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FeaturesA learning curve
Hopkins鈥� horseshoe-shaped knowledge and media centre 鈥� otherwise known as the Forum in Norwich 鈥� is a resounding success that overcame an irregular-shaped site and an imposing neighbour 鈥�
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FeaturesToxteth鈥檚 technicolour dreamboat
Forget the Beatles and the Fourth Grace 鈥� Liverpool has a new icon in the shape of the colourful media centre Toxteth TV
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FeaturesThe secret鈥檚 out
Once forgotten, dilapidated and unloved, the Walled Garden at Scampston Hall has been given a remarkable makeover and thrown open its doors to the public 鈥� and to critical acclaim
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Bond patterns in brickwork
In his first article on brick bonds, Mike Hammett discusses the characteristics of basic configurations
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FeaturesLe Corbusier鈥檚 fling with brick
Le Corbusier鈥檚 Maisons Jaoul project in Paris was completed in 1955, just two years after the Chapel at Ronchamp.
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FeaturesTitanic proposal
Architect David Gillooley wants to float a 拢300m replica of the Titanic on the Mersey.
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FeaturesDung removal machine
Staff at a Wildlife Park needed to move so much earth and dung they upgraded their JCB wheelbarrrow to a machine digger.
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FeaturesTsunami diary: the real work begins
Arup civil engineer Anthony Peter, 26, landed in Sri Lanka last week to help with the reconstruction process. In this extended extract from his diary for 黑洞社区 he looks at the task ahead.
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FeaturesSpecifier Products
In this flooring special, everything from swanky City refurbishments to antibacterial finishes for hospital linos 鈥� all the latest products to park your feet on. Plus, an update on the news from the industry
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Costs: Wooden floors
Increasingly, wooden laminate floors are being selected as a floor finish. Peter Mayer of 黑洞社区 Performance Group considers the options, key durability criteria and whole-life costs
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Galliford Try surges to top of December league
Education and healthcare schemes push contractor into first place ahead of HBG and Kier
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FeaturesLocal lowdown: North London/Home Counties
Robert Smith of Hays Montrose reports on the latest projects and current trends in the north London and Home Counties market
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FeaturesVive la France!
黑洞社区鈥檚 round-up of the 300 biggest European contractors reveals that French firms Vinci and Bouygues have stormed to the top. Sonia Soltani went to Paris to meet the men responsible for the Gallic triumph.
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We have no intention of conquering the world
This is one Frenchman who is not going to get caught boasting: 鈥淲e have no intention of conquering the world. If we are number one, it鈥檚 almost by chance.鈥� These are the self-deprecating words of Philippe Ratynski, chairman and chief executive of Vinci Construction, which as part of the Vinci ...
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Monumental ambitions
鈥淲ell, we鈥檝e arrived at the Chateau de Versailles,鈥� announces the cab driver, visibly taken aback by the grand scale of Bouygues鈥� headquarters in the outskirts of Paris. The glass and steel building, dubbed Challenger, is an imposing monument. Equestrian statues and palatial basins complete the picture of a company that ...
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FeaturesEurope's Top 300
黑洞社区鈥檚 round-up of the 300 biggest European contractors reveals that French firms Vinci and Bouygues have stormed to the top.
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