Mixed doubles
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The new 6 million pounds sterling Southend Leisure Centre has a bold, striking architectural form which most leisure centres lack. However, budgetary restrictions meant that the specification was reduced and the detailed design and use of materials are not of the same standard as the original design. The centre, in Southend, England, has two large halls, one for tennis and one for badminton, with ancillary accommodation between them. The halls have been built beneath two great curving monopitch roofs, giving a conspicuous and dramatic appearance.
Publication Name: Building
Subject: Construction and materials industries
ISSN: 0007-3318
Year: 1996
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Royal flash
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The Tower of London in London, UKattracts 2.3 million visitors a year. Responsibility for its management was removed form the Department of the Environment to the newly formed Historic Royal Palaces agency in 1989 who embarked on a 5-year 16 million pounds sterling programme of 'representation.' The first phase, costing 950,000 poundssterling opened before Easter 1993. The medieval palace inhabited by Edward I and Henry III has been restored. The buildings restored include the Wakefield Tower and St Thomas's Tower.
Publication Name: Building
Subject: Construction and materials industries
ISSN: 0007-3318
Year: 1993
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Royal standard
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Windsor Castle has recently been reopened to the public after a five-year renovation programme costing 36.5 million pounds sterling. Some of the work has focused on restoring the castle to its state before it was extensively damaged by fire, while other work has added new features. These include an octagonal lantern lobby based on a gothic chapterhouse. The restoration work has covered a total of 105 rooms, with most of the work being managed by architectural firm Donald W Insall Associates.
Publication Name: Building
Subject: Construction and materials industries
ISSN: 0007-3318
Year: 1997
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