All Building articles in 07 January 2011 – Page 3
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FeaturesJakob + Macfarlane's Lyon office: The cube with a hole
Cuboid buildings may be all the rage but Jakob + Macfarlane’s provocative office block in Lyon is one of a kind
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News
Nakheel misses debt deadline
Struggling Dubai developer failed to convince creditors to agree to a restructured debt deal in time for the new year
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Comment
Divided we stand
Gordon Taylor (no relation), misunderstands the purpose of a professional body (3 December, page 26), when he argues for consolidation of the professions
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CommentEasy, tiger
I write regarding your article “One hungry tiger” (3 December, page 32). As in most reports about Ireland’s economic woes these days, the writer stated that the once-mighty Celtic tiger has accepted an £80bn bailout.
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FeaturesFancy a half at your heritage local?
Historic buildings need to earn their keep these days, whether they’re in the City or the shires. They can’t all be museums or art galleries though, and the new preservers of our built heritage might surprise you
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CommentThe whole hog
At last we have a government adviser calling for integration to save costs. For it to work, we need unadulterated integration of the whole design and construction team
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Comment
Too much information
Freedom of information legislation can expose firms contracting with public bodies to commercial disadvantage. A recent appeal court ruling recognises this
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CommentMatchstick men
You’d need nerves of steel to watch this Egyptian scaffolder in action for long
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Comment
Measured response
Amanda Levete (17 December, page 28) is quite right to point out society’s predilection for inappropriate rulers but wrong to devalue the way architects, by their designs, are the measure of all things.
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NewsMarshalls posts revenue and sales increases
Revenue up 4% and sales up 6% at landscaping and garden materials group
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NewsRMJM sued by US staff for unpaid bonuses
Scottish architect accused in US court of not meeting $664,000 guarantee
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German firm MVV wins Plymouth waste plant deal
£800m PFI programme agreed with Plymouth, Devon and Torbay councils
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NewsGovernment rejects new timber frame rules
CLG rules out implementation of GLA demands to make timber-frame sites more safe
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NewsHousing planning permissions fall by a fifth
Latest HBF data says permissions have collapsed under coalition government
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NewsBBMV JV bags £235m Crossrail contract
£235m deal is for the Whitechapel and Liverpool Street Station tunnels
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NewsPersimmon expects 'significant increase' in profits
Housebuilder forecasts turnover of £1.57bn helped by boost in sales and prices, while chairman John White steps down after 32 years with the firm.
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NewsLaing O'Rourke Ireland halves staff as turnover plummets
Irish arm of construction giant cuts workforce after turnover collapses by 75%
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FeaturesFuturistic suite in Sweden's Ice Hotel
Graduate architect and designer create a temporary ice suite inspired by Disney’s Tron: Legacy
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NewsHouse prices fall 1.3%
Monthly drop to the end of December brings average house price to £162,435.
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NewsFirm fined £5,000 after three workers fall through skylights
HSE prosecutes Bizspace Investments after successive incidents leave one worker paralysed