All Features articles – Page 524
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FeaturesBasque in glory
Eduardo Arroyo was determined to give his countrymen a football stadium that reinforced their Basque identity. The result, as Justin McGuirk found out, is a building that welds the region's steel-producing past to its hope of a cleaner, greener future.
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Careers: Ask Edward
Having problems at work? Not sure about your legal position? In the first of a regular series our expert Edward Goodwyn, a partner at solicitor Masons, answers your questions
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Local lowdown
Six months ago, Wales hit the headlines over its massive skills shortages. Robert Smith of Hays Montrose looks at the projects that are desperately seeking staff
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FeaturesTime, gentlemen, please
In the rush of 12-hour working days fuelled by fatty snacks and liquid lunches, it's easy to forget that you are utterly, utterly reliant on a small ball of muscle in your chest. We report on drive to alert executives to the danger they're in – before it's too late
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FeaturesFair and square
Stride Treglown's rectilinear community building in Bristol enriches the lives of local residents – not least because of its clean lines and accessible courtyard garden
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FeaturesThe Longest day
The creation of Heathrow's £3.7bn Terminal 5 is a titanic daily feat of co-ordination, with a 7000-strong army of workers to be ferried, thousands of tonnes of material to be delivered and two raging rivers to be diverted. We observed a day in the remarkable life of Europe's biggest building ...
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Building’s Beckhams
Every year, a few premiership players dominate the European construction league – but their Spanish competitors are playing a long game and there may be an upset.
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FeaturesWhat's in store?
Herzog & de Meuron were so bent on a particular look for an artistic warehouse-cum-showroom, they were prepared to go to any lengths to achieve it …
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Just the job
Chimwemwe Lungu tells us why she left Malawi to study and work in British construction
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FeaturesThe saga continues …
Holyrood's disastrous cost overruns and missed deadlines dominated 2003's headlines. As Lord Fraser prepares for the second half of his inquiry, we chart how the tale of incompetence and mismanagement has unfolded so far
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Features04 for 2004
With the party season behind us, it's time to take a sober look at the year to come. But for those still feeling delicate, we've have made it nice and simple. Out of all the potential issues, buildings, gadgets, institutions and people that'll make it big in 2004, Building has ...
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Just the job
Colin James tells us how he used his construction background to found his own IT consultancy
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Bovis loses monthly heats but wins yearly tournament
Contractor remains triumphant in annual league as its other pole position is snatched by HBG's strong month
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FeaturesThe best of what happened
Here's a month-by-month summary of the biggest news stories to catch our eye throughout the year
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Away with the danger
In this month's industry overview, Experian Business Strategies reports that pre-Christmas growth has been as stable as the nativity scene, and is expected to remain so into the new year