All Building articles in 2004 issue 49 – Page 2
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Paddington hospital hit by theft
The troubled Paddington heath campus scheme suffered another blow this week when it emerged that sensitive documents had been stolen, forcing project staff to carry out a security investigation
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Hip to be square
Images of the Millennium Square, next to the Millennium Dome in south-east London, have been released by Meridian Delta – a joint venture between Lend Lease and Quintain Estates – Anschutz Entertainment Group Europe and English Partnerships.
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CommentWhat was going on there then?
Two weeks ago, we published this photo from the days when architectural models were hand-carved out of wood and nothing said steely determination quite like a well-appointed pipe. We asked you to provide as much information as you could about what was going on and such was the response that ...
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Stubbs Rich goes to India
UK-based architect Stubbs Rich has signed a deal with an Indian practice that wants to offer its masterplanning experience to clients on the subcontinent.
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Firms priced out of using steel
The world shortage of structural steel is forcing contractors to consider constructing the floor structures of offices and high-rise residential apartments from concrete.
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Comment
It’s not either/or
The article on “new urbanism” (26 November, page 41) pitted two extreme and opposing views of architects. On the one hand, we are asked to believe that a bunch of icon-obsessed egos is working in the interests of self-promotion rather than for the benefit of our towns and cities; on ...
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Comment
A recipe for disaster
If danger is your bread and death your butter, you might be attracted by contracts containing fitness for purpose obligations. Otherwise, steer clear
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NewsAn Eye for detail
The Jubilee Gardens Steering Group has announced four shortlisted design teams to redevelop the gardens, which are next to the London Eye in Waterloo.
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Industry demands joined-up policy-making from Whitehall
RIBA, RICS and CIC write to government to complain about fragmented responsibility for industry
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NewsSharewatch: The decline spreads
The boot was on the other foot last week as contractors suffered the dent in profits that housebuilders have become accustomed to recently.
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Comment
CSCS is working
As the employers’ side of the CSCS board, Building’s news article on 3 December dismays us (“Unions attack CITB over £5m deficit in CSCS scheme”, page 9). It is worth remembering that the “Qualifying the Workforce” initiative, led by employers with enthusiastic support from the unions, has resulted in more ...
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Creative tension
DLA Architecture has released images of its designs for this 5000 m2 multipurpose arts complex to act as a flagship for Leeds’ cultural quarter.
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FeaturesCost model: Office design
After a few belt-tightening years, the City of London’s commercial sector is on the up again. In this cost model, Davis Langdon and Mott Green Wall examine the current market and recent advances in office design – and break down the costs of a high-quality, mid-rise City scheme
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Jarvis warns of collapse if Tube Lines sale fails
Jarvis this week warned shareholders that it was only weeks away from collapse if it failed to sell its £100m stake in the London Underground Tube Lines consortium
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NewsUnderground classic
Spanish wunderkind Santiago Calatrava, who last week won the gold medal of the American Institute of Architects, has designed this dramatic structure in Switzerland.
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Comment
Chiding Charlie
In your article “Whitehall gets a royal warning over fast-track housebuilding” (26 November, page 16), Prince Charles is quoted as saying: “The fast building movement will strangle the world unless we look at diversity above mass production.” Whoever is supplying the prince with information about the design flexibility of homes ...
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Chancellor’s clampdown set to close tax loophole
Industry’s composite companies likely to be early victims of Treasury’s move to end tax avoidance schemes
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FeaturesWhat a carve-up!
Construction is responsible for one-fifth of Britain’s output and affects huge swaths of government policy – so why has Whitehall divided it over eight departments?
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House of cards
I read with some amusement about the power struggle between CSCS and the CITB (26 November, page 24).The views of John Smith more than adequately reflect the real world. Despite the willingness of many legitimate contractors and specialist contractors to apply the scheme, the whole thing will degenerate into even ...
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