Briefing – Page 31
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How biophilic design brings in human benefits
Designer, writer and television presenter Oliver Heath says companies should be embracing a design approach that puts the wellbeing of office workers at its core
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Power in the Union
It seems increasingly possible that the UK will vote to leave the EU in 2017. For many sustainability professionals, this would be a nightmare scenario
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The shape of things to come
We can’t predict the future, but we can detect certain trends. Here are four that will fundamentally change the way we live
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Get happy: Wellbeing in buildings
There is a strong body of evidence of the tangible ways that building design can improve wellbeing. Now an increasing number of major clients are realising that this is not just good for employees’ health – it’s good for business. Katie Puckett reports
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Barbour ABI's February market review is out now
Barbour ABI’s Economic Construction Market Review for February is now available to download
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Barbour ABI's January market review is out now
Barbour ABI’s Economic Construction Market Review for January is now available to download
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Move over, Guggenheim
Missed out on that shortlist? No problem. As Helsinki embarks on its biggest building programme in 200 years the opportunities for architects are far bigger than any single project, Elizabeth Hopkirk reports
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Barbour ABI's December market review
Barbour ABI’s Economic Construction Market Review for December is now available to download
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Barbour ABI's November market review
Barbour ABI’s Economic Construction Market Review for November is now available to download
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Features
Chasing tigers: Opportunities in South-east Asia
China and India might be the big beasts of the East but huge untapped potential lies waiting in their smaller neighbours, finds Iain Withers in South-east Asia
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Home economics
The recovery is still moving at a slow pace, driven mainly by housing, but August saw a year-on-year increase in construction awards. Michael Dall presents highlights of Barbour ABI’s latest monthly Economic Construction Market Review, with a special focus on the commercial and retail sector
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Will the Hammersmith 'flyunder' take off?
The latest tunnel project for west London will need to overcome enormous economic and infrastructural obstacles before it is delivered, says Ike Ijeh
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‘It’s not just a breathing space, it’s a social space’
Landscape architect James Corner has created a promenade of public play spaces dotted around the main venues of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. Ike Ijeh speaks to the designer as the park re-opens to the public
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Custom build: Give us the tools
Once trumpeted as a way of raising housing output by as many as 50,000 homes a year, custom build was responsible for barely a fifth of that figure last year. So what’s the hold-up and can anything be done to reinvigorate the market?
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Peter Rees: 'I'm a one-off'
Peter Rees’ 29 years as head of planning in the Square Mile have been nothing if not controversial. In his first interview since announcing his departure, he talks about his legacy of transforming the City
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On the waterfront: Royal Docks green design competition
Ecobuild and the Landscape Institute launched a competition for ideas on how to turn the Royal Docks into a green infrastructure space for east London. Thomas Lane reports on some of the top proposals
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Where are architecture’s Bravehearts?
Talk of independence omits Scotland’s built environment
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WA100 2014: When global meets local
As Aecom’s 2016 Rio Olympics masterplan becomes a reality, the firm explains the benefits it has gained from partnering with a local Brazilian architect