Tower inquiry to set tone for London's skyline

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High-rise building construction has been reconsidered since the events of September 11, but in London, which has recently outlined a skyscraper policy, things seem not to have changed so much. Comparing the pros and cons of the upcoming Heron Tower, there seems to be more positive reasons to go ahead with the construction than there are negative reasons to abandon the project.

Building, Developing, and General Contracting, GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTORS, Building Construction, Evaluation, London, England, Design and construction, Buildings and facilities, Buildings, Skyscrapers, High rise buildings, Heron Building

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Clare Melhuish reviews...Do It Differently's rallying cry for best practice

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"Do It Differently: Integrating Design and Construction in the 21st Century" is an exhibition that is slated to be shown at various locations in the U.K. The exhibition seeks to inspire innovation and "best practice" in the construction sector. Architetural design and construction are united in the various schemes displayed at the exhibiton.

Construction, Engineering Services, Engineering & Architectural Svcs, Engineering & Architectural Services, Column, Exhibitions, Architectural design, Best practices

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Clare Melhuish reviews...Kas Oosterhuis on kinetic networked architecture

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Kas Oosterhuis of Netherlands recently presented a lecture at the AA called "If you're Not In Real Time Your're Dead." He noted the importance of interactive technologies in efforts to carry out networked response architecture. He believes that conventional architecture is insufficient to handle the new kinetic types.

Netherlands, Public affairs, Technology application, Speeches, lectures and essays, Oosterhuis, Kas

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