All articles by George Hay – Page 2

  • News

    Housebuilders face shock land tax in Budget

    2004-03-12T00:00:00Z

    Whitehall hints that Brown may impose levy on increase in land value triggered by planning permission

  • News

    Solution in sight at Bath Spa

    2004-02-27T00:00:00Z

    The troubled £26m Bath Spa project moved a little closer to completion after client, contractor and architect agreed on a solution to its peeling paintwork

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    Griffiths fails to get Bath Spa out of hot water

    2004-02-06T00:00:00Z

    Minister's attempt to mediate between client, contractor and architect ends in yet more acrimony

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    GMW forms global alliance with Chicago practice

    2004-01-30T00:00:00Z

    Architect teams up with American fit-out specialist to target work in Europe, Asia and the Pacific

  • Features

    Biscuit world cup 2003

    2003-12-19T00:00:00Z

    What the building trade lacks in sporting finesse, it makes up for in cookie-munching abilities. To celebrate this gastronomic talent, we invited 16 firms to submit their entries for the Biscuit World Cup 2003 … It's crunch time

  • News

    Mobile ban will hurt contractors

    2003-11-21T00:00:00Z

    Contractors could face huge bills in the wake of government legislation prohibiting the use of handheld mobile phones in cars

  • News

    EDAW unveils Lea Valley Olympic masterplan

    2003-11-14T00:00:00Z

    Design for London's 2012 bid includes largest urban park to be built in Europe for two centuries.

  • Features

    How Charles is taking over the new communities

    2003-11-14T00:00:00Z

    With the Prince's Foundation tipped to masterplan 31,000 homes in Kent and the government leaning towards Poundbury-style design codes for its new communities, Charles is emerging as a key player in the regeneration process.

  • News

    HOK Sport to advise South Africa on World Cup bid

    2003-11-14T00:00:00Z

    South Africa favourite to win bid for 2010 Football World Cup as architect flies out to advise on city stadiums.

  • News

    Mowlem client sues for £1.4m

    2003-11-14T00:00:00Z

    MOWLEM and development partner Bride Hall have been sued by insurance company Allianz Cornhill for £1.4m over alleged defects in the design and construction of its headquarters in Woking, Surrey

  • Features

    Hired guns

    2003-11-07T00:00:00Z

    A successful career in construction doesn't have to be restricted to years of loyal service in one company. In fact, as we find out, more people are now jumping from firm to firm as freelancers – opting for better rates of pay, more free time and greater flexibility

  • News

    Prince Charles joins bidders for Ashford masterplan

    2003-11-07T00:00:00Z

    Prince's Foundation joins shortlist of five, raising prospect of a 31,000-home Poundbury in Kent growth area.

  • News

    Jordan scheme gives Alsop toehold in Middle East

    2003-10-31T00:00:00Z

    Jordanian development agency hires architect for public square after seeing regeneration designs for Barnsley.

  • News

    Venables signs Scott Brownrigg

    2003-10-24T00:00:00Z

    Former England football manager Terry Venables has signed up architect Scott Brownrigg to design a Spanish leisure resort valued in the region of £50m

  • News

    Block planning approvals proposed for Thames Gateway

    2003-10-24T00:00:00Z

    Prescott hopes to grant permission to entire masterplans to speed up delivery of new communities.

  • News

    Mowlem sues former Exeter City directors for £250,000

    2003-10-24T00:00:00Z

    Contractor chases ex-directors after they gave personal guarantees for work on Ivor Doble stand.

  • News

    Millennium villages face uncertain future

    2003-10-10T00:00:00Z

    The future of the government's millennium village programme was in doubt after it emerged that a review was being undertaken by regeneration quango English Partnerships

  • Features

    In Person: Dennis Lenard

    2003-10-10T00:00:00Z

    Trust an antipodean to want to turn everything upside down. But the new chief executive of Constructing Excellence thinks that's what we have to do to change the industry's image – and he's starting with a fundamental review of his own organisation. We spoke to the man who thinks Australian.

  • News

    Government to appoint infrastructure tsar

    2003-10-10T00:00:00Z

    Constructing Excellence looks for industry figure – and some form of windfall tax – to implement key strategy.

  • Features

    Chasing Gehry

    2003-10-03T00:00:00Z

    When the world's most famous architect came to Dundee to open a cancer care centre, Building naturally sent an ace reporter along to grab an exclusive interview with him. of course, most of the rest of the UK's media did the same. So here's the diary of George ...