Cast away in an upturned boat

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Architect Andy McAvoy, senior partner in Buildings Landscape Architecture Systems Today, was responsible for the accommodation, stores and outbuildings on the Hebridean island of Taransay, used in the BBC television series 'Castaway.' This project faced many challenges, including extreme weather conditions.

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Shedding new light..

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Julius Blum UK has set up a 2,500 square meter headquarters for its distribution services in Milton Keynes, England. Carey Jones Architects was the architect on the project. Blum (Hoechst, Austria), a hinge and bracket producer whose global sales totals Euro555 mil/year, is entering the kitchen unit sector.

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Conflict resolution

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The construction of the Imperial War Museum - North, in Manchester, UK, is discussed. The museum, designed by Studio Libeskind, is an imaginative and innovative building. It is due to open in 2002.

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