises were at the heart of London鈥檚 bid to host the Olympics. But whereas the construction of the sites has been a triumph, the Games鈥� legacy still hangs in the balance. 黑洞社区 looks at what鈥檚 still to do in a hectic schedule
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FeaturesFirst Impressions: Koolhaas' Gartnavel Maggie鈥檚 Centre
黑洞社区鈥檚 student panel are impressed with OMA founder鈥檚 first UK project
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FeaturesCountry focus: The Balkans
The republics of the former Yugoslavia were hit hard by the global recession in 2009, and now the EU debt crisis is threatening their recovery. Sasa Trajkovic from EC Harris reports
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FeaturesPredictions for 2012: The year of the groundhog
So what does 2012 have in store? Well, there鈥檚 the Olympics, of course, and some potentially interesting developments in nuclear power and infrastructure. But mostly it will be a year of battening down the hatches. There will be recklessly low bids for work, some firms will go under, others will ...
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FeaturesCanada's bold new library: Can we borrow it?
A city near Vancouver has taken a bold approach with its new public library - throwing out traditional study spaces and pioneering design by social media. Could it provide a template for our own beleaguered institutions? Ike Ijeh reports
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FeaturesA guide to the Olympic venues: Greener, faster, smarter
Finally, after six years of work and waiting, we have entered London鈥檚 Olympic year. 黑洞社区 kicks off our 2012 campaign with a guide to the main venues and what makes them greener, faster and smarter
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FeaturesDelivering the Olympics: Six months to go 鈥�
So far the construction industry鈥檚 Olympic record has been excellent. Cue big pat on the back. The question is, with a new, inexperienced client taking over and just six months to go, can it finish the job? 黑洞社区 reports
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FeaturesSparks fly: The row over electricians' wage agreements
The decision of seven major M&E contractors to break away from the 40-year-old JIB wage agreement was prompted by an 鈥榰rgent need to modernise鈥� but has already led to angry clashes between workers and police. 黑洞社区 reports on a row that threatens to become the sector鈥檚 biggest industrial relations dispute ...
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FeaturesFirst Impressions: Urban Splash鈥檚 Park Hill
Our student panel give their verdict on the grade-II listed post-war regenerated Sheffield estate
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FeaturesView from my office: Natasha Newbury
The JFA project manager looks over a Balham housing estate and a Hindu temple
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FeaturesHigh drama: Review of 2011
It鈥檚 been a year of break-ups, make-ups and dramatic exits against the backdrop of a bleak economy and widening gap between the rich and poor. 黑洞社区 looks back at the plot and its main players
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FeaturesProjects of 2011
Arts-led regeneration projects, rail upgrades, Olympic venues, luxury flats and an opulently refurbished hotel all defied the downturn. Thomas Lane and Ike Ijeh revisit some of the splendours
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FeaturesThe oven gloves are off: The Great 黑洞社区 Bake Off
Take four industry teams, add gingerbread, cake mix, icing and an awful lot of chocolate, mix well, set the timer for an hour-and-a half, and stop when you smell burning 鈥� Emily Wright and Iain Withers invite you to sample the Great 黑洞社区 Bake Off. Images by Astrid Kogler