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NewsThe last straws: Herzog & de Meuron's Beijing Olympic building
As the structure of Herzog & de Meuron’s awe-inspiring ‘bird’s nest’ stadium nears completion, Catherine Wheatley went to Beijing to find out how the city’s Olympic preparations were progressing
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NewsWritten in stone
Max Fordham reviews the winner, runners-up and the shortlisted books in this year’s international book award for construction – won by an erudite but immensely readable book on stone conservation.
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Now pay for your fun
Of course some of us have drunk too much in our distant – or indeed recent – past. The difference with the RICS young surveyors’ party (18 May, page 11) is that it does not necessarily involve what would in any other scenario be called mindless vandalism.
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Joining the cubs
This has certainly raised the profile of the RICS. Until now, the average Joe had us down as a shadowy outfit somehow connected with lions.
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One rule for them ...
Further to the item in Hansom on 11 May (page 29), I would like to voice my disgust at the item concerning Andrew McAlpine and his use of iTunes.
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Telecoms firm, heal thyself
I read with interest the article about BT’s encouraging more working from home (11 May, page 54).
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Blame where its due
The jury is still out on the Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) record on prosecutions resulting from construction fatalities following Ucatt’s Levels of Convictions report and the HSE’s counterclaims. The results paint a confusing picture of the actual number of convictions.
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FeaturesComing to a universe near you
The Peter Harrison Planetarium is about to bring the mysteries of the cosmos to Greenwich park
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FeaturesThe testing of Kenneth Shuttleworth
How they made it It wasn’t easy, but a combination of 21-hour days and a decent helping of luck combined to make the man we know today.
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FeaturesSaving St George
Purcell Miller Tritton’s lavish £22m restoration has returned Liverpool’s grade I-listed St George’s Hall to its glorious past – just with fewer prisoners and hopefully more tourists.
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Renew’s profit leaps 72%
Renew, the contractor formerly named Montpellier, has reported a 72% rise in interim profit after a restructuring.
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FeaturesCountry focus: France
With President Sarkozy newly instated, Patrick Leniston, country manager for EC Harris in France, reports on the construction issues that may affect the country’s future leader
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Pootling along
Activity in March may have been less buoyant than a month earlier but it’s still running along quite nicely. Civil engineering continued to dominate, putting the residential and non-residential sectors in the shade. And, according to Experian Business Strategies, order books were healthy
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NewsGive first-time buyers a leg up
The shortage of one- and two-bedroom homes has driven up prices, to everybody’s detriment
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Gleeson Building’s £16m hotel is first development project
Gleeson Building has won its first development project, a £16m hotel in Luton.
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NewsZaha’s magnum Opus
Zaha Hadid has unveiled this design for Opus, a £235m development in Dubai’s Business Bay for Omniyat Properties.
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NewsFoster’s Faustino pact
This winery, designed by Foster + Partners, is under construction in the Ribera del Duero wine region in the north of Spain.