All Building articles in 1999 Issue 10

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  • Features

    Urban spacemen

    1999-03-12T00:00:00Z

    One bright young practice resisted the lure of London to bring loft living to Birmingham. Now its gamble is beginning to pay off.

  • Features

    Motown revival

    1999-03-12T00:00:00Z

    There has always been more to Coventry than car plants. Now the city council and architect MacCormac Jamieson Pritchard are using its thousand-year history to stimulate the regeneration of the city centre.

  • News

    West Midlands

    1999-03-12T00:00:00Z

  • Features

    What Morrison means

    1999-03-12T00:00:00Z

    The QC who represented Morrison in the case of Macob Civil Engineering vs Morrison Construction Ltd dissects the implications of this important judicial pronouncement for the future of the system of adjudication.

  • Features

    Nissan: a model manufacturer

    1999-03-12T00:00:00Z

    The construction industry taskforce, which advised Sir John Egan on Rethinking Construction, held up Japanese car manufacturer Nissan as a role model after visiting its Sunderland factory in January 1998. What impressed the Nissan pilgrims was how the firm managed its suppliers to reduce costs and improve design. ...

  • Features

    Heart transplant

    1999-03-12T00:00:00Z

    Britain's second city has long been characterised by drab concrete blocks and shabby brick buildings. Now developers have joined forces to give Birmingham a smart new image.

  • Features

    The front man

    1999-03-12T00:00:00Z

    Marco Goldschmied will take over as the new president of the RIBA in June. His plans are many and varied, but at the centre is one core goal to promote the profile of architecture.

  • Features

    Mace stake for sale as founder quits

    1999-03-12T00:00:00Z

    After 10 years heading up Mace, Ian Macpherson is putting construction behind him and his 34% share up for sale – but only to the right buyer.

  • News

    Mace stake for sale as founder quits

    1999-03-12T00:00:00Z

    After 10 years heading up Mace, Ian Macpherson is putting construction behind him and his 34% share up for sale but only to the right buyer.

  • Features

    Is this evolution?

    1999-03-12T00:00:00Z

    The recently granted power that allows courts to impose Alternative Dispute Resolution on litigants seems to be missing the point.

  • Comment

    Domesday scenario

    1999-03-12T00:00:00Z

    If the Millennium Dome isn't a success, its rotting corpse could blight the Greenwich Peninsula for years to come.

  • Features

    What's going on inside the dome?

    1999-03-12T00:00:00Z

    Designers are changing, the budget is tight and the decision-making process is best described as "fluid". But there's no moving this deadline. So, will the 14 Millennium Dome zones come together on time?

  • News

    Planning disputes delay Millennium Village

    1999-03-12T00:00:00Z

    Arguments mean Countryside/Taywood joint venture may not start on site until autumn.

  • Features

    Package deal

    1999-03-12T00:00:00Z

    Bentley Systems' new product is not your average CAD program. It is made up of several applications and has been written in Java, programming language of the Internet. But how will these changes affect the user?

  • News

    Whitehall given Egan deadline

    1999-03-12T00:00:00Z

    Treasury announces three-year plan to drive through public procurement reform and implement modernising agenda.

  • News

    Consultants may lose key role

    1999-03-12T00:00:00Z

    Treasury plans to make contractors the single point of contact on major projects will lead to poor-quality buildings, consultants warned this week. Consultants stand to lose their traditional role as the client's main adviser under new procurement guidance drawn up by the Treasury. Draft guidances 4, 5 and 6 contain ...

  • Features

    Private and confidential

    1999-03-12T00:00:00Z

    Expert witnesses from opposing sides may be ordered to meet before the trial to discuss their opinions on the dispute. But they shouldn't then be asked to reveal what was said.

  • News

    PFI chief Montague to quit this summer

    1999-03-12T00:00:00Z

    Adrian Montague, head of the government's private finance initiative taskforce, is set to quit when his contract expires in August. It is understood that Montague's plan to scrap the PFI in its current form and create a Government Investment Bank to finance deals found favour with former paymaster-general ...

  • News

    Persimmon chief predicts jump in labour costs

    1999-03-12T00:00:00Z

    Chief executive John White says costs will rise 4% this year as housebuilder announces record profit.

  • Features

    Chain reaction

    1999-03-12T00:00:00Z

    Supply-chain management is the industry's new buzzword, with contractors drastically cutting back on suppliers to boost profits and competitiveness.