All Features articles – Page 166
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FeaturesLaing O’Rourke: Behind closed doors
Following problem jobs, awkward financial signs and the departure of the chief executive for health reasons, 69-year-old Laing O’Rourke founder Ray O’Rourke has taken the reins once again
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FeaturesImage of the week: Look back, face forward
US president Barack Obama and Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe
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FeaturesThis week in 2006
Following our look at France’s Euro 2016 stadiums, we revisit 2006 when Arsenal’s new home was almost ready to host its first match
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FeaturesHays international salary survey 2016
With an influx of huge construction projects being readied across the world, and a shortage of people to build them, working outside the UK seems like a sure-fire route to a better pay packet
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FeaturesEuro 2016: Le grand dix - part two
Next week, Europe comes together for Euro 2016. But it’s not just sporting prowess that will be on display, as host France showcases a dazzling array of new and refurbished stadiums
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FeaturesEuro 2016: Le grand dix - part one
Next week, Europe comes together for Euro 2016. But it’s not just sporting prowess that will be on display, as host France showcases a dazzling array of new and refurbished stadiums
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FeaturesTracker: April 2016
Activity has been increasing consistently for the past six months for the sector as a whole, with no imminent sign of a change in this pattern over the coming quarter
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FeaturesCPD 13 2016: Specifying softwood decking
The latest in our CPD series introduces specifying softwood decking. This module is sponsored by Marley Eternit
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FeaturesThis week in 1991
The Cannes film festival came to an end last weekend and saw British director Ken Loach collect the top prize
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Visitor centre, Druzhba Park Moscow
This week’s sketch is by architect David Roden
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FeaturesThe battle of Bishopsgate
The Bishopsgate Goodsyard development in east London was put on hold last month when the city’s departing mayor Boris Johnson deferred a public hearing on the planning application. The decision now falls at the feet of Sadiq Khan, in what could set a precedent for the new mayor’s planning policy ...
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FeaturesMarket review: Cooling off?
Things are still on the up but are we witnessing a slowdown? And is there any way to rebalance the UK economy away from the service sector?
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FeaturesBIM: Cost vs benefits
The industry is frequently told it must engage with building information modelling, but there is little information available on the cost versus benefit balance of integrating BIM into a construction project
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FeaturesWhat to specify: BIM
The latest software tools and building products with BIM objects to help integrate data as part of the construction process featured in this week
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FeaturesTate expectations
Herzog and de Meuron’s much-delayed extension of the Tate Modern saw the architect handed the rare opportunity of returning to a project having worked on the original
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FeaturesQatar: Heating up
In the second of a two-part focus on Qatar, Building looks at how easy is it for Western firms to access the construction opportunities in one of the richest countries in the world
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Natal Parks Board heaquarters, South Africa
This week’s sketch is by architect Karen Rainsford