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contentsfebruary 2012 Special Report: Raising the bar
Special Report: Titanic’s relaunched Removing hydrocarbon pollutants from
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External Fixtures 44, 53 - 54
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Interiors 61 - 68
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Classified & Directory 75 44 63
As 2012 fast approaches, Ideal Standard International designer Robin Levien gives his bathroom predictions for next year.
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Ian Clarke, technical application manager at Tata Steel, explains how pre-finished steel cladding systems can be incorporated into the design process to improve the environmental credentials of a building.
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At a time when there is much in the news about poor and deteriorating standards of care for the elderly, it is good to be reminded that there are architects and commissioners of care facilities that are committed to providing the best standards of care.
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RMS Titanic was a remarkable feat of engineering, she was the largest and most luxuriously appointed ship ever seen and despite tragically sinking five days later, she remains a source of enduring pride in the City where she was built.
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