All Building articles in 10 July 2009 – Page 4
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Lost in Translation
Designers can have 10 great ideas before breakfast, but if they can’t find ways of making the bureaucracies that run our world understand them, they’re doomed
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SANAA's Hyde Park pavilion
This year’s Hyde Park pavilion is a silvery water snake designed by Japanese architect SANAA. Dan Stewart found his umbrella and went to take a look …
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Hansom ’tis the season to be what?
In the building industry this week we find tidings of joy, hustle and bustle at train stations, cosy quilts, lots of presents and a fun quiz. Um … it is July, isn’t it?
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Good riddance
It was striking to see the large number of articles and letters in last week’s edition (26 June) fretting about, and even anticipating, the demise of partnering and frameworks and the return of dreaded competitive tendering
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Get it sorted
My small practice recently lost out because we didn’t “fit the selection criteria”. This was despite the fact that we had worked on about a third of the client’s properties and had performed to everyone’s satisfaction
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Fight, fight, fight! (productively)
The trouble with advocates of single-stage competitive tendering and the collaborative crowd, is that they are both coming from the extreme end of their respective spectrums
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Mace for Tate extension
Mace has been confirmed as construction manager on the £215m extension to the Tate Modern in London
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Space standards to be enforced on private housing
Mayor’s office says Parker Morris principle plus 10% will be consulted on in the London Plan review
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Middle East shareholders to force Panceltica privatisation
Barwa and Ithmar plan to de-list structural steel contractor despite opposition from minority investors
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Slump in SME sector eases but green shoots are hard to find
Workloads in the SME building sector continued to slide in the second quarter of 2009, the latest state of trades survey by the Federation of Master Builders has revealed
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Don’t get the wrong idea
I enjoyed the interview with Steven Morgan of BAA (26 June, page 26), but it was easy to misinterpret what he had to say about frameworks and collaborative working
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Do your own dirty work: Land remediation
Cleaning up contaminated land is one of the more scary tasks that developers face, so it’s vital to make sure that your contract is up to snuff. Here’s how to do it
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Our young designers revisited
Jacking in your job to set up a firm of your own is a dream shared by many architects, but few take the leap in their 20s. Back in 2006 we had a BBQ with some who did. Three years later, Emily Wright reunites them to find out what happened ...
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Wobbly floors delay G&T office move
Months-long delay to completion caused by vibrating floors at new West End office costs developer dear in rent
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Cyril Sweett to help Iraqi power
Consultant appointed by Iraqi government for three power stations
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Fears grow of W-shaped recession as output forecasts cut
Further falls possible after weak recovery as Experian says output will decline 12% this year
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What we lose if we lose Crossrail?
With the government rumoured to be looking to cut £30bn of transport investment, Crossrail is looking increasingly vulnerable. Sarah Richardson looks at what would happen if the project were scrapped now
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Specialist cost update: Office and retail fit-out and refurbishment
In the second of its series of cost updates for specialist trades, the Sense Cost Consultancy team considers refurbishment and fit-out in the office and retail markets
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HCA contractor partnerships: The right ingredients
The HCA has proposed partnering with contractors to build homes. Will this be a recipe for success?