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Homage to Klee
Renzo Piano鈥檚 Paul Klee Centre in Berne, Switzerland, takes inspiration from the rolling scenery behind it 鈥� a response to nature of which the Swiss artist would heartily approve
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FeaturesShould i stay or should I go?
What would you give to live in country with a warm climate, shorter working hours and a choice of beaches for the weekend? How about two-thirds of your current salary and a year spent studying a foreign language? Hmmm 鈥� We present the 黑洞社区/Hays Construction & Property international salary guide ...
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FeaturesMaking a stand
The five most eagerly awaited cricket matches for a generation are about to begin at Lord鈥檚 and will reach their climax at the Oval 鈥� which has been splendidly revamped for the occasion.
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FeaturesWhole-life costs: Office design
In the second of our series, David Weight of Currie & Brown looks at the differences in whole-life costs between a deep-plan, air-conditioned base office building and a shallow-plan scheme that is naturally ventilated
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FeaturesThe Genius of Botta
A retrospective of the work of architect Mario Botta, whose geometric forms 鈥� often expressed in brick 鈥� are celebrated across the globe
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FeaturesBright young homes
Gone are the grey high-rise flats of old 鈥� tenants on the Elmington Estate in south London now enjoy award-winning brick terraced housing designed by a team of top architects
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FeaturesRuncorn鈥檚 Guggenheim
Okay, so it鈥檚 not Gehry, and this isn鈥檛 exactly Bilbao 鈥� Nevertheless, Runcorn鈥檚 sensational Brindley Arts Centre, designed by John Miller + Partners, could well have comparable regenerative properties 鈥� and it looks great.
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FeaturesThe space age is over
鈥� Long live the age of the brick. At least, that鈥檚 what they鈥檙e all saying at Stonebridge Estate in north London, where 鈥榝uturistic鈥� concrete slabs have been demolished in favour of liveable brick-built homes
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FeaturesBond patterns in brickwork
In his second article on brick bonds, Mike Hammett focuses on their decorative potential
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FeaturesAlvar Aalto on what a brick is worth
Alvar Aalto (1898-1976) expressed the coarser nature of brick on numerous projects, particularly those in Finland, such as at the S盲yn盲tsalo Town Hall (1949-52) (pictured).
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FeaturesBrad鈥檚 career move leaves Jude nonplussed
Jude Law has no interest in becoming the next Brad Pitt, not in the architectural sense anyway.
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FeaturesSpecialist costs: Stone restoration
Our series of specialist market overviews continues with a close-up look at stone restoration and conservation. David Harding of Gardiner & Theobald examines the hot topics, costs and key contractors
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FeaturesNo regrets
Nobody knows better than Sir Martin Laing, former chairman of Laing, how a wafer-thin margin can turn into a catastrophic loss. He tells us about how a contract used to be a gentlemen鈥檚 agreement and why he wasn鈥檛 to blame for that 拢1 sale.
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Features鈥榦nce they find you, you don鈥檛 argue鈥�
Protection rackets run by rogue security firms are holding construction sites in the North-west to ransom with threats of violence. Now the government is fighting back 鈥� but might its measures do more harm than good?
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FeaturesSo, would be a you be a contractor ?
Are you a ballsy go-getter or an arty sensitive type? Do you get up at the crack of dawn or prefer a leisurely start? Are you mostly inspiration, calculation or perspiration? Try our quick quiz to determine whether you鈥檙e really cut out for a career as a contractor.