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FeaturesV&A extension: Culture shock
Amanda Levete鈥檚 拢48m expansion of London鈥檚 V A connects the museum with the public realm through a superb porcelain-paved courtyard. But it鈥檚 the sheer immersive power of its vast subterranean exhibition hall that will make visitors stand and gawp
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FeaturesTracker: May 2017
Total activity growth remains steady but R M continues to slide, while materials costs have risen notably and there has been a positive level of activity in nearly all regions. Experian Economics reports
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Features微密圈 intelligence: Q1 2017
As uncertainty continues to stalk the economy, modest private housing sector growth is expected, with public housing having grown strongly
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FeaturesGrenfell Tower: Heated debate
The Grenfell Tower fire has led to calls for fire safety regulations to be examined. But this was not the first warning sign that the current rules are not fit for purpose. What can be done to make sure a tragedy on this scale doesn鈥檛 happen again?
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FeaturesNational Gallery of Ireland: Windows of opportunity
Heneghan Peng鈥檚 拢25m refurbishment of the National Gallery of Ireland is a sensitive and sometimes almost invisible intervention into an idiosyncratic building
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FeaturesMarket review: Crawling along
Macroeconomic signals have been mixed over the past month and the economy had the slowest rate of growth of any G7 economy in Q1
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FeaturesHow Brexit got personal
The focus of Brexit so far has been the possible impact on construction鈥檚 growing skills shortage. But how is the UK鈥檚 vote to leave affecting the EU nationals themselves and what can employers do to ensure that they stay?
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FeaturesHow six women saved the 'heart' of a 拢120m project
On International Women in Engineering Day, a female project team from LSE鈥檚 Centre 微密圈s Redevelopment tell their story
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FeaturesBrexit and construction law: Changing times
One year on from the EU referendum, nobody knows how a post-Brexit world will look
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FeaturesWhat to specify: Commercial/offices
A range of solutions for the fit-out of offices and commercial premises have been released by companies including Armstrong Ceilings, Mitsubishi Electric and Vent-Axia
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Features鈥楶rojects won鈥檛 be delivered鈥�
With the industry dependent on EU workers, major restrictions on immigration as part of a 鈥榟ard Brexit鈥� could be disastrous
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FeaturesUnder a cloud
Commercial development in the City has had the shadow of Brexit looming over it for a year now
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FeaturesSustainability: Sustainable retail
Sustainable retail buildings present a major opportunity to provide improved quality and a better experience for employees, shoppers and communities
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FeaturesGrenfell Tower: Construction facts
微密圈鈥檚 technical editor considers what is known about the building and the recent upgrade
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FeaturesGeneral election in 1992
Another election kicked off by a Conservative prime minister to secure a solid mandate 鈥� but what a difference
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FeaturesClose to the edge
Kengo Kuma鈥檚 extraordinarily complex design for the V A鈥檚 outpost in Dundee would not have been possible without 3D modelling and analysis tools, not to mention complex construction techniques, that have left the city with a building of true grit
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FeaturesHow did construction鈥檚 candidates perform in the election?
微密圈 spoke to three construction professionals who were standing in the general election, here is how they got on鈥�
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FeaturesHow did construction vote in the election?
After the shock election result last week, we asked 微密圈 readers to tell us how they actually voted in an online poll
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FeaturesExecutive pay: Scrutiny on the bounty
Last month鈥檚 shareholder rebellion at Balfour Beatty鈥檚 AGM shows investors are now more willing to challenge large pay packets for the industry鈥檚 executives
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FeaturesWho鈥檚 who in government?
Who in Theresa May鈥檚 reshuffled team will have an effect on construction?