All Building articles in 2004 issue 49 – Page 3
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Scotland models design watchdog on CABE
The Scottish executive is setting up a design watchdog similar to CABE, known as Architecture and Design Scotland.
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NewsJowell picks John Sorrell as CABE chairman
Design experience trumps political clout as former Design Council head beats former culture secretary Chris Smith
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Rock Pacific poised to buy Countryside Properties
Rock Pacific, the investment vehicle backed by wealthy businessmen Joe Lewis, Paul Kemsley and Daniel Levy, was this week poised to make an offer for Countryside Properties.
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Stadium victory for Buckingham
The contract to design and build a 30,000-seater stadium in Milton Keynes has been awarded to the Silverstone-based Buckingham Group.
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Comment
Jobs for the boys
I always read with interest your articles bemoaning the lack of women in the industry. Like Helen Sanders (26 November, page 36), I don’t always agree with this philosophy.Setting my rather cynical opinion aside and working under the assumption that construction does need more women to help fill the skills ...
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ODPM losing battle to speed up planning
The government’s drive to process all planning applications in 13 weeks is looking doubtful after its own figures showed the system is getting slower
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Comment
Backing the bill
Despite objections from certain camps, government backing for more stringent punishments in order to reduce the level of workplace death and injury (“Queen’s speech heralds corporate manslaughter bill”, 26 November, page 15) is largely matched by the corporate world’s level of concern.
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CommentHold that axe
The architecture school at Cambridge is a world-class institution renowned for the calibre of its ex-students (ahem). Only the Brits could think of shutting it down
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Multiplex’s Australian boss breaks silence over Wembley
Noel Henderson insists Wembley Stadium will be ready for 2006 FA cup final and attacks sacked steel firm
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Costing the ‘black art’
Although Chris Haley may well be right in pushing for greater QS involvement in costing services, he misses a vital point (26 November, page 38). A fundamental reason why the costing of services is so poor is that the “trade” traditionally designs a large part of the services elements in ...
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Make wins exclusive Chelsea apartment block
Architect Make is part of a team of architects working on designs for an extensive residential development by the River Thames in Chelsea, west London.
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Councils under pressure to build city academies
Local education authorities are being forced to consider building city academies after the government hinted that funding for other schools projects could be jeopardised if authorities do not participate in the initiative.
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NewsMultiplex plans to double UK turnover to £800m
Australian contractor sets out ambitious plans to win market share – without acquiring any of its rivals
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Holyrood QS dies, aged 57
Ian McAndie, a leading consultant for QS Davis Langdon on the Scottish parliament building, has died aged 57 from cancer.
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NewsCSCS shock: Only 8.5% of craft workers hold card
Unions attack CITB-ConstructionSkills for failing to sign up site level workers to industry skills card scheme
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News£390m Liverpool scheme wins planning consent
Kings Waterfront regeneration project designed by Wilkinson Eyre is given the go-ahead.
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Mowlem to take £15m hit on contracts
Mowlem has issued a profit warning after an internal review found that its return on work in hand would be £15m less than it had expected for the 2004 financial year.
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