All Building articles in 2007 Issue 02 – Page 3
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NewsMultiplex loses first round of Mott MacDonald case
Summary hearing at the High Court clears the way for a full-scale trial in the spring
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NewsMcAlpine to charge up to £400m for Olympic stadium
Contractor expected to hike price from the £280m given in London’s original bid
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CommentInto the swing
Industry manoeuvres gather pace this week as young men stride into the spotlight, old hands consider new work, architects fly to Tokyo to find mates and the BPF falls for Al Gore
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NewsPolar pods
This design by consultant Faber Maunsell and UK architect Hugh Broughton is one of two left in a competition for an Indian research base in Antarctica.
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Comment
Taking it personally
This was an appeal by Abdullah Al-Anzi (“the Doctor”) from a decision of the Central London County Court in December 2005, whereby the trial judge ordered that the Doctor was personally liable for a sum in respect of building and architectural work carried out by the respondents, Nasser Abadi (“Abadi”) ...
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FeaturesSustainability: Offices
In this latest feature on eco-friendly development, Simon Rawlinson of Davis Langdon examines how a growing commitment to sustainability will affect the commercial offices sector, with a case study on how a client’s requirements can be met in a leased building
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Comment
What REITS mean for you
REITs became a reality this month, and they are about to become a force in the property development world. But what do they mean for the firms that work with them?
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CommentLife less ordinary
This strange time of year, when our everyday existence pauses for a week, makes us look more closely at who we are, where we live and the work that we do
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NewsKensington set to rethink ‘locals only’ policy
A London council has signalled that it is to backtrack on proposals to prevent developers from selling homes to people from outside the borough, writes David Blackman.
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Public to be offered shares in new hospitals
The government is likely to restructure the procurement of hospitals, housing for key workers and schools by allowing the public to buy shares in them.
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NewsWave heart
Architect Zaha Hadid has unveiled images of the £60m Glasgow Museum of Transport, due to open in 2009.
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Comment
Off with their hats
In the nineties I was marketing director of Watson Steel, then owned by Amec (“Amec quits construction after £90m writedown”, 15 December, page 9).
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Comment
Greased palms
Recent research from the Chartered Institute of Building (10 November, page 58) has significant implications for construction professionals.
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FeaturesA view from the gods
Looking out over this nondescript part of Leicester, and almost entirely suspended from this roof, will be the UK’s most exciting new theatre – and the first building in this country to be designed by US architect Rafael Viñoly.
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NewsMCG launches safety film for migrant workers
Contractors’ group produces multilingual DVD to combat growth in site accidents
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CommentWhat’s fair is fair
If you follow the gold rush to Dubai, what are your chances of surviving a contractual dispute with the client? Well, about the same as in Dorking ...
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The Koolhaas effect
Architect Rem Koolhaas’ practice, Office for Metropolitan Architecture, has won an international competition with this design for a stock exchange in Shenzen, China.
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FeaturesWho’s going to drive this?
There is only one place in Britain where crane operators are trained: the National Construction College in Norfolk. Now a decision by the local council has thwarted plans to prevent it sliding into dereliction. Sarah Richardson and Angela Monaghan look at what, if anything, can be done to retrieve the ...