All Building articles in 2007 Issue 21 – Page 3
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NewsZaha holds court
It's not often you get the chance to get up close to the unofficial Queen of modern architecture. We took that opportunity at the unveiling of the stunning Opus building at a Park lane hotel
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Former Bovis boss joins Candy & Candy
John Howell will join development manager as construction director
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EC Harris PM on £20.5m green school scheme
Consultant wins contract to project manage Race Cottam designed eco-school scheme in Derby
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NewsRICS: Kelly’s HIPs speech misled parliament
RICS denies Ruth Kelly's claim that it has dropped its judicial review of the HIPs implementation
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NewsWritten in stone
Max Fordham reviews the winner, runners-up and the shortlisted books in this year’s international book award for construction – won by an erudite but immensely readable book on stone conservation.
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Room at the top
Sarah Webb has been appointed chief executive of the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH).
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CommentReform is a wonderful thing …
After a decade of busily making the planning system worse, the government has finally given the industry some hope that it might actually improve it.
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One rule for them ...
Further to the item in Hansom on 11 May (page 29), I would like to voice my disgust at the item concerning Andrew McAlpine and his use of iTunes.
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The search for meaning
Rhodia vs Huntsman is the case you’ve been waiting for – the one that explores what ‘reasonable endeavours’ and ‘best endeavours’ really entail. Martino Giaquinto explains
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Olympic masterplanner quits
Foreign Office Architects leaves over fears that design of Olympic park has been dumbed down
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NewsZaha’s magnum Opus
Zaha Hadid has unveiled this design for Opus, a £235m development in Dubai’s Business Bay for Omniyat Properties.
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Lovell regeneration
Lovell has started on site on the second phase of a £170m regeneration programme at Camp Hill, Nuneaton, Warwickshire.
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FeaturesThe testing of Kenneth Shuttleworth
How they made it It wasn’t easy, but a combination of 21-hour days and a decent helping of luck combined to make the man we know today.
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Homes warning
A Sustainable Development Commission report has found that the rush to build 200,000 units a year is leading to poorly designed homes, with too few transport links, parks and community centres.
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Hodge immigrant row
Margaret Hodge, the construction minister, has been accused of copying BNP policy this week after she said that established UK families should receive preference for social housing over immigrants.
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Speedy Hire profit up
Tool hire company Speedy Hire has reported an 18.6% rise in pre-tax profit to £36m for the year ended 31 March 2007.
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RICS: Kelly’s Hips speech misled parliament
The RICS has accused Ruth Kelly of misleading the House of Commons over the delay to the implementation of home information packs (Hips).
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CommentHell is a very small place
This is the story of a common-or-garden domestic extension that took years to complete and resulted in a savage battle between the architect and the client that ended up in the High Court
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Healthy Mitie results
Engineering and support services group Mitie has reported a 12% rise in pre-tax profit to £57m for the year ended 31 March.