All Building articles in 2004 issue 14
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NewsA river runs under it
Architect McDowell + Benedetti is planning to create a linear installation, possibly using beams of light, to mark the course of the River Fleet as it flows beneath the capital from Hampstead Heath to the Thames. The installation will be featured in the London Architecture Biennale, from 18-28 June. The ...
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Comment
The power of the mediator
Nick Henchie (19 March, page 64) suggests that many disputes successfully resolved by mediation would have been settled more cost-effectively had the parties engaged in "the most overlooked method of dispute resolution", namely good old fashioned, without prejudice meetings and face-to-face negotiations.I would guess that few, if any, industries ...
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CommentMarketwatch: private medicine/laboratories
We all know about PFI hospitals and LIFT schemes and how they are dominating the medical construction market.
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RICS predicts office market upturn
London's stalled commercial construction market, is likely to get back into gear this year, according to the RICS.
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Shepherd to stay in London
Shepherd Construction has dismissed rumours that it is to close its London office and pull out of contracting in the capital after it made five redundancies.
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Features
Just the job
After 13 years in investment banking, Linda Wheaton is training for a career in carpentry. She explains why construction is better than finance – especially for women
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NewsLaing O'Rourke makes growth league
Contractor Laing O'Rourke has been named one of the UK's fastest-growing firms for the third time in five years
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Tender price forecast: Racing upward
The good news is that demand for construction services is going to remain strong for the next few years, and prices are going to rise rapidly. The bad news is that labour shortages and China’s astonishing boom will push up suppliers’ costs, too. Davis Langdon and Everest reports
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FeaturesUrban flagship
Curvaceous and clad in steel, Building Design Partnership's Armada development is the wildly successful centrepiece of a windswept Dutch city's regeneration.
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Comment
Less risk in first party
I read with interest Robert Akenhead's article regarding the provision of all-risks insurance policies (20 February, page 49).
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Three firms in running for Wembley housing project
Three contractors are competing to build the first phase of more than 3700 homes around Wembley stadium in north-west London.
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Comment
Have a little faith, Tony
I was surprised and alarmed by my friend Tony Bingham's recent piece "Private prejudice" about the Court of Appeal's decision in CWS vs ICL (27 February, page 52).
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NewsGrimshaw may be ousted at former stock exchange
Market sources suggest that developer Hammerson may drop architect after buying site last week for £67m
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CommentOpen mike: Enemies of the people
In the first of a series of guest columns, Jeff Howell, The Sunday Telegraph's construction writer, explains what shocks the public most about their builders
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Comment
A game of dominoes
I am writing to express my full support for Roger Coonie, president of the Association of Technical Lighting and Access Specialists, on the issue of retentions abuse (23 January, page 33).
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Diabolical liabilities
The Construction Industry Council is reponding to changes in the insurance market by insisting that the client takes on consultants' extra risk. This won't do