All Building articles in 2004 issue 21
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FeaturesThe verdict
After all the pride, all the speeches, all the tears, all the tragedy and all the investigations, Enric Miralles' Scottish parliament is emerging onto the national stage.
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NewsSunny Spitalfields
London's largest office-based solar roof panel installation is to take place in the next few weeks at developer Hammerson's final phase of the Spitalfields redevelopment in east London.Architect Foster and Partners, working closely with engineers Arup and Hoare Lea, was keen to incorporate the solar technology into its office building ...
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FeaturesUnite and rule
Suffolk's county hall brings the bewilderingly complex world of local government together in a single building. And it looks beautiful and works superbly – which is odd, as it was designed for an American energy company.
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CommentStep right in
By not taking extra time to decide the case, an adjudicator led the parties straight to the courtroom door – where they were greeted by a welcoming judge
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Features
Project perfect
An introductory qualification is set to make managing projects a lot easier.
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NewsNice and squeezy
Reid Architecture and consultant Arup have designed a headquarters and production facility for the UK's largest juice producer, Gerber Foods Soft Drinks in Bristol. The design can extend and evolve as company operations develop. Phase one has gone on site and is due to be completed in May next year, ...
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Wembley prepares to make its mark
Multiplex will hope that a successful lifting of the Wembley arch will draw a line under a troubled start to 2004.
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FeaturesI'd like that one, please
With just two weeks until the European elections, We canvassed four candidates with fine construction pedigrees and ask them why anyone should care who their MEP is
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NewsA healthy turn-out
These are the winners of Building's inaugural Health and Safety Awards 2004, organised in association with the Health and Safety Executive. A 730-strong crowd attended the gala presentation dinner at London's Hilton Hotel on Park Lane on 19 May, which was hosted by Building publisher Adrian Barrick. Among the ...
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NewsWork at Wembley halts in row over hours
Work was brought to a halt on the Wembley national stadium project on Wednesday morning when workers held a meeting over pay and shift patterns
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Comment
Hackett's hatchet job
Three weeks ago, Jeremy Hackett wrote a piece suggesting that adjudication was in a state of crisis. This is not true. On the contrary, it is popular and working well
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Comment
I name the guilty men
If you want to know why your fitted kitchen doesn't fit, then read this column and discover that you are the victim of a decade of systematic incompetence …
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Comment
The good within us
We all like to chastise industry sinners for their unfair partnering deals, but who notices the saints? Perhaps if we took more interest in their work we'd learn a thing or two
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Comment
Nothing left to give?
A government review of construction's ability to refurbish Britain's public services is overdue (see news).
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Golden gifts, wrapped in red tape
Housing associations have more than £3bn to give to the construction industry in the next three years. But to win some of it, you need to get a little legal advice
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NewsReady for the flame
The final deck section of the Rion–Antirion bridge, linking the Peloponnese peninsula to the Greek mainland across the Gulf of Corinth, was manoeuvred into place on Monday. The bridge, designed by Berdj Mikaelian for client Gefyra SA, will open on 8 August for the Olympic flame to be carried across. ...
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NewsReport exposes industry overwork
The heads of small construction companies work as many as 70 hours a week and skip holidays to keep their firms afloat, according to a survey compiled by insurance firm PremierLine
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Eurostar rejects fears over Waterloo roof
Cross-channel rail operator Eurostar has dismissed fears over the safety of the roof at Waterloo International Terminal in London, after engineers suggested the structure of the roof was much like that at Charles de Gaulle.