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CITB goes for Girl Guides as likely recruits
The Construction Industry Training Board has identified the latest group of potential recruits for UK construction: Girl Guides.
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NewsOut of its Shell
Arup has received planning permission for its proposed redevelopment of the Shell Centre near Waterloo station in south London. The scheme has been the subject of a year-long public inquiry. The client is a joint venture between Shell International and Lend Lease. The project team includes Lend Lease Projects as ...
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NewsBienvenu à White City
This Anglo-French design for a £9.5m social housing scheme in White City, west London, has been granted planning permission. UK practice Cartwright Pickard teamed up with French architect B+C & Delloye to enter a competition, set up by CABE and its French counterpart. The project, for Octavia housing association, ...
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Brothers of invention
Innovating is a good start, but if construction is to solve its problems we must do it together
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NewsApproaching absolute zero
We've known for ages that fossil fuels are running out, and there's only five years of North Sea gas left – so isn't it about time we used renewable alternatives?
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FeaturesArup in China
Michael Kwok has been with Arup for 20 years, and he is now director of Arup Hong Kong and Arup China. Michael, who lives in Hong Kong and commutes to Beijing most weeks, told Andy Pearson about his role in the astonishing Beijing boom
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FeaturesThe people's palace
Herzog & de Meuron's 110,000-seater centrepiece for the 2008 Olympics has taken the austere, technocratic tradition of stadium design and dropped it in the bin. Instead, it has conceived something that is beautiful, allusive and civic minded – as we found out
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Spring hopes
In this month’s Tracker, Experian Business Strategies reports a February slowdown but expects growth in the UK construction industry to gather speed in the three months to June
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CommentForeword: Tony Blair
A message of support from the prime minister for the 10th annual Building Awards 2004
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FeaturesA decade of distinction
Ten years of Building Awards has had everything from a giant hard hat paraded by Roman centurions to a Brazilian carnival …
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FeaturesWho got the most gongs?
Here's a special mention for those companies who have accumulated a staggering four or more trophies …
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FeaturesPersonality of the year
Jon Rouse has expanded CABE beyond recognition and made urban design a government issue, an achievement that is worthy of this award, sponsored by Speedy Hire
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FeaturesMajor contractor of the year: more than £200m turnover
Its no-nonsense, no-gimmicks approach, coupled with a determination to get the basics right, gave Kier the winning edge in this award, sponsored by Skansen Interiors
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FeaturesMajor Housebuilder of the year: more than 2000 homes
A series of financial and commercial coups has secured Taylor Woodrow its place above the very best in the business for this award, sponsored by Lafarge UK Services
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FeaturesArchitectural practice of the year
What took Allies and Morrison into the lead in this fiercely competitive category, sponsored by Reynaers, was an overwhelming endorsement of its work by satisfied clients
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FeaturesYoung achiever of the year
The talent, ambition and hard work of the five finalists of this CITB-sponsored award are proof, if any were needed, that the industry can and does attract the very best people
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FeaturesConstruction consultant/surveyor of the year
Pentarq is the story of a small but talented local firm who took on the big boys in consultancy and came out on top in this Hays Montrose-sponsored category