Focus: development, design and architecture
Focus: development, design and architecture
- 2004
- Estates Gazette (0434) 21 August 2004, 37-45(7) .
Raises a number of security issues regarding the design and layout of commercial buildings. Takes into account health and safety risks of employees and visitors together with business risks such as theft and industrial espionage. Considers the pros and cons of firms offering multi-disciplinary services such as engineering, architecture, surveying and construction compared with those firms offering specialist services such as surveying. Discusses the problem of conflict of interest for multi-disciplinary firms. Gives examples of multi-disciplinary and single service firms. Questions the flexibility and letability of special architecturally designedbuildings such as the Erotic Gherkin and Swiss Re St Mary Axe in the light of Liverpool's decision to scrap plans to build Will Alsop's Fourth Grace development.
SECURITY
HEALTH AND SAFETY
TERRORISM
GLASS
RISK ASSESSMENT
THEFT
FIRE
BUILDING REGULATIONS
MULTI-DISCIPLINARY PRACTICES
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
ABOUT RICS-RICS MEMBERS
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
TALL BUILDINGS
Raises a number of security issues regarding the design and layout of commercial buildings. Takes into account health and safety risks of employees and visitors together with business risks such as theft and industrial espionage. Considers the pros and cons of firms offering multi-disciplinary services such as engineering, architecture, surveying and construction compared with those firms offering specialist services such as surveying. Discusses the problem of conflict of interest for multi-disciplinary firms. Gives examples of multi-disciplinary and single service firms. Questions the flexibility and letability of special architecturally designedbuildings such as the Erotic Gherkin and Swiss Re St Mary Axe in the light of Liverpool's decision to scrap plans to build Will Alsop's Fourth Grace development.
SECURITY
HEALTH AND SAFETY
TERRORISM
GLASS
RISK ASSESSMENT
THEFT
FIRE
BUILDING REGULATIONS
MULTI-DISCIPLINARY PRACTICES
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
ABOUT RICS-RICS MEMBERS
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
TALL BUILDINGS