All Building articles in 2005 issue 12 – Page 2
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Gladedale to buy Country and Metropolitan for £78m
Private housebuilder finalises takeover deal at 300p per share
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Godfather of Japanese architecture, Tange, dies
Death announced of 91 year old architect of Hiroshima Peace Centre.
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NewsThom Mayne wins Pritzker Architecture Prize
Maverick California-based architect, designer of the LA transport HQ, collects prestigious honour.
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Grimshaw plans tropical eco-centre for Merseyside
Eden Project architect to create rainforest in a giant glasshouse, dubbed ‘Kew in the North’, in St Helens.
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Review of Construction Act to reform payment practices
Government consultation paper hailed as a ‘bold’ approach by industry leaders as it tackles contentious issues.
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Alfred McAlpine sues after paying 10m for company
Contractor claims former shareholders of Eastern Contracting Holdings duped it into paying double its value.
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NewsWaterway winners
The Waterways Trust has announced the winners of this year’s Renaissance Awards, recognising best practice in waterway regeneration throughout Britain.
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CommentWho’s suing whom
A round-up of the writs in the Technology and Construction Court, including a punch-up over £45k-a-day delays, a row over the cost of flood damage, and a property deal that turned sour
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FeaturesSmarten up
The National Audit Office claimed last week that the government was becoming a better client. It noted that 55% of public sector projects were now completed to budget, compared with 25% in 1999. It also recommended ways to avoid the £2.6bn of waste caused by poor management. Building asked four ...
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FeaturesNot so quiet
The Priory may sound like a place for calm reflection or celebrity detox, but Monahan Blythen’s latest project is in fact a funky playschool for the toddlers of Great Yarmouth
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Prescott’s out-of-town U-turn
The government has made a U-turn in policy by making it easier for developers to build out-of-town shopping centres.
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NewsMcChesney triumphs
Architect Ian McChesney, working in conjunction with landscape architect Fenella Griffin, has won a competition to design the Avenham Park Pavilion in Preston, Lancashire.
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FeaturesJust the job
QS Tony Wood talks about a far-flung career that has taken him from Manchester to Australia
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There’s nothing wrong with JCT
Gillian Birkby’s salutary tale (“A hard way to earn £2”, 11 March, pag1e 60) could be seen to blame JCT80 for the mess that arose from allowing a client to take over part of an uncompleted building. If so, she is wrong.
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NVQ students guaranteed work placements
Students completing National Vocational Qualification courses in construction will be guaranteed work placements in the industry, under a joint initiative between employers and training body CITB-ConstructionSkills
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Growing but slowing
In this month’s look ahead at the market, Experian Business Strategies predicts that increases in orders will not be enough to stop the growth in activity slowing down over the coming months
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Wolseley shopping spree produces the goods
Wolseley’s £217.8m shopping spree in the last six months produced results this week as the company revealed a 35% jump in pre-tax profit to £287.2m.