All Building articles in 2003 issue 10 – Page 2
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FeaturesShifting London a little to the east
Ken Livingstone's mission is to preside over the biggest expansion of the capital since Victoria and Cubitt. To do that he has to get CrossRail built, and preferably though Royal Docks. We tracked him down at MIPIM and got a dramatic progress report …
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NewsExperimental design
The £20m George Gate project in north-east London is one of the first large projects from architect SMC Urban Lab.The practice was formed when SMC Group merged with Kirby Urban Research Lab. George Gate is a 167-flat housing development with a public swimming pool. SMC Urban Lab ...
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Comment
Making reasonable demands
Mohammed contracted with Dr Michael Bowles in order to carry out work to Dr Michael Bowles’ residence. The contract contained in Article 6 a clause providing for the resolution of disputes by way of adjudication. The works did not progress in a timely fashion and there were also questions about ...
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Comment
Dear prudence
Taking pre-emptive action to avert a third-party claim may well save your insurer money. But don't expect the insurer to thank you by covering your costs
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NewsDeputy mayor will meet congestion fee lobbyists
Nicky Gavron says she will hold a meeting with the industry to discuss its concerns about the charge.
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NewsMajors close final salary pensions to new entrants
Balfour, Carillion, Sir Robert McAlpine, Bovis, Mowlem, Travis Perkins and Rok close schemes to reduce deficits.
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Police to probe Glasgow gangster claims
The Scottish police have been asked to investigate claims that some site security firms in Glasgow are run by gangsters.
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FeaturesCost study: Chipping Norton leisure centre
The community of Chipping Norton was sorely missing a place to exercise. Architect Feilden Clegg Bradley brought the town right up to date with a design that favoured local materials and sunlight
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London to get centre to combat skills shortage
The London Development Agency is to tackle the capital's shortage of skilled craftsmen by setting up its own recruitment office.
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EP's development campaign starts in Devon
English Partnerships has bought the Millbay Docks site in Plymouth, Devon, from Associated British Ports.
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Sodexho withdraws from Bovis hospital bid
French support Services firm Sodexho has pulled out of the Bovis Lend Lease team bidding for a £335m PFI hospital in Birmingham.
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FeaturesTruth and beauty
Pictorial records such as these are humble attempts by photographers to compile visual diaries of engineering projects; but in the process they created great art. To illustrate his we selected the following images from the Institution of Civil Engineers' archive …
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FeaturesHow Mr Jones built a working ecological revolution in his own backyard for a fraction of the usual cost, and so can you
Allan Jones, a humble official at Woking council, got hold of £250,000 and turned it into £2.7m by making the borough the most energy-efficient in the UK. But that isn't the main story. The really astonishing thing is what he's planning to do next.
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FeaturesZen and the art of car design
Nissan wanted its new European design centre to promote harmony and clear thinking. With a minimalist white-on-white makeover, this 1960s former rail depot was pure brilliance
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Architects face fire nightmare
Architects could be forced to pay millions of pounds in compensation after a landmark court case this month found that they are liable for fire damage if they specify combustible cladding
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Visionary architect Peter Smithson dies
Peter Smithson, the visionary architect of the Economist Building in London, has died aged 79.
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Comment
It was all going so well
I've been catching up on some recent issues of Building and I have just come across your article on the state of construction-related degrees (24 January, page 11).
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Eight line up for Beijing airport
Eight consortiums from three continents are in the running for the design of a new airport for Beijing
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Mowlem: Retail gloom ahead
Contractor Mowlem expects to be affected by the slowdown in the retail sector, which looks set to continue throughout this year.
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Rok solid support from City after takeover
The City said it expected regional contractor Rok to more than treble pre-tax profit to £14.5m by 2005 after the takeover of contractor Llewellyn.
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