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Wild about nature
30 July 2013As the world’s population marches inexorably towards mass urbanisation, our wildest and most ancient landscapes are being increasingly celebrated with clever contemporary architecture aimed at maximising visitor experiences. Veronica Simpson explores the diverse and sophisticated alternatives to the visitor-centre portable hut
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Designers take up residence
29 July 2013‘Identity’ is the overarching theme up for exploration by the four young designers chosen for the Design Museum’s annual Designers in Residence programme this year.
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FX and Blueprint magazines’ drawing competition
26 July 2013FX & Blueprint Drawing Competition:
The results
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Bronco office, Ripon
25 July 2013An office scheme that brings a touch of city working life to a rural North Yorkshire town was a bit like doing a residential project, says the design team
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Out of the ordinary
24 July 2013If you thought FM was all about offices, think again. There’s the museums, event centres, even the sites used in the London 2012 Olympics, all in need of precise managing
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Camper Store, Lyon
24 July 2013Stairs on which to display the client’s shoes and for customers to sit on while trying them, and pretend ones as wall graphics, are the key ingredients in this simple but effective shop interior design
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Profile - Wendy Cuthbert
23 July 2013As Wendy Cuthbert prepares to head out to South Africa as part of Barclays Bank Project Unity, its drive to transform the delivery of FM services globally, she tells us all about it
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The house that waste built
17 July 2013Made entirely of discarded materials, the Brighton Waste House is not only a reseach project and a test bed but a focus for a crucial change in culture not only in the building industry but also in everyday life, says Aidan Walker
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ME Hotel, London
17 July 2013A hotel project delayed by several years following the global financial meltdown, the ME Hotel – designed down to the last detail by Foster + Partners – was worth the wait
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if only...
11 July 2013There could be a modern Oriental space, where light, shadow and space work together
