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NewsThe Stanford experiment
Work has been completed on the £257m James H Clark Centre at Stanford University in California, designed by Foster and Partners in collaboration with US practice MBT Architecture. The corridors at the research unit have been replaced by external balconies to enable scientists to change the layouts of laboratories. A ...
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NewsWhat the doctors ordered
Contractor Killby & Gayford has won a £6m contract from the Royal Society of Medicine to refurbish its headquarters in Wimpole Street in central London. The scheme, designed by MJS Architects, includes a lecture theatre, an extension to the library, the refurbishment of the members' facilities and a revamping of ...
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Crane hire firm loses appeal over Canary Wharf deaths
Crane hire company Hewden has lost an appeal against a High Court decision that found that it was responsible for the Canary Wharf crane collapse in May 2000, in which three workers died.
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Green light for housing
Building residential properties in London does not necessarily lead to greater use of cars or increased road construction, says a report commissioned by Berkeley arm St George.
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Constructionline improves take-up by 25%
Troubled contractor vetting service Constructionline has reported a 25% rise in the number of public sector bodies that use it.
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NewsHeritage body balks at Paddington revamp
A row has erupted between conservation quango English Heritage and Westminster council over plans by architect Grimshaw to redevelop the grade I-listed Paddington station in west London.
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NewsShowing some Bootle
Building Design Partnership has been commissioned to design accommodation for the South Sefton Investment Centre in Bootle, Merseyside. BDP envisages a four-to-five storey office with 2800 m2 of space and a facade that runs along 75 m of Stanley Road. The linear floorplate will provide a central core zone with ...
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A plum job
Unions negotiate comfortable ride for T5 workers, with monthly long-weekends and discounted air fares
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Blow that whistle
But make sure you know your rights, says Tara Cosgrove, partner at Beale and Company
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Gruel intentions
With the corporate killing bill on the way, should company directors be going on courses preparing them for a life of snout, slopping out and table tennis?
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FeaturesIf I were in your boots
Continuing our occasional series, Andrew Gay, former boss of M&E contractor Drake & Scull, is impressed by Kier's risk-free strategies, dependable reputation and great results. Sound like an 'if-it-ain't-broke-don't-fix-it' business model? No way – here's how to make it even better and a whole lot more dynamic …
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Building market muscles
Effective marketing is a critical way of growing any business, and the building industry is no exception
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FeaturesDavid Pretty
Barratt is Britain's best known housebuilder – but not always for the right reasons. Here its new chief executive tells us how he intends to preserve the firm's legacy, and silence some of its critics.
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Single cream
Does the JCT's major projects form offer the kind of single point responsibility that those who use design-and-build procurement require? Well, actually, yes
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CommentNo free lunches
Tony Bingham Lost an adjudication? Don't want to pay the adjudicator's fee? Tough. Pay up or risk getting sued – and if you are, you may well end up paying those costs, too
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Who pays for plan B?
Changing the design that was given planning permission can lead to additional costs, so check that the contract makes it clear which pary is taking on that risk
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Anything you say …
Judges want the parties to a quarrel to sort it out themselves. Here's how they've been getting this across to those who've had the temerity to bother the courts
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An impossible job
Peter Rogers' comments seem to be an extension of the debate held within each profession, where the absence of holistic knowledge of every other discipline is lamented.