All Features articles – Page 636
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21st-century classic
Foster s design for a covered square in the heart of the British Museum meant the engineer had to sit 800 tonnes of steel and glass over the world-famous and grade I-listed Reading Room.
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Think thin
Every millimetre of space is at a premium in the City of London, so thinner walls can mean big gains for property developers. As MEPC proved, that can be a delicate balancing act
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Pebbles that spell trouble
Remember the shoe borrower s act from last week? An ambitious attempt to protect the rights of third parties, it can hinge on opinions about intention and that could be a problem.
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Mix and match
The team building Glaxo SmithKline s headquarters in west London uses more than its fair share of data exchange technology. Its IT system combines CD-ROMs, an extranet and a technical drawings network.
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Lifelong learning
There s more to career development than a one-day training course, says Mace s human resources director.
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Showdown at Spaghetti Junction
One-third of West Midlanders say they ve been ripped off, the press is going bananas and everybody wants government action. So, a perfect place to test the quality mark. Will it pass?
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Dealing with divorce
Clients fire consultants with the most threadbare excuses, in a way that would be inconceivable with contractors. So perhaps it s time for them to get tough and start insisting on termination fees.
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Clash points
The benefits of involving specialists early in the design process are huge. Savings of up to 60% can be made. But clients are reluctant. Why is this? Are they being poorly advised and what are they afraid of?
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Clash points
Experienced clients have been involving specialists early for over a decade. It s the inexperienced customers that rely on the advice of consultants and might not be fully aware of the benefits.
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The Birmingham firm that won the first quality mark
Millman Group is the first Birmingham firm to win the quality mark. Construction minister Nick Raynsford gratefully awarded the certificate at last week's Interbuild conference to manager Rebekah Millman. Raynsford and Millman also did an impromptu interview with local radio legend Ed Doolan on BBC Radio WM. Director David Millman ...
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Pane barrier
Transforming the bold, irregular curves of Foster and Partners' GLA building into simple, flat glazing panels meant double geometry for the design team.
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The away game
In the third article on the FIDIC suite of international forms, they are found wanting when it comes to recovery of costs because of incidents outside contractors control.
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Appointments
Contractors Midas Construction has appointed Nigel Tiffin, previously with EBC Building and Maintenance, senior estimator. David Tennant has been appointed group environmental manager at MJ Gleeson. Housebuilders Steve Wiseman has been promoted to Scottish regional managing director at housebuilder McCarthy & Stone. Alistair Hare has been promoted to group commercial ...
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Ideas above its station
Walsall's landmark bus station does a lot more than shield passengers from the rain. It makes double-decker travel glamorous.
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Nature studies
It might resemble a medieval hill village encircled by meadow, but this is Arup Associates' bold take on student accommodation. Are they experts in this field?
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Show me the money
As you’ll be aware, adjudication is a cheap way to resolve disputes. One reason for this is that parties may try to avoid paying the adjudicator’s fee. This is upsetting for the adjudicator, but what can be done about it?
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Shoes made for walking
Once upon a time a third-party beneficiary was unable to sue. Not any more. The implications of the “shoe borrower’s act”, in terms of supply chain litigation, for instance, could be far reaching.
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Just the job
Antony Akilade meets the chief executive of Schofield Lothian, the construction consultancy with a global outlook.
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Judging the design judges
Stuart Lipton’s Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment has been reviewing projects and educating clients for nine months. Is it making Britain better designed?