Location, location, location

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Some 7 million pounds sterling is being spent on creating the 9 ha Thames Barrier Park in London, England. French Landscaping Architect Alain Provost was recruited to the consortium of Patel Taylor Architects and engineers Ove Arup and Partners, who won the competition to design the park. Some house builders have already taken advantage of the work on the park and are selling residental buildings overlooking the park at a premium price. The land being used for the park was previously contaminated industrial land.

London, England, Design and construction, Landscape architecture, Metropolitan areas, Parks

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Urbane spaceman: engineers tend to play a supporting role to architects. But one engineer's star is rising and may soon reach celebrity heights

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Chris Wise became the youngest partner in Ove Arup at age 36. He is being hailed as the next Peter Rice. He was attracted by Ove Arups focus on design rather than technical minutiae. He has worked on projects such as the Channel 4 headquarters, the telecommunications tower in Barcelona and Waterloo International terminal.

Achievements and awards, Engineers

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