All Building articles in 2003 issue 26 – Page 2
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FeaturesGeorge Ferguson
Don't be fooled by the crimson trousers: RIBA president-elect George Ferguson is deadly serious about advancing architects' interests. We met the seasoned campaigner, entrepreneur and, er, fashion icon.
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Comment
Fault lines
Blaming the construction manager has become a popular pastime of clients. They would be better off claiming against the real cause of their problems
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FeaturesThe fall guys
Falls from height caused 37 deaths on site last year, yet firms continue to ignore the risks. We find out what the industry's doing to tackle the problem – and who's to blame
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Comment
The expert's opinion
This was an appeal by the defendant from an order of Judge Hull QC in which he refused Katra's challenge to an order confirming a previous strike-out order. The claimant was seeking to recover the sum of £2,789.63 in respect of building works, by arguing that the quality of the ...
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Comment
Fair enough?
An adjudicator who decides a case that they have already been involved with risks being accused of bias. So, courtesy of the courts, here are some guidelines
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Features
Open to the elements
You don't often see a wind turbine on the top of a high-rise apartment block. But that's just one of the ideas Manchester's Macintosh Village team has come up with to create this super-eco-friendly residential building.
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CommentUpside down, up in front
New Zealand has learned from our mistakes and introduced a corker of a Construction Act. And it's got the focus right – on an improved payment system
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NewsDoors of perception
Forest Gate library in east London has attracted more than 26,000 visitors since it opened two weeks ago. Designed by FaulknerBrowns Architects for Newham council, the layout encourages maximum use of the facilities by siting the local advisory centre at the rear of the complex, drawing visitors through the library. ...
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NewsRevamped Trafalgar Square returns to public domain
Ken Livingstone opens Foster's subtly redesigned square at the heart of an increasingly pedestrianised London.
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Design elite queues to get into museums
Terry Farrell & Partners, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and Rick Mather Architects are among the practices competing to design a streetscape for Exhibition Road in west London.
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NewsCrystal world
Prada's Epicenter store, designed by Herzog & de Meuron, opened its doors for the first time on 7 June in Tokyo. The building's facade is a glass-panelled grille of diamond shapes. Inside, the display surfaces were designed to integrate with the crystalline architecture. Structural engineering was by Takenaka Corporation ...
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NewsRogers slams 'weak' project managers and contractors
Chairman of strategic forum Peter Rogers points finger at inadequately trained staff and backward-looking firms.
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Features
No contest
As more PFI projects line up on the horizon, it seems that fewer contractors are willing to bid for them. So is the government's flagship policy in trouble? We look at the PFI model as it goes global and asks if the UK's lumbering original can compete.
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NewsLottery set to fund revamp of four landmark buildings
Tate Modern, the Lowry, Eden Centre and The Deep expect to be awarded cash for improvements next week.
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NewsWillmott Dixon launches green building package
Contractor joins architect White Design and window manufacturer Velux to offer energy-saving buildings.
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Wanted: Workers to play the building game
Anglia television wants to sign up construction workers for a series called Demolition Day in which teams of three compete to build and demolish structures.
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CommentWonders & blunders
I applaud a bank's eco-activism in Docklands but lament the wastefulness of energy-ignorant refurbishment
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News'Think big on training,' says outgoing RIBA president
Paul Hyett says young architects need early experience on large projects and predicts more practice mergers.
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