All Building articles in 2004 issue 36 – Page 3
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Comment
The fender defence
I was interested to read that signature architect Ken Yeang has proposed the construction of two 40-storey towers to developer St Modwen at the Elephant & Castle shopping centre in south London (30 July, page 9).
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NewsNew UCATT leader declares war on migrant exploitation
General secretary-elect Alan Ritchie says health and safety and immigrant welfare are priorities for union
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Comment
Curry’s scary stuff
David Curry’s article scrutinising the government’s thinking on the future of council housing (13 August, page 39) was one of the most frightening I have ever read in Building.
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NewsWest Country living
Architect Stride Treglown is about to complete 1250 bedrooms for students across the South-west.
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NewsThree major deals revive London commercial market
Contractors vie for £35m British Land scheme and two Foster-designed tower blocks worth a total of £90m
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CommentA state-of-the-art cock-up
The Paddington health campus scheme has been mired in delays and confusion since last year. But that’s nothing compared with the report that set out to explain it all
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NewsMandarin gets key CABE job
CABE has continued its drive to remove potential conflicts of interest with the appointment of Les Sparks, former civil servant, as chairman of its design review committee
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Carillion on course despite bumpy start
Contractor Carillion is on course for a good year, despite making no profit from its construction business in the first six months.
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NewsGeorge Wimpey boss slams ‘unrealistic’ housing targets
Peter Johnson warns that land shortages and planning delays will hamper plans for 10,000 homes a year
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Boscastle surveyors report ‘minor miracle’
Surveyors completing their assessment of the flood-hit Cornish village of Boscastle have reported relatively little damage to building structures – which they describe as a “minor miracle”.
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WSP growth plans get boost
Support services group WSP this week said that it was ready to make acquisitions again now that the business had been successfully turned around.
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Trade bodies fight war of words over industry capacity
Construction Confederation calls claims that skills crisis will hinder schools programme ‘seriously misguided’
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CommentWonders & blunders
Tom Wright praises a Foster and Partners building inspired by apples, but has only a raspberry for a Parisian landmark
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FeaturesThe Bin Laden story
Summer 1971 in the small Swedish town of Falun. Twenty-two members of Saudi Arabia’s richest construction dynasty pose for a holiday snap. Second from the right is a 14-year-old called Osama, later to become the world’s most wanted terrorist. We report on how his relatives have tried to rescue the ...
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Bovis Lend Lease lands big exhibition project in Italy
Bovis Lend Lease has been appointed project manager for the £940m redevelopment of the Fiera Milano exhibition centre in Milan, Italy.
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NewsBig in Beijing
Arup has won the competition for the New China International Exhibition Centre in Beijing.
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NewsORourke launches surprise attack on labour market
6000 temporary workers will have working week slashed for same money – if they become permanent staff
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Mike Jeffries to leave Atkins with ‘mixed feelings’
Atkins chairman Mike Jeffries is to step down after 29 years at the firm.
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Architect quits over troubled Nato project
The NATO headquarters project in Brussels has been thrown into further disarray after the Skidmore, Owings & Merrill architect in charge of the project quit the practice
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