All Features articles – Page 535
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FeaturesInn with the new
When the founders of City Inn commissioned their flagship central London hotel, they wanted something accessible but striking – inside and out. So Bennetts Associates came up with a fresh approach that has rewritten the rulebook for hotel design.
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Local lowdown
In the latest of our regional series, Robert Smith of recruitment consultant Hays Montrose investigates the thriving job market in Scotland
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FeaturesFrom Birmingham to Basra
One minute he was a QS in Birmingham, the next he was dodging Scuds in Iraq. Territorial Army lance corporal Craig Barker spoke to us about food rations, Saddam's yacht and keeping cool.
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FeaturesIf I were in your boots …
In his latest management masterclass, Andrew Gay casts a beady eye over Mott MacDonald and tries to work out how a consultant with its talent can produce such mediocre results
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When walls have ears
When housebuilders were told they would have to test the acoustic insulation of homes to prove they complied with tough new regulations, they were so worried they decided to radically change the way homes were built instead
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As good as it gets
Training and developing staff is not only essential if the construction industry is to be as good as the client demands, says the CITB's director of training strategy Sheila Hoile, but also if the industry is to fulfil its workers' career ambitions
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FeaturesGood morning, Vietnam
Welcome to joined-up 24-hour working, whereby consultants going to bed in the UK can hand over work to those waking up on the other side of the globe. But does outsourcing really open up a world of possibilities?
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Lead times
A slackening in demand has meant lead times have not been adversely affected by the summer shutdowns according to Mace.
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The secret of our success
With the fastest-growing construction industry in Europe, Britain is the envy of its continental neighbours. And a revealing report shows that it's all down to the economy-transforming magic of the PFI.
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Parting words
Employers can refuse to supply a reference, but they mustn't write an unfair one
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Features… and relax
It’s 15 months late, it’s doubled in cost and the project team has got into a big fight with itself – but all will be forgotten when the warm waters of Nicholas Grimshaw & Partners’ Bath Spa are soothing harrowed souls …
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FeaturesWish you were up there?
Kicking off an occasional series on career development, Kate Allen explores how you can jump up to the next level by tackling your skills gaps. But, she asks, how do you choose the course that's right for you?
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FeaturesFellowship of the bullring
Or, how three developers, one city council and a handful of architects transformed a reviled 1960s concrete lump into the apotheosis of cool design. Martin Spring tells the story.
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FeaturesTowers of doom
Strange but true: countries that build the world's tallest building shortly afterwards suffer an economic catastrophe. Matthew Richards examines the link between skyscraper booms and economic bust – with special reference to the USA, Dubai, China and Taiwan
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FeaturesWe have a dream …
Can new libraries really transform rundown cities, knit communities together and persuade young people of all races and classes to play and learn together? CABE's latest research says yes – and where better to test the theory than in race-riot-blighted Oldham?
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Nice and easy does it
In this month's market snapshot, Experian Business Strategies reports that activity will continue to grow gently until October – apart from civil engineering, which is experiencing a full-scale boom
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Focus on the regions
A closer look at activity levels and order books in 11 regions around the UK, suggesting that Wales is a much better place to be than Northern Ireland …Please refer to the table to the left