All Features articles – Page 191
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The eco-town has not landed
Politicians pay lip service to the notion of eco-towns while slashing the very public services that would make them function
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Dot to Dot: April 11
Connect the dots, name the building and send us your answer by 10am on Wednesday April 16 for a chance to win Avant Gardeners, a book on visionaries of contemporary landscape
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Did liquid cement intrigue Prince Philip?
1978: The Duke of Edinburgh opens Malvern College’s parashell sports hall
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Peter Thomas' first job with Buckley Gray Yeoman in Shoreditch, London
Peter ThomasBuckley Gray Yeoman, Shoreditch, London
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What should I look out for in my clients’ bespoke contracts?
What are the main legal issues to consider if my clients insist on their own standard or bespoke contract?
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Presentation is the key for Woods Bagot
‘Whether we are in China or the Middle East, we hold a design presentation’
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Why real life isn’t all for the best
It’s important to have principles, but we live in an imperfect world and no one wants to turn into Voltaire’s Dr Pangloss
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Can age discrimination law stop my boss from making me retire?
I am a “mature” architect working in a smallish practice. I am quite happy but my boss keeps making comments about me retiring soon. I have no such plans yet, and am concerned he wants to get rid of me.I know there is now age discrimination legislation. Can I use ...
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Dot to Dot: April 4
Connect the dots, name the building and send us your answer by 10am on Wednesday for a chance to win a book of Julius Shulman’s photographs of modernist homes in Palm Springs, California
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Tempers rise over how we lived then
As the hyperbole flew in a live BBC television debate in 1979, modernist architects were branded ‘war criminals’
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After the good ship Architecture
The world’s great port cities are architectural wonders — but the new wave of buildings in Liverpool is execrable
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Dot to Dot: March 28
Connect the dots, name the building and send us your answer by 10am on Wednesday for a chance to win a copy of China Design Now, a guide to the V&A exhibition
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New site for Pilkington's
Pilkington’s has launched a new website which includes a comprehensive database of all technical information on the company’s product portfolio.
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Microsoft updates
Microsoft has launched a “document interoperability initiative”, aimed at bringing together software developers to test how different systems and gadgets speak to each other.
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Left or right, the only way is up
Every politican wants his city to be “world class” these days — but why does that always seem to mean skyscrapers?
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How can I pick up email on the move?
I want to receive emails while I’m on the move, and have been told to get a BlackBerry. What other options are there? Could I get myself an iPhone?
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IT Brief: Better renders
Abvent Group has released the next version of its rendering software, Artlantis Render & Studio.
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Eames puts his best foot forward
Designer Charles Eames is in a relaxed mood for a press interview