All Building articles in 2004 issue 32 – Page 2
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NewsMowlem and Kellogg Brown & Root mop up 5bn PFI
Mowlem and joint-venture partner confirmed as preferred bidder on £5bn Ministry of Defence PFI scheme.
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NewsBerkeley bonus plan under threat
Berkeley’s proposal to hand £100m to four senior managers in doubt after major shareholder voices concern.
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NewsParis terminal reopens after fatal collapse
Investigations into accident continue as part of terminal undamaged by collapse is opened to passengers.
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FeaturesWhen PR stunts rely on hot air
No amount of thunder and lightning will stop the British from launching balloons, usually in the direction of Belgium.
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NewsConnaught snaps up maintenance group Maginnis for 2.5m
Maginnis will give Connaught access to £4bn programme of social housing refurbishment work in Scotland.
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NewsArchitect dies after street stabbing
Bernard Hegarty loses his life five days after being attacked during his lunch hour.
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NewsParents rank construction second in career survey
Survey finds that most parents are happy for children to build career in construction.
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NewsHouse prices static for first time in a year
RICS survey reports fall in house prices in some parts of the South and no growth in Midlands and East Anglia.
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NewsTraining body launches TV ad campaign
The Simpsons is chosen for launch of new "What do you see" advertisement aimed at 14-19 year-olds
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NewsPlans submitted for 300m neighbour to the Dome
A mixed development at Peruvian Wharf in East London will feature 1,500 homes and a working aggregates wharf
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NewsJarvis loses £177m schools contract in Scotland
Another setback for Jarvis as Fife council revokes preferred bidder status on £177m schools PFI contract
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NewsOcean Estate project reaches for government lifeline
Backers of £200m housing regeneration scheme in east London apply to government for crucial gap funding
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Features
The reinvention of tradition
Britain’s treasured stock of antique Georgian and Victorian housing was all built using single-skin walls. Now it could be about to make a dramatic return.
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Comment
Protocol’s progress
The Society of Construction Law’s rules for handling delay can now be incorporated into your contract – with dramatic consequences for the programme
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Comment
When will you pay me?
The plight of Spectrum, the fit-out contractor that called in the administrators last week, illustrates why passions are running so high on the subject of payment (see news).
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Stars race for Olympic pool
Star architects Zaha Hadid and Ken Shuttleworth have been shortlisted to design a swimming pool for the London 2012 Olympic games
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Comment
The nuclear option
The flow of interim payments has come to a stop and it looks ominous. What to do? Wait for an adjudication – or go for broke with a winding-up petition?
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Features
Move over Paula …
… it’s time for some new Olympic heroes. As the games get off the blocks in Athens, Building decided six nations deserved gold medals for excellence in their specialist field of construction. William Wiles awarded points for stamina, speed, agility, strength, technique and synchronicity.
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Comment
Ships that pass on the motorway
As a regular passer of the RAC control centres at Bristol and Walsall (30 July, page 34), perhaps someone could enlighten me about the obviously nautical inspiration in the designs. The centre at Bristol screams Noah’s Ark (when not attracting divine thunderbolts, causing the computer system to shut down!) and ...
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News
Launch stingray!
Launch stingray!Now that Beijing’s airports and sports stadiums are under way in time for the 2008 Olympics, China is turning its attention to railway stations. This giant silvery stingray, conceived by Weston Williamson Architects and the Beijing Second Railway Services & Design, is one contender for the £250m Beijing South ...
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