All articles by Denise Chevin – Page 13
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Box clever
First person - The HBF is doing nothing for housebuilders' tarnished reputations. It needs to let go of the past and start getting radical.
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Eat your heart out, Nigella
Construction has its own domestic gods. Alan Crane, Richard Ryder and Malory Clifford get busy in the kitchen, while Building columnists taste test 10 wines.
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Prescott targets contractors
After Hatfield, John Prescott hauled Railtrack over the coals. In a week when four people died on British sites, he has set his sights on contractors. Can the industry pull back from the brink?
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The Story of Architecture
The Story of ArchitectureJonathan GlanceyDorling Kindersley£20240 pagesThe Story of Architecture is yet another title from the Glancey stable. While 20th Century Architecture is one to adorn the grown-up book cases, this title would probably be best suited to the desk of a GCSE history student. The book is very much ...
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20th Century Architecture: The Structures That Shaped the Century
20th Century Architecture: The Structures That Shaped the CenturyJonathan GlanceyCarlton Books£9.99400 pagesFor general readers in search of a pictorial introduction to the century's most influential buildings, Glancey's book takes some beating. The pictures – more than 350, mostly in colour – are invariably striking, often stunning. Taken together, they offer ...
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Prestige doesn't pay
First person An architect with a stunning building concept a great job, right? Wrong. British builders just won't take the risk.
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The battle for brownfield
The government’s brownfield policy is under siege. Last week, Lord Rogers launched an attack on its lack of progress; this week, parliament said he was right. Meanwhile, housebuilders struggle with the torpid planning system to deliver urban dwellings.
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The gender agenda
First person Women in construction aren’t just men with breasts. Making the industry more female-friendly means making a cultural change.
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Ross Taylor
Meet Bovis Lend Lease's new group president. The 38-year-old Australian who brokered the deal between the companies has moved to London, with a brief to integrate the two and work out where the new business is going.
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Our bad-taste dinners
First person The annual dinner is a stuffy tradition construction needs to update — and that means more than just changing the dress code.
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e-construction starts here
The industry has finally logged on to the new industrial revolution. So, how will electronic trading and data interchange change the way construction firms do business?
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Major contractors plan e-commerce revolution
Laing, Bovis, Balfour Beatty, Amec and Kvaerner to create paperless supply chain through on-line service.
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Firms form one-stop ‘virtual company’
Mansell, WS Atkins and Drake & Scull set up “IT-driven” venture offering design and FM services.
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Mace stake for sale as founder quits
After 10 years heading up Mace, Ian Macpherson is putting construction behind him and his 34% share up for sale – but only to the right buyer.
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Luther Cochrane
Sir Frank Lampl's anointed successor at Bovis on his new role, plans for the firm after those merger talks and the joys of being a dad.
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One-stop wonder
Jose Castillo-Bernaus has a singular passion for integrated design. Now, in his new role as director of design at Amec, he is spreading the word about the merits of the one-stop shop.