All Features articles – Page 488

  • No going back for Kam Birdee
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    £1000 arrives via Mailbox

    2004-07-28T11:15:00Z

    Abseilers in Birmingham conquer fears to raise money for local blind charity

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    The polo prince and the housebuilders

    2004-07-26T11:06:00Z

    The McCarthy housebuilding family are mad about polo. Building joined them at one of the poshest events of the season - the Cartier International Polo at Windsor

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    Local Lowdown: East Anglia

    2004-07-24T15:08:00Z

    East Anglia is experiencing a building boom on a par with London. Hays Montrose's Robert Smith explains how top candidates are cherry-picking the best jobs

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    “Your dry wall beam sounds most interesting"

    2004-07-23T14:11:00Z

    Aluminium facade specialist Alumet shares the specification of its Avon Dry Wall Beam with the Queen

  • Racing Car
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    Ridge takes chequered flag

    2004-07-23T14:08:00Z

    Could consultant Ridge be the fastest QS on the track?

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    Construction rules the waves

    2004-07-23T13:38:00Z

    Hansom prepares for the Little Britain Challenge Cup with an afternoon’s dragon boat racing in North London.

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    Sunny outlook

    2004-07-23T00:00:00Z

    In this month's Tracker, Experian Business Strategies reports some of the highest construction activity levels for 10 years and forecasts steady growth for the rest of the summer

  • The prototype Optima home at Pace Group's factory at Milton Keynes. A wide range of cladding materials was tried out on the building
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    Style to go - the unique flatpack home

    2004-07-23T00:00:00Z

    Cartwright Pickard Architects has helped create an off-site flatpack system that promises flexibility and super-quick build time.

  • Denise Kingsmill
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    The fisher queen

    2004-07-23T00:00:00Z

    Denise Kingsmill’s impressive CV got Ray O’Rourke hooked enough to hire her as head of his advisory group on human capital. Now she’s got to do some more bait-dangling to get industry bods on board. She spoke to us about fluff, grit and wrestling with salmon.

  • The sharply detailed museum rises beside its own courtyard
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    Dig that museum

    2004-07-23T00:00:00Z

    Madrid architect Paredes Pedrosa has uncovered another treasure, a museum in the coastal Spanish town of Almeria

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    Making the most of Building.co.uk

    2004-07-23T00:00:00Z

    Browse the new Building web site and you will find the best online news, jobs and data in the construction industry

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    Brits on broadway

    2004-07-23T00:00:00Z

    Next to the World Trade Centre site, Arup and Grimshaw have designed one of Manhattan's most dramatic projects. It may not alter the skyline, but the £500m subway interchange will transform the city's congested and confusing underground network.

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    Bowmer & Kirkland knocks Bovis off top spot in June

    2004-07-23T00:00:00Z

    Derbyshire contractor tops league with two big projects, but it’s business as usual in yearly table

  • John Prescott
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    Guess who's back in town

    2004-07-23T00:00:00Z

    For years, English Partnerships was widely criticised as an irrelevance. After Gordon Brown’s spending review, however, it has £30bn of land in the bank and big plans for developing it. We report on what’s coming next

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    Accidents will happen

    2004-07-23T00:00:00Z

    … but that doesn’t necessarily mean you have to pay for them. In an increasingly prevalent compensation culture, we find out why contractors are feeling sick over payouts – and looks at some classic fast ones pulled by industry opportunists.

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    Appointments

    2004-07-21T15:43:00Z

    All the latest industry moves

  • Tom Potbury
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    Law report

    2004-07-16T00:00:00Z

    A Court of Appeal case has just boosted the legal rights, and financial security, of disabled workers

  • John Balsom
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    Jack Pringle

    2004-07-16T00:00:00Z

    Reforming the PFI and tackling the brain-drain of newly qualified architects are the top priorities of the incoming RIBA president. We find out how Jack Pringle plans to navigate the choppy waters of the architecture business.

  • The cantilevered roof directs the wind flow, providing natural ventilation
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    Normans Invasion

    2004-07-16T00:00:00Z

    With the paint barely dry on the viaduct at Millau, Foster and Partners is set to add another iconic building to the southern French landscape

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    Fast forward

    2004-07-16T00:00:00Z

    Way back in 1994, Building asked Sir Michael Latham to explain his controversial Rethinking the Team report. Ten years after its publication, we can see that it marked a watershed in the industry’s culture … but how does its author feel about it?