All Building articles in 2007 issue 49 – Page 4
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NewsBovis entices back Carillion man to rebuild northern arm
Former Bovis associate director Tony Lenehan to take over troubled division after £40m loss
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CommentWeb watch — ‘Tis the season …
… to grin and bear enforced office jollity, misuse of mistletoe and the ritual of Secret Santa. But don’t despair, Amanda Lopez is here with building4jobs.co.uk’s survival guide to Christmas
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Swan refurbishment
Swan Housing Group has been selected by Newham council to deliver a £55m PFI project to refurbish 1,400 houses in Forest Gate, east London.
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NewsParadise regained
The Eden Court Theatre in Inverness has become Scotland’s largest arts centre after a refurbishment and extension project completed by Robertson Construction.
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Super-lab at St Pancras
A £500m “super-laboratory” in central London has been given the go-ahead by the government.
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FeaturesOne with nature
Landscape and structure meld into one in German architect’s 3deluxe’s first permanent building
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Two in race for Tate Modern
Mace and Balfour Beatty are understood to be vying for the role of construction manager on Herzog & de Meuron’s extension to Tate Modern.
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CommentTalking yourself out of a job
Alright, love, I’ll rebuild your bungalow in 17 weeks for £130k. Agreed. What, you want a kitchen? That’s extra. And where’s my dosh? All of it! Of course I need more time, I can’t work in the rain, can I? I’ve been what? !!£**@!!!*
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CommentNames can be hurtful
Nicknaming buildings just reduces complex ideas into simplistic soundbites. Having said that, the Vol-au-vent does seem quite appropriate for HOK’s vile Olympic stadium …
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NewsOh, the humanities
The new humanities building at Queen Mary, University of London has been given planning permission.
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Homes in York
Planning permission has been granted for 154 homes in York designed by John Thompson and Partners.
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Comment
High standard
The criticism of the new RIBA Standard Agreement 2007 by Ian Yule (23 November, page 59) is inaccurate and self-serving.
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Help from Lloyds
LIoyds TSB has appointed Andrew Moorfield as managing director of housebuilding and building materials to lead a team that helps businesses with their financial needs.
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NewsThe Harlem shuffle
Renzo Piano’s $7bn (£3.5bn) expansion of Columbia university was given the green light this week by New York’s department for city planning.
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NewsWallace, Gromit & Gleeds
Work has got under way on the headquarters of Aardman Animations, the creators of Wallace & Gromit.
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MPs given ultimatum on R&D
A single government body must co-ordinate industry R&D, research bodies have warned in the latest BERR select committee hearing into construction.
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Government reveals plans for giant prisons
The government plans to build three giant “Titan” prisons by 2014, it said in a report published on Wednesday.
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CommentGet stuck in
HOK Sport’s Olympic Stadium Vol-au-vent is merely the hors d’oeuvre. We’re about to tuck in to a rich feast of design excellence at reasonable cost. It’s a victory for common sense
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FeaturesFight for the skies
Building’s campaign to prevent crane collapse is coming up to its first anniversary. Here, Olivia Boyd recalls the tragedies that triggered it, and looks at whether our skylines are any safer now
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CommentFight fire with sprinklers
I object to some of the comments made by Paul Timmins regarding the Local Government Association’s call for sprinklers to be fitted to all new buildings (16 November, page 36).