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FeaturesCan you read me? Dutch architect MVRDV
Dutch architect MVRDV has divided its modernism-influenced Barcode House into nine distinct strips, each with its own purpose
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NewsHodder set for limited status
Stephen Hodder, the first winner of the Stirling Prize, is to turn his practice into a limited company, and his wife Claire is likely to become managing director.
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NewsFoster + Partners’ estimated price falls to £300m
Concern about continuing involvement of Lord Foster knocks up to £200 from likely price
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NewsHadid enjoys record results as profit soars 320%
Architect’s profit passes £1m for the first time, while turnover rises to £9.6m
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NewsA little gentle persuasion
Company focus How John Rowan & Partners is colouring its clients green
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Vandals to be struck off doctors’ registers
Vandals in Merseyside could be removed from the registers of their doctors under measures to combat damage to an NHS Lift site.
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NewsHadid enjoys record results as profit soars 320%
Architect’s profit passes £1m for the first time, while turnover rises to £9.6m
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NewsEx-Currie man forges new link
A consultancy run by Geoffrey Seeff, a former Currie & Brown director, has formed an alliance with McBains Cooper, his former employer’s archrival.
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Davis Langdon moves to fill sustainability skills gap
Consultant introduces training for all technical workers as number of green projects rises
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FeaturesStop passing the buck
Making the news Sustainability needs to be a priority not a chore, says Sir Jonathon Porritt
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NewsTaywood’s new broom plans sweeping changes
Chief executive Ian Smith sets out a complete overhaul of group’s business strategy
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CommentNeutral ground
The plans to make all new homes carbon-neutral by 2016 are still taking shape, but what legal framework is in place to drive home the sustainable message?
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CommentPiling up trouble
Legal aid A piling specialist has been asked to sign a contract that links payment of its retention to the final certificate on the whole project. Is this allowed under the Construction Act?
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Features
International costs: 2007
It’s a suppliers’ market as delivery delays complicate schedules and demand pushes inflation up. Gardiner & Theobald examines global costs and forecasts in this yearly update
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CommentBuilding buys a pint … for Hodder Associates
Stephen has promised to take your southern softy Building correspondent to a “Manchester institution”.
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NewsThe MPs who back us
Building’s campaign to tighten the regulations governing crane safety, including annual MOTs and a public register, has so far won the support of these 54 members of the House of Commons.
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CommentZero for all
All housebuilders need to be willing to work towards lowering carbon levels in the housing sector. However, it is vital that the second-hand market is equally accountable, especially as it accounts for the vast majority of homes in the UK.
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Comment
Houses of horror
I would totally agree that the level of housing design in the UK is “overwhelmingly disappointing” (9 February, page 25), with little attention to detail and devoid of any new ideas.