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NewsPidgley: I'm staying for 10 years
Berkeley Group chief executive Tony Pidgley has said he wants to stay at the helm of the company he founded for at least another decade
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CommentUpside down, up in front
New Zealand has learned from our mistakes and introduced a corker of a Construction Act. And it's got the focus right – on an improved payment system
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Bovis to sign £400m contract for BBC HQ
Contractor Bovis Lend Lease is due to sign a £400m-plus contract to redevelop the BBC Broadcasting House headquarters in Portland Place, London
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News'Think big on training,' says outgoing RIBA president
Paul Hyett says young architects need early experience on large projects and predicts more practice mergers.
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NewsRevamped Trafalgar Square returns to public domain
Ken Livingstone opens Foster's subtly redesigned square at the heart of an increasingly pedestrianised London.
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HSE orders immediate halt at 332 sites
The Health and Safety Executive has reported that more than a quarter of construction sites failed to meet government safety standards on falls from height.
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Minister foresees 'ruthless' regeneration
Local government minister Nick Raynsford has predicted that public and government will take a more "ruthless" attitude to regeneration
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Three vie for £70m MoD HQ
Three consortiums are competing for a £70m contract to decommission a huge network of tunnels and caverns belonging to the Ministry of Defence in Wiltshire and create a headquarters for its communications division
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The Architect's role
Architecture professionals need to raise their game – or face permanent relegation in the project team
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FeaturesGeorge Ferguson
Don't be fooled by the crimson trousers: RIBA president-elect George Ferguson is deadly serious about advancing architects' interests. We met the seasoned campaigner, entrepreneur and, er, fashion icon.
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FeaturesGood for nothing?
George Ferguson is right about tackling architecture at its training roots. Currently, UK students undergo a course that is so unrealistic, many practices won't hire them
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Job priorities
Money makes the world go round – even construction employers know that. But if they think lucre's all that matters to today's job applicants, they should think again …
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The view to 2005
According to Experian® Business Strategies' latest regional construction forecasts, 2003 should be another buoyant year, even though growth rates will be much slower than in 2002. Rates will fall further in 2004 and 2005 as the government reins in spending and the housing market dawdles
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Regional output
Almost all regions made improvements on the previous year, with Wales and the North-east looking the healthiest climbers. The West Midlands took the longest slide
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NewsDoors of perception
Forest Gate library in east London has attracted more than 26,000 visitors since it opened two weeks ago. Designed by FaulknerBrowns Architects for Newham council, the layout encourages maximum use of the facilities by siting the local advisory centre at the rear of the complex, drawing visitors through the library. ...
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Mowlem director takes top job with Alfred McAlpine
A senior figure at Mowlem, Steve Smith, is to join Alfred McAlpine to head its civil engineering division.
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Clarke to meet Atkins staff
Incoming Atkins chief executive Keith Clarke will meet senior employees later this month.
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UK engineering needs another Brunel, says ICE
The Institution of Civil Engineers has called on the government to appoint a chief engineering adviser to oversee the national infrastructure.