All Building articles in 2002 issue 20 – Page 2
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NewsStep change
Step change: This public art gallery at 13 Berkeley Street, London, was designed by Alan Irvine in association with Dannatt, Johnson architects for the Fleming-Wyfold art foundation. The £1.1m shop conversion houses the Fleming collection. The lower area of the building has a structural glass staircase formed from glass panels ...
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Features
Catcher in the team
With insurance premiums rising, project members are looking at the Egan idea of junking separate indemnity cover for all-for-one project insurance. One problem, however, is that the insurer would be on the team, having a big say.
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BuildOnline pulls off German coup
Internet venture BuildOnline has merged its German operation with MyBau, a software company that is its largest competitor.
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Broadway Malyan makes it big in Portugal
Broadway Malyan has become the third biggest architect in Portugal five years after it set up an office in the country.
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Wembley makes light of tendering bias claim
The Football Association subsidiary behind the Wembley national stadium has hit back at allegations of tendering bias made this week.
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Housing for Cambridge green belt
Architect and planner Llewelyn-Davies is assessing plans for housing on green-belt land to the east of Cambridge, writes Phil Clark.The study, which will be submitted to Cambridgeshire council in August, is part of a review of property needs in the region, which is in the middle of a boom. It ...
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There's been a mix-up
In this month's tracker, Construction Forecasting and Research reports good and bad results, wpith the civil engineering sector providing much of the positive impetus to the market
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Comment
Making sense of Potters Bar
We know what caused the Potters Bar rail crash, but we still don't know who. Jarvis, which is responsible for the track, claims to have evidence that the faulty points were sabotaged – a possibility highlighted in Building last week, despite being dismissed by rail experts. Investigators seem adamant that ...
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NewsDon't blame us for Potters Bar, Jarvis tells City
Contractor reveals evidence to back sabotage claims and says it had safety worries when it inherited contract.
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Jarvis: the Potters Bar fallout
After the tragic crash at Potters Bar, can the rail contractor responsible for maintaining the track regain its reputation in the City – even if exonerated by the HSE?
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NewsAukett loss leads to boardroom reshuffle
Aukett Europe, the UK's only listed architect, has reshuffled its senior management after revealing losses of £1.64m for the six months to 31 March.
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Schal to manage Welsh assembly
Consultant Schal International Management was last week appointed to project manage the completion of the Welsh assembly's headquarters in Cardiff.
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NewsOffice arena
Office arena: This Skidmore, Owings & Merrill-designed mixed-use scheme has been proposed to replace the London Arena at Crossharbour in London Docklands. It will include 61,700 m2 of office space, a 400-room hotel and more than 1000 flats. The project team includes developer Ballymore Properties, planning consultant GVA Grimley, transportation ...
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Comment
Loosening the apron strings
Is adjudication now old enough to make its own way in the world or will it be forever under the watchful eye of the courts?
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FeaturesAppointments
ConsultantsAndrew Tee has joined property consultant Watts and Partners as head of its building engineering and technology group. David Fearon (left), vice-chairman of the South Yorkshire Chartered Institute of Building, has been promoted to partner in law firm DLA.Chartered surveyor and construction consultant John Rowan & Partners has made ...
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Comment
Getting all the credit
You pay interest on the money you owe the bank, but the contractor that owes you cash doesn't. That's hardly fair, and the courts have belatedly noticed
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NewsMason takes charge after Americas chief quits
City shocked by sudden departure of American chief executive Peter Janson after moves to cut management.
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Industry faces 5% cost hike as new regs bite
THE FIRST INDICATIONS OF how hard the industry and its clients are being hit by 1 April's changes to Part L of the Building Regulations have just come to light.
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East London bid for 2012 Olympics gets nod from Arup
Consultant says benefits of regeneration for a deprived borough would justify expenditure.
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NewsWestbury joins Premiership after £141m Prowting deal
Takeover makes housebuilder sixth largest in UK and gives it full coverage of English market.
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