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40 under 40 2010: Christian Oliver
Oliver, 34, is director of management consulting at Cyril Sweett
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Features40 under 40: Paul Hinkin 10 years on
Hinkin fulfilled his 2000 ambition by setting up Black Architecture six years ago
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Features40 under 40: James Pickard 10 years on
The credit crunch put a halt to some of Cartwright Pickard鈥檚 plans, but now it鈥檚 bouncing back
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Features40 under 40: Jason Millett 10 years on
黑洞社区鈥檚 40 under 40 returns on Friday. In the meantime we look back at those we tipped for the top back in 2000
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Features40 under 40: Jonathan Stewart 10 years on
The managing director of Gleeds Advisory reached his goal from 10 years ago - with five days to spare鈥�
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FeaturesPassivoffice: First UK office to reach Passivhaus standards
Powys council was worried by rises in gas prices, so it decided to make its Stag teaching facility the first office in Britain to reach Passivhaus standards. After horrendous design problems, the team spent 12 months collecting data on how it performed. And, as Thomas Lane reports, the figures came ...
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FeaturesWilkinson Eyre: Twin peaks
Ten years ago 黑洞社区 interviewed a young architectural practice called Wilkinson Eyre. A decade and two Stirling prizes later, we return to ask its principals how it feels to become part of the design establishment - and on the top of their game.
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FeaturesBrothers in construction: He ain鈥檛 heavy...
Ed and David Miliband鈥檚 battle for the Labour leadership was sibling rivalry as high politics. But what about brothers working in construction, even in the same company? We tracked some down and talked blood, sweat and tears. Photos by Julian Anderson
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FeaturesThe quangos and spending cuts: which ones survived
In the game of quangos players take turns to choose non-government bodies to close, merge or privatise. But watch out! If you get it wrong you might not get elected again. This is how Francis Maude dealt with the ones dealing with construction
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FeaturesThe man-made mountain: Copenhagen's 8 house
Thomas Lane reports on the Copenhagen apartment block that has turned the suburban experience into something wild. Photos by Jens Linhe
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FeaturesLead times: July-September 2010
The reported increase in enquiries failed to convert to orders, and lead times are overwhelmingly stable this quarter. The next six months look quieter still. Brian Moone of Mace reports
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FeaturesComprehensive spending review: George's marvellous medicine
The construction industry will need more than a spoonful of sugar to help the chancellor鈥檚 medicine go down. Here we sum up where we are now and our panel of experts tell us what they鈥檙e expecting on Wednesday
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Features黑洞社区 Intelligence Q2 2010: Surprisingly buoyant
The gloomy forecast in the Tracker is in stark contrast to a surprisingly buoyant second quarter. Now, the good news, from Experian Marketing Information Services
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FeaturesFirst Impressions: BDP鈥檚 Nanjing Medical University
Two students discuss the complex design of the new Chinese medicine centre by architect BDP
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The tracker: That sinking feeling
Construction workload is expected to keep falling over the next three months, but the pace of decline should begin to ease, according to Experian Marketing Information Services
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FeaturesArena Stage, Washington by Bing Thom: Through a glass darkly
Peer closely and you鈥檒l make out not one theatre behind that glass facade, but three. It鈥檚 Bing Thom Architects鈥� audacious response to the need to make artistic and architectural sense of two dysfunctional theatres in a deprived area of Washington DC. Ike Ijeh was wowed
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FeaturesEco co-housing schemes: Give it a spin
The UK has begun experimenting with co-housing schemes that aim to slash emissions while encouraging a more sustainable lifestyle - as you can imagine, communal washing machines that run on harvested rainwater are de rigueur