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FeaturesThe man who kidnapped Gehry
Brighton developer Josh Arghiros is the kind of man who knows what he wants and sets out to get it. And if what he wants happens to be the world’s most famous architect, well … He tells George Hay what happened next.
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CommentFair, but harsh
If you spend money defending yourself against an unfounded charge, you ought to get your money back from whoever brought that charge. Well, you’d think so …
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CommentIt’s … Robo-adjudicator!
Dispute resolution is no job for have-a-go amateurs. So five chartered bodies have teamed up to turn adjudicators into contract law enforcement machines
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How to build an Olympic Games
If London is to host an Olympics without white elephants or black holes, the procurement routes must be chosen with great care. These are the contenders
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A message from the judges …
Your piece last week on the £60,000 house (5 August, page 13) misrepresents both the reality of the competition and CABE’s position. It is based on an unverified quote and a good deal of inaccurate speculation – for example there were 30 submissions, not 33, and the shortlist comprised nine ...
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… and an interested party
As one of the architects involved in this competition, I am surprised there can be any criticism of the design from anybody. The time provided by the ODPM, despite being extended by two weeks, was extremely tight. The brief for the Oxley Park site, produced by English Partnerships, was extremely ...
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Shurely shome mishtake
I read with interest your article on 15 July regarding the costs for the Olympics (page 24). Can you please tell me, did you make a mistake?
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Sorry, David
Having read the article regarding the proposed hotel at Brooklands racing circuit (29 July, page 9), I’m not sure David Coulthard would be thrilled to be described as a “former Formula 1 driver”, as he was racing in Hungary for Red Bull last Sunday, and has just re-signed with the ...
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CommentMaster of shadows
The answer to the competition on 22 July was David Hindle, then managing director of Amey Building, taken in 1992. The winner was Eddie Hume of Kier Group. It seems that what Mr Hindle was doing in the photograph was “being a phoenix”.
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FeaturesHow to get into an impossible position
The Inland Revenue is determined to launch a new tax regime next April, even though there’s an excellent chance that nobody will be able to comply with it. Sarah Richardson reports from the surreal world of Whitehall.
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Front Garden development gets go-ahead
Protesters fail to stop “stupid and inconsiderate” plans.
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Former rail chief takes on schools programme
Ex-SRA boss to head £30 bn schools rebuilding and renewal scheme.
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Rightmove edges towards market flotation
Analysts value property website at £200 m as advisors called in.
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Countrywide profits slump by 90 per cent
Property services firm hit hard by house-market slow down.
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Tories accuse Prescott of damaging green belt
Suburban MP seethes at prospect of travellers’ camps in his back yard.
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Balfour Beatty spends 18m on two companies
Contractor pays £8m on ground engineering firm Pennine Group and £9.7m on signalling contractor SBB.
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Crossrail appoints acting chief executive
Deputy chief executive Keith Berryman steps into the breach - permanent CEO to be appointed at a later date.
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Skanska wins 25m Czech railway project
Contractor to rebuild 6 km stretch of line between Prague and Decin as part of overhaul of northern Czech network.