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FeaturesIan Simpson
This man knows a thing or two about civic identity and pride of place: after all he’s the architect behind the buildings that have defined modern Manchester. Here he tells Martin Spring why London should watch and learn …
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CommentOne-star review
The DTI has unveiled its proposals to amend the Construction Act. But if the government wants to stop payment abuses, it's not really going about it the right way
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CommentJust don't do it
Adjudicators who try to dig up supporting evidence where it is lacking are committing a grave error - and playing into the hands of their detractors
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Get ready to share
You've all heard of the Freedom of Information Act, but what developers really need to worry about is the Environmental Information Regulations. Here's why...
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CommentDevelopers 1, subbies 0
Contractors and their clients should cheer the latest action from the Construction Act review. Those further down the supply chain, however, might face a drubbing
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CommentMixed-use Mecca
Large mixed-use schemes are reviving the heart of Manchester, but the complexity of these developments means standard form contracts are rarely up to the job
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Features24 hour construction city
Here are six construction sites that epitomise Manchester's changing cityscape, from a slum regeneration in a stricken suburb to this £1bn legal district being built in the heart of the commercial centre.
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FeaturesGreater expectations
Nearly £5bn will be spent on capital projects across the 10 boroughs of Greater Manchester before 2014. Martin Spring maps the extent of the boom's butterfly effect.
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FeaturesThe making of Manchester
First there were derelict warehouses and deserted mills, the wreckage of a great industrial past. Then came music and madness of a generation liberated from that tradition. And at the centre of this Manchester was Factory Records and the Hacienda, both the creation of Tony Wilson, pop impresario, news journalist, ...
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Architect researches office life
Architect Swanke Hayden Connell has been signed up by the British Council for Offices to work out if there is a causal link between office design and business productivity.
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Industry views sought on court changes
The Technology and Construction Court is seeking industry views on two key proposals put forward this week to change the way construction disputes are handled.
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NewsKate the Great
Architect Gaunt Francis and planning consultant DP9 have submitted this planning proposal to rejuvenate St Katharine Docks in east London.
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Building manager jailed for manslaughter of employee
Head of A&E Building sentenced to 18 months after worker fell to his death from defective telehandler
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PFI: The critical list
Amid signs of a general crisis with the NHS' finances, the Department of Health has launched an emergency review of PFI hospitals, and put most of the major schemes on hold while it does. George Hay investigates the schemes are affected and asks: what's to become of healthcare PFIs?
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CommentChange the wallpaper
With a season-by-season, throwaway culture borrowed from Ikea and designer magazines, architecture is in danger of becoming a branch of the fashion industry
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CommentWonders & blunders
Mancunian Stephen Hodder is mad for Le Corbusier's chapel, but bad copies of the great man's Unité d'Habitation get him even madder
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FeaturesPositive thinking
This month's new-look Tracker finds the industry optimistic, according to Experian Business Strategies' construction activity survey. Plus overleaf, Experian's quarterly analysis of orders and output
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Procure 21 row erupts as firms withhold annual fee
Several firms complain about lack of work won and threaten not to pay charge for staying on framework