All Building articles in 2003 issue 45
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NewsThe tide turns on the Tyne
Architect RyderHKS is the designer for a proposed £200m regeneration project in South Shields. The 47,500 m2 riverside scheme, under consideration by South Tyneside council, includes a marina, riverside promenade, housing, restaurants, shops, offices and a four-star hotel. The developer is Branmore Investments and the consultant is Connell Mott MacDonald.
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A watertight sieve
It's an all-risks insurance policy! Every single risk is covered! Nothing's left out! It's completely watertight! You can't lose! Unless, of course … Oh dear …
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Features'There were times when I was really scared …'
You'd think the construction industry would be desperate to find bright young students. In fact, it seems to go out of its way to put them off. We went back to college for some hard lessons.
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I think we need to talk
Email and CAD have revolutionised information exchange, but unless everyone is using the same system, technology can create more problems than it solves
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No need for pre-nups …
Regarding "Eat your heart out, J-Lo" by Luke Wessley (31 October, page 35): With certain contractors or subcontractors a pre-nuptial agreement is a must – but there is a way round this.
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NewsMakeover for Maidstone
Detailed planning consent has been granted for the development of this 8360 m2 office building in Maidstone, Kent. The town centre scheme has been designed by the Amos Partnership on behalf of London & Cambridge Properties. The silicone-glazed building will be built on a temporary car park site designated for ...
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I just have to say it
I will fall into the elephant trap set by your anonymous correspondent regarding the "tired debate over the RICS" (Letters, 24 October, page 36) and comment that he is either completely clueless as to what a quantity surveyor does or he is a disillusioned QS with very poor training.
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One mean industry
They talk a lot about sabotage on site, but maybe they ought to look for the guys who wrecked the industry's labour relations … with apologies to Raymond Chandler
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When the neighbours can hear you
We all adore the French but anyone planning to get involved in construction operations there needs to be aware of their potential liabilities to the neighbours
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By Jove, I think you've got it!
Reading your front cover on 24 October, showing on-site babies with hods, I asked myself: What hare-brained schemes are they going to promote this time?
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Why retentions are good …
To counter Tony Bingham's argument in "Ask the aspidistra" (31 October, page 50), here are a few words in support of retentions:
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Gis' a job
A suggestion to the powers-that-be at the Health and Safety Executive, regarding an untapped "eyes and ears" resource (10 October, page 11, and 24 October, page 43).
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NewsFord opens the Thames Gateway
Prime minister Tony Blair and London mayor Ken Livingstone last week opened two flagship buildings on the Ford estate at Dagenham in east London.
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FeaturesGo get 'em, tiger
Kim Gregory of TSO Consulting explains why more and more high flyers are getting professional coaches to help them stretch their wings
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NewsEDAW unveils Lea Valley Olympic masterplan
Design for London's 2012 bid includes largest urban park to be built in Europe for two centuries.
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Skanska denies PFI review
Skanska has denied that it is reviewing whether to bid for other hospital PFI schemes after it emerged as favourite to clinch the £620m St Bartholomew's scheme in London.
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NewsCrest of a Mersey wave
Balfour Beatty is to start on site next week on a £700,000 steel and aluminium sculpture with 12 fins called the Mersey Wave, to be constructed in south Liverpool. It will be lit by two beams that shine on to an acrylic diffuser. The structure, which is 30 m high ...
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A (credulous) reader writes
Congratulations on your review with 50 great ways to improve the industry (24 October, pages 42-49).