All Features articles – Page 246
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Piecing the jigsaw to stand the test of time
We are second-generation architects, Stephen Proctor and I, and our fathers often remind us that we are not the first to try to crack the prefab nut. Steel, timber and concrete have all been used by the profession in pursuit of the Holy Grail; inexpensive and quickly built quality ...
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Speaking the same masterplan language
You have probably had enough Lost in Translation conversations to last you a lifetime, but I am going to engage you in yet another. And I make no apology for it. This film is a good metaphor for masterplanning.
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Victims or luddites?
The IT industry needs to work a lot harder to give the profession what it wants, according to a BD discussion between architects and IT specialists. David Littlefield chairs
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Fear and loathing in the boy zone
Did you know that the most important thing in a construction contract is not getting the building in on time and within budget, but machismo?So women architects are in an interesting position. Whether we like it or not, the contract turns all of us architects into policemen, but sexism adds ...
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Blood in the boardroom
Despite events at Aukett and Eurotunnel, shareholder revolts are rare, explains David Littlefield
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My apple just got juicier
A production error cut short Jonathan Reeves' review of the Apple G5 last month. The rest follows, with a precis of his introduction
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Number crunching that dilutes quality
There is no doubt the concept of Private Public Partnerships is here to stay, at least for a while. What is less certain is how it will operate in delivering the "quality architecture" everyone from Whitehall downwards glibly talks about.