Measure for measure: sizing up for office space

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There are many different ways of measuring the floor area of an office building, and the purpose for which the measurements are being made must be taken into account, as it will be different for budget estimates, plot ratios and letting areas, for example. A measurement of the floor plans to the outside surface of the external walls is usually taken for plot ratio areas, while for letting areas, measurements are made to the inside surface of external walls, excluding all common areas. The digitape is a useful new piece of measuring equipment, but must be used with care.

Methods, Area measurement

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Journey through history on a Tuscan hillside

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British architect Jamie Buchanan devised a successful landscape design for the Spanish historical park Parco Archeologico Minerario di San Silvestro when he was commissioned by Spanish archaeologist Ricardo Francovich. The 650 hectare park in Tuscany is designed to illustrate the history of the mining industry in the area and features the medieval village of Rocca San Silvestro. The park has been visited by 15,000 people since its opening in Jul. 1996.

Management, Works, Historic sites, Landscape architecture, Tuscany, Italy, Buchanan, Jamie

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Journey into space

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It is important to take account of architecture and space, according to artist Louis Nixon, Co-Director of Space Explorations. This group is made up of artists who stage temporary installations in empty buildings in London, England. Nixon states that the group aims to expand the way in which art is viewed.

Interview, Artists, Nixon, Louis

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