All Features articles – Page 543
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FeaturesThree-part harmony
Designing a housing estate can get a bit monotonous so Feilden Clegg Bradley brought in a couple of chums to swing along with
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Hew Tittensor
Being sued is every partnership's nightmare, but there's a novel way to limit your liability
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FeaturesRespect yourself
Two years after John Prescott launched his construction safety drive, the industry is coming under renewed pressure to improve its dreadful accident record.
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Trading up
Gary Redman of NOW recruitment shows how to respond if you are wooed by a headhunter
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FeaturesComing of age
In 1991, Building published a special supplement to mark the completion of the fledgling Canary Wharf development.
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Foster finally hits top spot in May architects league
… while Kier keeps its place as the king of the contractors with £100m of contract wins.
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FeaturesCircling the square
We visit the new buildings at Paternoster Square, next door to St Paul’s Cathedral, and find them to be a great British success story – because they give everybody something to moan about …
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FeaturesSpotlight on demolition
Market viewAsk most people to describe a typical demolition site and they would probably talk about a ball and chain smashing its way through a building until there is just a heap of rubble. This preconceived notion of the industry does not do it justice. In recent years, demolition contractors ...
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FeaturesThe siege of Edinburgh
A cost increase that took the Scottish parliament building 10 times over budget has prompted MSPs and the tabloids to launch a vicious attack on the project team. But are the politicians trying to divert attention from their own failings?
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FeaturesThe good fight
Sister Christine Frost has been campaigning for the residents of Docklands since the 1980s. Here, she explains what Canary Wharf Group is doing for the community
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The new frontier
The estate is almost full, but a little thing like that isn't going to stop Canary Wharf Group expanding. This is the future: two developments beyond its original boundary and a major transport project
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FeaturesThe Madchester Generation
In 1992, while the Happy Mondays and Inspiral Carpets were topping the pops, a band of pioneering regeneration professionals formed a tight clique, took on the seemingly impossible task of transforming the notorious Hulme Estate – and haven't looked back since. We chart their successes
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Green giant
If you were to ask 100 people what an environment-friendly building looked like, not many of them would describe a glassy high rise. But they'd be wrong. Welcome to 10 Upper Bank Street …
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FeaturesHey good looking
Architecture isn’t the only thing bringing tourists to Canary Wharf. Find out about art on site, and meet the woman who commissions it
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FeaturesKey players
In the first of a new series, we provide an inside look into the management structure of leading construction firms, starting with QS Turner & Townsend.
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FeaturesWho's the new kid?
There's another tower taking shape near One Canada Square. It's a headquarters for Barclays and, for the construction team behind all the buildings on the estate, another chance to hone their skills
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Lead times
The general market slowdown in the second quarter has meant most firms are keeping their lead times on an even keel.
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Next in line
Canary Wharf just keeps growing. The latest piece in the jigsaw is Heron Quays – home to even more high-quality offices, retail and green space