All Building articles in 2003 issue 05
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Features
Lipton Jr forms affordable housing firm
Elliot Lipton, son of Stanhope founder Sir Stuart Lipton, has formed a company to provide affordable housing in London.Lipton claimed that the company, First Base, will be the first housebuilder to focus solely on low-cost housing. The average flat in Greater London sells for £210,000, according to the Land Registry. ...
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Comment
Top-heavy success
The article entitled "We love you" (24 January, page 22) reaches some shocking conclusions about how much building consultants contribute to the economic well-being of the UK.
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Comment
Teaching's not so tough
In your article on salaries at Heathrow's Terminal 5 (17 January, page 9), under the subheading "How T5 salaries compare", the salary for a teacher in London is quoted as £26,000.
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Comment
Some rights and wrongs
I am sorry if John Smith thought that my letter of 17 January was "a collection of anodyne platitudes" (24 January, page 34).
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Comment
Right plan, wrong man
There's nothing the matter with Ken Livingstone's vision of a city the size of Leeds in Thames Gateway, but he could never build a political coalition to bring it off
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NewsReady for a night of love
The £8.5m Hampstead Theatre is due to be completed this month, ready for its first performance on Valentine's Day. The theatre has been rebuilt with £10m of Lottery funding as part of a push to regenerate the area. The low-rise, three-storey pavilion is four times larger than the original, and ...
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FeaturesVariations on a lead tortoise
Those enigmatic lead-clad reptilian forms over there are Renzo Piano's designs for 21st-century Roman concert halls. We look at how the architect came by his extraordinary concept, and how it works in practice.
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NewsMarriage à la mode
A planning application has been submitted to restore Caxton Hall to its former glory. The former Westminster registry office (on the right of the photograph) was once famous for its celebrity weddings, but has been derelict since 1979. Foggo Associates is proposing to convert it into a residential development and ...
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NewsMobile innovation
The designer of a prefabricated house on wheels has made his first sale, opening up a market for affordable houses on greenfield sites – without planning permission. Legally classified as a caravan, which eliminates the need for planning permission, the 1000 m2 M-house comes in two parts, bolted together ...
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Comment
The tip of an iceberg
I was very flattered to read my profile in Building last week (17 January, 26-30), but this is only equalled by my embarrassment.
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NewsHip to be square
Copthorn Homes, a division of Countryside Properties, is about to start work on Base2, a development of 258 flats overlooking Meath Gardens in Bethnal Green, east London. The original design is by Stock Woolstencroft, the detail design is by Hurley Robertson and the contractor is YJL.
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News
MCG launches health plan
The Major Contractors Group has launched an occupational health strategy for its members to sign up to by March next year.
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CommentGo whistle
You may think that recent court cases mean you can add a clever payment clause to your contract and wriggle out of the referee's award. Think again …
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Comment
O ye of little faith
If God is in the details, then there are one heck of a lot of buildings going up devoid of the least sign of the divine presence …
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Comment
OK lads, just, er, do your stuff
In the light of the recent correspondence on training, particularly John Smith's last letter (24 January, page 34), may I draw your attention to a parallel problem facing site managers?
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Comment
What drop in numbers?
I am very concerned at your news article (24 January, page 11) claiming that there has been a big decline in entry to construction courses.
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NewsGleeson names its next managing director
MJ Gleeson this week announced that Andrew Muncey would replace David Eyre as group managing director when he retires in May.