All Features articles – Page 254
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FeaturesStonehenge visitor centre: A lot of history
Stonehenge’s first building work in many years is nearly complete. All it’s taken is 20 years, several design competitions and nearly £40m in planning costs
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FeaturesIn focus: Laing O'Rourke
The fourth of our quick fire guides to recent changes at major contractors looks at Laing O’Rourke
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FeaturesSlouching tiger: Construction in China
With regional government debt spiralling into trillions of pounds, there are growing fears that China’s rise might not be quite so irresistible after all
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FeaturesIn focus: Morgan Sindall
The third of our quick-fire guides to changes at major contractors looks at Morgan Sindall
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FeaturesLife after Davis Langdon
A decade before T T’s deal it was Aecom’s takeover of DL that rocked the QS market, triggering an exodus of partners and a spate of start-ups
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FeaturesIn focus: Balfour Beatty
In the second of our series on recent changes at major contractors, we look at Balfour Beatty
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FeaturesPriority Schools Building Programme: 10 key questions answered
The current state of play with the government’s controversial programme
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FeaturesEvery little store helps
Tesco’s £804m writedown signals a big change for the formerly flourishing supermarket sector. Can the emerging convenience store boom make up for the loss of the out-of-town giant? Adam Branson investigates
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FeaturesPhoto quiz from 1970
This ‘Spot the Building’ competition from 1970 inspired us to create a new one for 2013
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FeaturesIn focus: Lend Lease
In the first of five quick fire guides to big changes at major contractors, we look at latest shake-up at Lend Lease
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FeaturesPF2: Vote of no confidence
Is the government about to ditch PF2 before it’s even been tested?
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FeaturesLiverpool Central Library: The "wow factor"
Austin-Smith:Lord’s £50m refurbishment of Liverpool Central Library is a compelling read
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FeaturesCountry focus: Burma
YK Ang from Langdon Seah Thailand reports on the construction opportunities as Burma emerges from the international wilderness
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FeaturesInterview: Killian Hurley, Mount Anvil
Mount Anvil’s chairman reveals how the housebuilder beat the recession
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FeaturesThe opening of New Zealand House
The Builder’s appraisal of a London tower block vs our own architectural correspondent’s critique 50 years on …
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FeaturesThe 2013 consultant salary survey
This year’s Building/Hays Construction consultants’ salary survey shows there are at last a few signs of an economic thaw
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FeaturesAndy Rose: A very public private man
Andy Rose has built his reputation by raising private finance for public projects. But is that going to help him deliver 170,000 affordable homes in the next three years?
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FeaturesRowecord: A dying breed
Rowecord Engineering has gone under, taking at least 430 jobs with it. But what is the cost to the wider industry, when it loses the expertise offered by specialist firms?