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Industry News Ask The Architect: Liz Leber of Beyer Blinder Belle Site Lines: Saunders MD Martin Williams on workplace wellness International Focus UK Construction Week Show Preview Bathrooms, Kitchens & Washrooms Supplement CPD Focus


PROJECT REPORTS MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE


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Retail developments in Chinese cities now contain much more than just retail, and are designed to be ‘all-in-one’ destinations; the new Shanghai Jiuguang Center is no exception. Roseanne Field reports


34 SELLING BIOPHILIC BENEFITS


Lead8 sought to provide a landscape-rich interior to enhance the experience of a new mixed use scheme in Chongqing, in the form of a huge botanical garden. ADF’s Editor James Parker reports


FEATURES WASHROOMS


43 COMMERCIAL CONSIDERATIONS


Anil Madan of Ideal Standard details the top factors that architects need to consider when designing commercial washrooms


47 KITCHENS FOOD FOR THOUGHT


New research into how homeowners use kitchens shows that designs can ensure schemes play a vital role in improving their wellbeing, says Häfele’s Natalie Davenport


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EXTERNAL ENVELOPE: DOORS & WINDOWS LEED ON LOW IMPACT


LEED is a growing presence in evaluating the sustainability of buildings in the UK. Wojciech Brozyna of Aluprof discusses the standard’s benefi ts, and ways to meet it


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ACCESSIBILITY: LIFTS SAFETY RISES TO THE TOP


Nick Mellor of the Lift and Escalator Industry Association looks at the far-reaching impact that the Building Safety Act will have on evacuation lifts


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LANDSCAPING & EXTERNAL WORKS: EXTERNAL TERRACES RAISING THE BAR FOR EXTERNAL SPACES Millboard’s Caroline Birdsall on the current trends in specifying outdoor decking for living and leisure, in domestic and hospitality sectors


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