All Building articles in 2005 issue 01 – Page 3
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News
Ritchie to design Shakespearean theatre
Architect Ian Ritchie has been asked by the Royal Shakespeare Company to design a prefabricated temporary theatre at its headquarters in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire.
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FeaturesCutter’s way
John Oughton, the mandarin in charge of government procurement, is determined to slash the time and money spent on the bidding process. But can he overcome a creaky civil service and an overstretched construction industry?
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Comment
The price of CSCS
I read with amazement that the CSCS scheme is £5m in the red (3 December, page 9).
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News
Four contractors in race for Murdoch printing plants
Bovis Lend Lease, Carillion, Sir Robert McAlpine and Amec are to bid for £300m contract next month
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Design contests to set standard for Thames Gateway site
The architects of a brand new community in east London, to be built as part of the Thames Gateway project, will be chosen in a series of design competitions.
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CommentCome closer, my dears …
Want to know the future? Then cross our very own legal astrologer’s palm with silver as he gazes into his crystal ball and makes his predictions for 2005
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NewsCostain chief wins top honour
Stuart Doughty, chief executive of Costain Group, was among the construction industry figures on the New Year’s honours list
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Comment
Mr BTEC responds
As a course director (“Mr BTEC”) at the College of West Anglia in Norfolk, I would like to reassure readers that Della Madgwick’s unfortunate experience, recounted in her letter of 3 December, need not be universal.
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CommentRule Britannia
How’s this for a list of new year’s resolutions? I will not design buildings with sexy floor-to-ceiling glass cladding.
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News
CABE brings new faces to design review panel
CABE has revamped its design review panel in the wake of strong government criticism of its alleged lack of accountability.
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Comment
The name’s Bond … retention bond
A number of British Constructional Steelwork Association members may choose to give bonds in place of accepting cash retention (26 November, page 63), but I hope you don’t think I’m being too pedantic if I remind you that this is no longer a BCSA matter but one for individual companies.
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Comment
Jack’s blunder
Jack Pringle’s comments (3 December, page 34) demonstrate how out of touch with reality the RIBA remains in 2004, with its obsession for style before function.
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News
Jarvis staff face bleak year as job cuts continue
Morale at support services group Jarvis was low this week despite upbeat statements from chief executive Alan Lovell over Christmas.
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NewsIf you can’t Beetham …
Contractor Carillion has completed the 30-storey Beetham Tower in Liverpool for high-rise developer the Beetham Organisation.
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Features
How to juggle while balancing
Three female construction professionals reflect on the trials, tribulations, rewards and pitfalls of flexible working arrangements
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News
CPA warns of fall in growth, but recession will be avoided
The construction sector is set for a dramatic fall in growth in 2005, according to a report published today by the Construction Products Association.
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NewsUK firms pledge assistance in repairing tsunami damage
Millions of pounds in cash and resources promised by construction companies in aftermath of Asian disaster
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FeaturesArtistic Bent
Cesar Pelli’s Japanese art museum may be modest in its demands on space and energy but it comes with a magnificent sculpted steel entrance.
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NewsWillmott Dixon to float support services arm
Contractor Willmott Dixon is set to float its support services arm Inspace on the alternative investment market, valuing the business at about £100m
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NewsWorkers for UK companies among victims of tsunami
British firms operating in Asia assess their human loss, including 29 staff working for consultant Halcrow
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