Bristol fashion

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Bristol Development Corporation's new marketing centre, UK designed by local architect Alec French Partnership uses a nautical theme to mirror Bristol's maritime history. The building cost 300,000 pounds sterling. The mast built employing similar techniques of an artificial christmas tree, is used as the building's main structural support. The building had to be built in 19 weeks and needed to be easily dismantled in a few years time, hence the building had to be prefabricated. The use of wall panels and roof units allowed the structure to be easily installed.

United Kingdom, Buildings and facilities, Modular buildings, Bristol, England, Prefabricated buildings

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Certifiable mess

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A report by the U.K.'s Department of the Environment (DOE) concludes that the construction industry's quality management certification scheme is ineffective and basic changes need to be made. The consultative document from the DOE's Quality Liaison Group finds that the BS 5750/ISO 9000 scheme does not impress clients who normally do not take it into account when awarding contracts.

Standards, Construction industry, Total quality management

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Manhattan transfer: watches, fashion, education. After varied uses in its 67-year history, a derelict office building in Clerkenwell is being converted to Manhattan-style loft appartments

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A derelict building in Clerkenwell is being converted into Manhattan style loft apartments. The building was once a factory making Ingersoll watches and was the ideal size for converting into apartments. Internally the walls and ceilings have been cleaned by gritblasting and left bare. The external walls have also been gritblasted and rendered sections are to be repainted. .

Commercial and Institutional Building Construction, Office Buildings, Nonresidential construction, not elsewhere classified, Office construction, Remodeling and renovation

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