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	Empress State Building - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Empress State Building is a skyscraper in Hammersmith and Fulham, London.
		It was built in 1961 and was 100 metres tall with 28 floors.
		It was renovated in 2003 by Wilkinson Eyre Architects which added 3 floors and 17.3 metres to its height.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Empress_State_Building (90 words)

	Tall buildings in London
		London is a city with strict limits to building height.
		Permission to build skyscrapers in the centre of the city is granted on a case-by-case basis.
		For this reason, tall buildings in central London are notable landmarks.
	www.teachtime.com /en/wikipedia/t/ta/tall_buildings_in_london.html (134 words)

	Empress State Building (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		The brief originally presented was to obtain outline planning consent for refurbishing and extending the existing building to provide more than 500,000 square foot of high-quality commercial space, whilst maintaining the vernacular of the original building.
		The base of the existing building is enclosed with a 2 storey steel ‘drum’ structure providing plant and low-cost lettable space.
		However, a detailed analysis of the extended building has confirmed that whilst sway periods are relatively long, the existing structure is extremely stiff and occupants will not experience significant discomfort.
	www.aha-london.co.uk /empress.htm (473 words)

	News
		Buildings in pre-planning which have also been stalled by this include a 180m tall tower on Vauxhall Bondway, and two towers of a similar height on Nine Elms Lane.
		Despite the relatively small population there is plenty of demand for such buildings from both the hip, liberal, young population that have made it an alternative mecca, and the older wealthier population such as Roger Moore who treat it almost as England's answer to Monaco thanks to the upmarket reputation.
		Public consultation is to start this week and it's generally thought Beetham will get their latest design through Brighton's planning system relatively unscathed in terms of bulk, it may not be as slick as the local rival but it's certainly not ugly and at this stage there's plenty that the design can be polished with.
	www.skyscrapernews.com /news.htm (4575 words)

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	www.encyclopedia.com /search.asp?target=Empress+State+Building&rc=10&fh=215&fr=11 (511 words)

	Tall buildings in London - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		London is a city with strict limits to building height and with protected views of certain buildings from particular locations (notably St Paul's).
		This restriction was put in place so as to keep every floor of a building in reach of the fire brigade's ladders.
		Tallest buildings in London as of November 2004.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tall_buildings_in_London (403 words)

	Tall buildings in London
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	CRS, Vol. 1, nr. 1, Geographical and Historical Factors of State Building in Transcaucasia
		From September to December 1991 the 14 Union Republics of the dissolved USSR were recognised as states first of all by the Russian Federation which was considered to be the direct successor of the USSR.
		When in 1940 these states were forcibly incorporated into the USSR and turned into 'Union Soviet Republics' their borders with each other were preserved.
		The fact that the problem of Nagorny Karabakh was not settled complicated the process of state building in Azerbaijan in the 1990s.
	poli.vub.ac.be /publi/crs/eng/0101-03.htm (4631 words)

	Trent Concrete - Case Studies
		GRC (glass reinforced concrete) was specified for the newly created entrance of the refurbished landmark Empress State Building on Lillie Road, next to the Earls Court exhibition hall in London.
		Architects Wilkinson Eyre renovated and enhanced the original 1960s Empress State Building, which houses offices and a top floor panoramic bar.
		At the lower level, a two storey circular base was incorporated with a glazed entrance and a second storey cantilevered canopy formed by GRC soffit units suspended below structural steelwork.
	www.trentconcrete.co.uk /case_studies/empressstate.htm (248 words)

	Empress State Building, London (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		The Empress State Building was renovated to a design by Wilkinson Eyre Architects, completing in July 2003.
		The renovation added 3 storeys to the top of the building, increasing the structural height from 100m (328ft) to 117.3m (385ft).
		Empress State Building was a RIBA award winner 2004.
	www.emporis.com /english/worldmap/building/0.9/110684/index.html (129 words)

	Empress state’s beaming refurbishment
		Once the building is completed and let, Land Securities intend to retain control of the lease, offering short-term lets, and so would be responsible for the day-to-day operation.
		In the case of the Empress, by installing building services via MSCBs, a vital 30cms of headroom was retained.
		Once refurbishment of the Empress State Building is complete, what was already a magnificent structure will incorporate an added three storeys and house modern offices, accommodation, a health and fitness suite and a 30th floor bar.
	www.estatesreview.com /pages/facilities%20management/octnov02/238.htm (731 words)

	Corus Construction Centre: Empress State Building, London (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Built in the 1960’s, the 30-storey Empress State Building in West London remained unused for a number of years before Land Securities made plans to turn the building into a state-of-the-art office complex.
		By making the building more efficient, in terms of both space and energy, it has been possible to create an attractive and comfortable modern office building in a prime city centre location.
		Rather than knocking the old building down (generating waste) and erecting a new one (consuming new resources) the life of the Empress State Building has been extended – making efficient use of existing resources in-situ.
	www.corussteelworks.com /page_8984.htm (455 words)

	Corus Construction Centre: Devonshire Building (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		The Devonshire Building is a new, six-storey flagship building in the heart of Newcastle University’s campus.
		Home to the Environmental and E-science Research Centre, the design of the building incorporates many sustainable design features and is the first University laboratory in the country to achieve the BREEAM 'Excellent' rating.
		The Devonshire Building has been designed to be a low energy building with energy consumption around 30% less than UK best practice targets.
	www.corusconstruction.com /page_8982.htm (271 words)

	ADAH: Montgomery Historical Markers
		Figh was one of the chief contractors for the construction of the Alabama State Capitol.
		The auxiliary buildings and the church gardens are of a much more recent construction to reflect the style of the original sanctuary.
		Speakers of the day included Holland Thompson, first fl alderman and a state legislator, who advised “show by good conduct, industry, and fidelity, that the year 1866 was a year of jubilee, instead of insurrection.” He also told the crowd to acquire land, homes, and education for their children.
	www.archives.state.al.us /markers/imontgomery.html (12063 words)

	Corus Construction Centre: Raines Court (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Most modular buildings, or so the perception goes, are ‘boxy’ – rectilinear extrapolations of their component boxes.
		The site of Raines Court is on the corner of Northwold Road in North East London, bounded on one side by the traffic spilling from Stoke Newington into Hackney and on the other by the local railway line from Liverpool Street station.
		In order to maximise the benefit from modular construction techniques the size of the module used was pushed to the upper limits of the technology.
	www.corusconstruction.com /page_9017.htm (668 words)

	House of Commons - Transport, Local Government and the Regions - Memoranda
		There was concern that, despite existing controls, an apparently random distribution of high buildings had eroded the sense place, failed to respect scale and character of some important areas, and resulted in damaging intrusion into well-known views.
		With the abolition of the GLC in 1986, London Boroughs made all decisions on planning applications for tall buildings, unless they were called in by the Secretary of State for the Environment.
		These are more limited in their controls on tall buildings than the GLDP, and the guidance on the Thames in particular is disappointing in that it provided no real guidance on the appropriate height of buildings for the different reaches of the Thames.
	www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk /pa/cm200102/cmselect/cmtlgr/482/48223.htm (967 words)

	MPA: Issues - Estate matters
		It comprises over 600 operational buildings, including 174 police stations, 1116 residential properties and training and support facilities, in all over six million square feet of premises used by over 46,000 police officers and staff.
		In collaboration with the Authority PSD published “Building Towards the Safest City” (February 2004), a strategic approach to move the estate forward.
		Empress State Building – state-of-the-art Metropolitan Police accommodation is officially opened - Issued by London Communications Agency on behalf of the MPA
	www.mpa.gov.uk /issues/estate (761 words)

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		She adds that some of the Met’s buildings had fallen into disrepair ‘because budgets for buildings are easy to divert, and before you know it the money is used for something else, such as policing’.
		But at the Empress State Building the Met has a contractual obligation to pay LandSecs for the provision of services, with an agreed rent that is inflation-linked.
		Typically its buildings are around 100,000 sq ft (9,290 sq m), of which 20% is serviced office space for occupation by one to 20 people for ‘anything from a month up’.
	www.instant-offices.com /press_pdf/16_07_04.doc (1566 words)

	Hovair Systems - If it's heavy...float it!
		Empress State Building, Fulham, London, UK 24 metre diameter Revolving Bar Area on the 30th Floor
		This impressive building towers above the landscape in the heart of West London.
		The seating area of this bar is designed to rotate once every 30 minutes, giving customers excellent views across London whilst enjoying their drink.
	www.hovairsystems.co.uk /news3.htm (85 words)

	Empress State Building
		This United Kingdom buildings or structures-related article is a stub.
		This page was last modified 06:37, 17 Feb 2005.
		The article about Empress State Building contains information related to Empress State Building and External link.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Empress_State_Building (103 words)

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	House of Commons - Transport, Local Government and the Regions - Memoranda (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		All applications for high buildings were, in addition, referred to the GLC before determination by the relevant London Borough.
		However all riverside buildings over 25 metres high have to be referred to the Mayor who has power to direct their refusal.
		Such buildings should be "listed" to ensure than, when rebuilt, their height it greatly reduced.
	www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk /pa/cm200102/cmselect/cmtlgr/482/48221.htm (2259 words)

	Fulham walk
		This 320' building was constructed for the Admiralty in 1962.
		Across the railway the former college buildings on the left are being redeveloped.
		Several old buildings were lost to fire in 1918 and the remainder were demolished in the 1970s.
	www.london-footprints.co.uk /wkfulhamroute.htm (1087 words)

	Building - the UK's top magazine for building professionals (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		As Sainsbury's cancelled its twin 40-storey towers in London, we suggested that skyscrapers would lose their mystique, and that the generational shift from building outwards to upwards would come to a halt.
		The building was designed by an international team led by Larry Oltmanns, who has since become design director of SOM’s London office.
		The Empress strikes back: West London's landmark Y-shaped office tower, the Empress State Building in Earl's Court, is being refurbished to designs by Wilkinson Eyre Architects.
	www.building.co.uk /magazine/html/2002_issue_35.html (1653 words)

	News - Bovis Lend Lease wins Empress State Building makeover
		Until 1998 the building was the home of Britain's Ministry of Defence Arms Procurement team.
		Around the base of the building a new two-storey drum podium will be formed providing a circular base.
		Completing the overall concept, a separate piazza building will be created to accommodate a restaurant and fitness centre.
	www.lendlease.com.au /llweb/llc/main.nsf/all/news_20020403 (417 words)

	Anthropology 369 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Dowager Empress Ci Xi leads a coup d'etat and has Emperor Guang Xu imprisoned.
		The British acquired a ninety-nine-year lease over the so-called New Territories of Kowloon which increased the size of their Hong Kong colony.
		Threats and humiliating defeats from imperialist Japan and western states.
	academic.reed.edu /anthro/369/Nationchronology.html (472 words)

	Mayor of London - Planning Decisions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Demolition of existing buildings and redevelopment of the site by construction of four new buildings to provide 221 flats, 19 live/work units, and B1 (office) units, associated car parking.
		Change of use of listed building to offices (Class B1), and erection of office annexe; erection of 12 three bedroom dwellings, creation of village green, access road and parking.
		Redevelopment comprising the erection of a building of up to 21 storeys/66 metres in height, providing retail, restaurant and doctor's surgery uses on the lower floors; 124 residential flats (31 affordable housing units) on the upper floors; and public open space at ground level.
	www.london.gov.uk /approot/mayor/planning_decisions/2001/november_29_01.jsp (732 words)

	The Empress of the Empire State
		Hillary was actually running her campaign on three tracks upstate: one for the press, one to rally party activists, and one to build mystique among the public.
		Second, the press was welcome to ask the "carpetbagger" question—Where do you get off running for office in a state where you're not even a registered voter?—until the public ceased to hear it and begged them to drop the issue.
		Hillary's reckoning seems to be that the state will break down into three parts: First, New York City, where the traditional Democratic base will give her a solid victory—and fl outrage over the Amadou Diallo slaying will produce an electoral shellacking if Mayor Giuliani gets the nomination.
	www.jewishworldreview.com /weekly/standard071699.asp (2739 words)

	Trent Concrete - News
		GRC has been specified for the newly created entrance for the refurbished landmark Empress State Building on Lillie Road, next to the Earls Court exhibition hall in London.
		Architects Wilkinson Eyre are currently renovating and enhancing the original 1960s Empress State Building, which houses offices and a top floor panoramic restaurant and bar.
		The company has worked on some of the most prestigious projects of recent years, including The Scottish Office and the Toyota GB Plc and Thames Water headquarters buildings, and the quality of its work is consistently recognised in the form of industry awards.
	www.trentconcrete.co.uk /news/newsoutput.cfm?newsID=95 (297 words)

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