All Features articles – Page 581
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Egan on Egan
He's back, and this time he's in charge of the most important strategic body in construction. In this exclusive interview he tells Building what he's going to do with it …
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The benchmark
Leisure operator Cannons wanted to triple the number of its health and fitness clubs in three years. Building reports on how it used partnering in the supply chain to drive out waste, reduce construction time and improve quality, and three industry experts give their views
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The barnstormers
Behind the facade of an 18th-century threshing barn, an explosion of striking forms brings a radical edge to a sensitive conversion.
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Appointments
HousebuildersMichael Bury (right) has joined Redrow Homes' Midlands division as technical manager.ConsultantsTessa O'Neill, previously with BDP, has been appointed urban design director for international architect Geoffrey Reid Associates.Rosser & Russell Building Services has appointed Bruce Sheasby, central region manager, head of its new Birmingham office. Paul Ryder has been promoted ...
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Women at work
Angela Brady of Women in Architecture talks about the group's campaign to triple the number of female architects in the next few years
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Tender price forecast
The ups and downs at a glance Current trendsup - Tender prices rose 2% over the past three months and 7.5% over the past yearup - Construction activity expanded for the 29th consecutive month in Juneup - Output in 2000 rose for a fifth consecutive year, reaching £69.53bn, or ...
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Photo Finnish
Finnish timber firm Finnforest has created its own all-wood office in Lincolnshire – complete with sauna – to showcase its wares
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Choose your weapons
Limited liability partnerships can be a way to combine financial protection and flexibility
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Chips with everything
The biggest shake-up of gambling laws for 30 years will double the number of casinos over the next decade. And industry insiders are predicting a construction bonanza as operators plan Las Vegas-style gambling emporiums.
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Foster's bomb shell
Alright, the acoustics are terrible, it's like an oven in summer, and cleaning it is a full-time job, but with the breathtaking concrete vault that brings visitors nose-to-nose with 21 warplanes – including the vast B52 bomber – it's easy to see why Foster's American Air Museum has scooped so ...
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Appointments
HousebuildersBellway Homes has appointed Paul Clarkson, (right) previously with David Wilson Homes, managing director of its East Midlands division.Fairclough Homes' Southern Home Counties division has appointed Tony Lomas sales director.ClientsBirmingham's Family Housing Association has promoted Nelly Samra to manager of its income recovery department and Paul Johnson has been made ...
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The American way
US industry is often seen as a role model for the UK – but is it a fair comparison?
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Agent provocateur
Zara Lamont kicked off one of the biggest rows in Building's recent history by writing a column attacking QSs. Now she tells Building why she did it.
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The powerhouse
With the inexorable rise of the computer, A new breed of building is emerging to house the hardware that modern networks require.
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Tower power
From pyramids to the modern skyscraper, power has always found architectural expression. Now, in an era of global capitalism, that expression has reached new heights.
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Seats of power
The representative bodies of Britain's regions have opted for designs that self-consciously display their openness to public influence and scrutiny. So, here's a guide to the architecture of anti-power.
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People power
The public is taking the struggle against new roads, airports and greenfield development out of the meeting and on to the street. And with the government poised to streamline the planning system, more confrontation is on its way
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The Power issue: Introduction
It's intoxicating, seductive and dangerous. It's about influencing events, controlling destinies and brute, overwhelming force.
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Icons of power
Who – and what – really makes a difference in the construction industry? Building selects 11 of the 21st century's most powerful icons, from Gordon Brown to a really, really big digger
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Who's got the power?
Industry insiders give their views on who calls the shots and who answers to whom in construction today.