The new three-storey building opposite the current building at Aykley Heads, Durham, replaces the original premises, which date back to 1969.

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He also faced questions over the decision to sell the Langham building, opposite Broadcasting House, and build a new centre at White City.

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Facebook and the like are tools for building networks, which are the opposite, in structure and character, of hierarchies.

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There is little sign here of home-grown inflationary pressures building up - quite the opposite.

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Scott Walter, master of the Scottish Assay Office, owned by the Incorporation of Goldsmiths, said the 28in high and 18in wide sculpture would be placed opposite the entrance of the public lobby in the new parliament building.

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On the contrary, while base building systems have become more efficient, plug loads have done something closer to the opposite.

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Sitting directly opposite the Ibirapuera Auditorium is another futuristic Niemeyer building that perfectly complements its more recently constructed twin.

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In a three-story building of concrete and smoked green glass opposite Cisco Systems' San Jose, California headquarters, the grand design of the Internet is in its final tests.

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