All Building articles in 02 October 2009 – Page 7
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Be ashamed (i)
If a member of the RICS were found guilty of anything “fraudulent” they would be stripped of their MRICS status and would most likely be fired by their employer
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Be ashamed (ii)
As a registered architect, all I can say is that if I were found guilty of this sort of practice I would be struck off – not given excuses by the government
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Apollo Group chief executive makes shock exit
Rob McGregor, who left for ‘personal reasons’, has been replaced by former chief operating officer
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Party animals: What Hansom made of the conference
Since losing office to Boris Johnson last year, former London mayor Ken Livingstone has at times appeared at a loss as to how to occupy his spare time. This week in Brighton, fresh from his weekend wedding at London Zoo, he appeared perplexed as to where to find lunch
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Housebuilder anger grows over tax crackdown
Builders’ groups attack plan to bring all workers under PAYE, despite support elsewhere
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Persimmon is hiring again
Housebuilder Persimmon has hired 50 people to work on sites across the country in the past two months and is on the lookout for at least 20 more employees
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TfL admits fate of Victoria upgrade is in balance
The head of Transport for London has admitted that “discussions” are under way over the future of the £695m Victoria station upgrade project
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ACT Natural: Thames Gateway green spaces
Developers, architects, councils and government agencies will come together at next month’s Thames Gateway Forum to launch a scheme stressing the importance of green spaces in the South-east’s biggest growth area
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The academy in peril
If you find yourself with a spare hour in Piccadilly, go and see Anish Kapoor at the RA: it’s disturbing, even violent, but it has a lot to say about how art fits into buildings
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Academic study: Free your mind
Being good at your job may not depend, it turns out, on getting years of experience under your belt. In fact, spending quality time away from site may be just what you need. Katie Puckett goes back to university to find out why
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Worry about Europe
A key point that was not addressed in the podcast on www.building.co.uk was the future ability of the “guilty” contractors to tender for public works
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Stanbrook Abbey: Life and soul
Nuns may not be the most demanding of clients, but apparently they do expect a building to be ‘transcendental’. Dan Stewart took a pilgrimage to Feilden Clegg Bradley’s Stanbrook Abbey in the Yorkshire moors to find out what that means
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MJ Gleeson posts £54m loss
Urban housing and regeneration specialist MJ Gleeson has made a pre-tax loss of £54.3m after land writedowns of £44.6m
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Strata Homes renews borrowing deal as it falls £7.4m in red
Northern housebuilder Strata Homes has fallen £7.4m into the red after land writedowns of £2.6m
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£4bn public sector consultants framework is delayed
A £4bn government framework for consultants has been hit by delays after been swamped by applications
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Flat performance at PRP as it reports turnover of £38m
Residential and mixed-use architect PRP posted turnover of £37.6m in the 18 months to 31 March 2009
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The G3 summit: How much trouble are we in and how do we get out?
At this point in the business cycle we have at least some idea of what the recession has done to consultants, and how they can regroup and fight back. Three QS leaders comment
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£1.3bn schools plan will not use Scottish Futures funding
The Scottish government has unveiled a £1.25bn programme for the construction and refurbishment of 14 schools
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6,000 Bolton homes
The Homes and Communities Agency announced plans to build 6,000 new homes in Bolton through the Transforming Estates initiative
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First impressions: Viñoly's New York architecture college
Two architecture students from Nottingham Trent and an RCA graduate architect give their verdict on the newest CCNY building