All Building articles in 2001 issue 30

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    Speaking volumes

    2001-07-27T00:00:00Z

    New editions of important books: the first does wonders for our understanding of dispute management; the second is a weighty tome on contract law

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    The powerhouse

    2001-07-27T00:00:00Z

    With the inexorable rise of the computer, A new breed of building is emerging to house the hardware that modern networks require.

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    Tower power

    2001-07-27T00:00:00Z

    From pyramids to the modern skyscraper, power has always found architectural expression. Now, in an era of global capitalism, that expression has reached new heights.

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    Seats of power

    2001-07-27T00:00:00Z

    The representative bodies of Britain's regions have opted for designs that self-consciously display their openness to public influence and scrutiny. So, here's a guide to the architecture of anti-power.

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    People power

    2001-07-27T00:00:00Z

    The public is taking the struggle against new roads, airports and greenfield development out of the meeting and on to the street. And with the government poised to streamline the planning system, more confrontation is on its way

  • News

    Mitie posts record results

    2001-07-27T00:00:00Z

    Building and support services company Mitie this week posted record results and said it was well-placed to ride out a recession.

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    Peace, love and understanding

    2001-07-27T00:00:00Z

    Those who already approach partnering in the right spirit will probably welcome the new NEC partnering option's emphasis on a less confrontational attitude

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    Let's stay together

    2001-07-27T00:00:00Z

    Ken Clarke and Iain Duncan Smith should make a deal, rather than spending the summer slugging it out with each other. Some chance …

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    Magna set to regenerate Rotherham land

    2001-07-27T00:00:00Z

    The success of the £45.5m Magna Adventure Science Centre in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, is likely to lead to the regeneration of land at a derelict steelworks nearby.

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    The Power issue

    2001-07-27T00:00:00Z

    What does power mean in today’s construction industry? Building looks at the people, the buildings and the machines that wield power.

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    The Power issue: Introduction

    2001-07-27T00:00:00Z

    It's intoxicating, seductive and dangerous. It's about influencing events, controlling destinies and brute, overwhelming force.

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    Icons of power

    2001-07-27T00:00:00Z

    Who – and what – really makes a difference in the construction industry? Building selects 11 of the 21st century's most powerful icons, from Gordon Brown to a really, really big digger

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    Government measures to speed planning

    2001-07-27T00:00:00Z

    The government has introduced a range of measures to speed up planning after its general election promise to revamp the "slow and cumbersome" system.

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    Who's got the power?

    2001-07-27T00:00:00Z

    Industry insiders give their views on who calls the shots and who answers to whom in construction today.

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    Regeneration: Go for it, Gordon

    2001-07-27T00:00:00Z

    Homeless families, hog-tied developers and economic weakness: all are products of our sclerotic planning system. Can Gordon Brown save us?

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    Expressions of power

    2001-07-27T00:00:00Z

    How powerful people tell others they are powerful people? Well, not with a seven series BMW … We look at today's version of power dressing and other techniques that help you convey an image of power

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    Emergency exit

    2001-07-27T00:00:00Z

    Asking the engineer for an indemnity is not the best way out of the fix Carillion got itself into with Blyth & Blyth. But fear not – there are other ways of escaping

  • News

    Industry mourns Sir Ian Dixon

    2001-07-27T00:00:00Z

    The construction industry is mourning one of its leading figures after the death of Sir Ian Dixon, 62, from cancer last week.

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    Forum given a year to deliver

    2001-07-27T00:00:00Z

    Sir John Egan will review the future of construction's new strategic forum next year.

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    Dear Robert

    2001-07-27T00:00:00Z

    This month, how to become an architectural technologist, and some advice on tax