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Drawing to a close
Architectural drawings were once signature pieces that told us a lot about those who did them. Now the RIBA has a great scheme to save them from extinction
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FeaturesBudget? Fudge it!
Politicians, bureaucrats, voters and contractors all want to believe that ambitious public projects offer value for money – but the costs quoted in a shocking new book tell another story. Could PFI be the solution?
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FeaturesVodka modern
Drinks giant Diageo has turned office space into outer space in a corporate fit-out so futuristic nobody else has got there yet. Must be all that Smirnoff …
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Sail or return
You buy a yacht for a cool quarter of a million, sail around in it for six months, decide you don't like it and ask for your money back. Fair dos – or taking the mick?
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… and carrots for all
Standard contracts have their limitations for public–private deals. To stay sane until signing day, try to draw up a timetable that incentivises all parties
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Cheap and far from cheerful
I am moved to comment on Building's news story about Romanian workers to be given work permits for the UK (21 March, page 11) and the article on foreign staff working on a London site (17 April, page 36).
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You name it, there's a regulation
I find myself in the unusual and confusing state of being in agreement with an architect and a solicitor at the same time: Barry Munday and John Redmond (11 April, pages 39 and 53).
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Dawn of the übermanager
Regarding your "Go-faster bunnies" article on 25 April (pages 50-52), it was heartening to hear people in the industry talking about the benefits that education brings.
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What you think of the RICS fee increase
Bye-bye little guy I read with interest that the RICS' forum group had written to its president, Peter Fall, to oppose the ridiculous increase in fees. Fall says in his – very poor – attempt to win support for the rise that the RICS' membership has increased 30% over the ...
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FeaturesLoads of trouble
The developer wanted to take an office block over a road in central London and increase its floorspace by one-third. The catch was that the structure couldn't take any more weight. Here's how the engineer used a set of scales to solve the problem.
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NewsLatham rebuffs Prescott attack
Construction Industry Training Board chairman Sir Michael Latham has written to deputy prime minister John Prescott to reject his allegation that the CITB is a "disgrace"
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One in three designers 'ignores safety'
One in three designers and planning supervisors in Scotland has little understanding of safety regulations, according to a survey conducted by the Health and Safety executive.
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NewsArts in gear
Britain's latest centre for the visual and performing arts has been opened at Oxford House in Bethnal Green, east London. The £2m Oh!art facility, the work of All Clear Designs, is an 770 m2 extension to a Victorian building. When it opens in July, it will provide a 180-seat dance ...
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DTI: New construction orders down – but only 1%
New construction orders for the first three months of the year fell 1% on the same quarter last year, according to DTI figures.
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Atkins races to appoint boss
The board of consultant Atkins is hoping to appoint a chief executive by July.