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CommentReach and grasp
Don't believe the hype – the buildings of the future that designers imagined in the 1960s are as far beyond our ability to build now as they were then
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FeaturesCost model: Football stadiums
Developers are in the grip of football fever, building iconic stadiums that will revive out-of-town areas. We look at the challenges in design, security and crowd control and highlights the retail and hospitality potential
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Friendly aliens?
The possible influx of foreign workers into the UK has made the industry think through the consequences of the European single market
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Bias without prejudice
Specialist Ceiling Services Northern Limited obtained an adjudicator's decision against ZBI Construction UK Limited. In this application Specialist sought enforcement of a summary judgment of that decision against the defendant ZBI.
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Bovis' lead over Laing in annual chart tops 700m
Contractor wins £186m work in May to return to top of monthly league, as 2003/04 orders rise above £2bn
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FeaturesThe men who would be mayor
London's election fever infected the Architecture Foundation last week, when the four would-be mayors squared up over the city's skyscrapers, planning, housing and the future of Richard Rogers.
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FeaturesUrban visionaries reunited
Remember this line-up? The Urban Task Force gave the red card to low-density suburban sprawl and switched play to brownfield sites. Five years on, we reassembled the team for an anniversary kick-about.
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Come out to play
From a desert ski resort and consumer paradise to a financial hub with perfect feng shui, Dubai's developers are throwing their vast wealth at some of the world's most hedonistic projects. We find British firms joining in the fun
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NewsBalfour buys 50% stake in Hong Kong contractor
Balfour Beatty's £36m acquisition of Gammon Skanska raises turnover in Hong Kong to £500m
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Miss Mediation
Is it ever permissable to bypass mediation and go straight to court? The answer is yes. A useful guide as to when emerged out of a recent appeal court case
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East European firms offer workers to plug skills gap
Agency to supply UK contractors with overseas workers, who will remain employees in their country of origin
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NewsCompetition for top job at Wates
Private contractor Wates is halfway through speaking to applicants for the post of chief executive
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Let's take a closer look
By now you'll be aware that mediation is the hot topic of conversation this week. But just what did go on at the Court of Appeal to cause all this fuss?
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NewsGovernment backs fire escape lifts for high-rises
The use of protected lifts to empty tall buildings could cut evacuation times by up to 40%
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Raven Mount makes loss of £2.1m
Upmarket housebuilder Raven Mount has announced a pre-tax loss of £2.1m for last year, after a pre-tax profit of £3.8m in 2002. Turnover fell by more than £6m to £59.4m.
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Rail incident triggers Balfour safety review
Rail contractor Balfour Beatty has revised its working practices after an incident in south London involving workers and an engineering train
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Shortlisted Shuttleworth lures two more from Foster
Former Foster's star celebrates Leeds success by recruiting another two senior architects from his old employer
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NewsPaddington PFI hospital plan attacked in Commons
West London MP John Randall cites evidence in Building investigation as he calls for inquiry into health scheme