All Building articles in 29 January 2010 – Page 4
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FeaturesScottish parliament: Miralles’ magnificent mess revisited
The bizarre mixture of the dysfunctional,the delightful and the disappointing that is the Scottish parliament building opened in 2004. Five-and-a-half years later, Martin Spring returned to ask the MSPs it was built for what it’s like to work in
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CommentVive la révolution!
Will Foster’s first hospital, the Circle Bath, revolutionise healthcare design (15 January, page 38)?
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Lessons from history
Amanda Levete says: “What we need is something like an architectural Supreme Court, made up of architects and advisers whose pre-eminence is undisputed, that passes binding judgment” (22 January, page 22)
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CommentGovernment intern system: Slow learners
Have you ever logged on to graduatetalentpool.direct.gov.uk?
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CommentWhat’s going wrong at Skanska?
Sweden’s biggest contractor has been in the UK market for 10 years. During that time it has pulled off some remarkable jobs, but now it seems to be running into difficulties finding work
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Williams leaves F+A
Andrew Williams has left Franklin + Andrews, the cost consultancy owned by Mott MacDonald, where he was development director
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Experts on tap
I read Paul Donnelly’s article (15 January, page 50) on expert witness testimony with interest
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CommentGoing the distance: Relevant information
Here’s a tale of two sisters who got into a row with their builder, followed by five adjudications and a court case that established some useful case law
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My digital life: Niall wright
What are you listening to? Rolf Harris and his didgeridoo. And in particular his Six White Boomers song - a great festive tune.What’s your favourite website? YouTube makes me chuckle. There's a really funny video on there of a man cycling into a puddle. And the one with two cats ...
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Masdar developer to refinance
Mubadala Development Company is seeking to refinance a $2bn (£1.2bn) loan
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FeaturesThe VIP list: Teenagers design a nightclub
Women in Property invited some very important guests to help design a new bar at the Matter nightclub in Greenwich
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Unjust deserts
I have more sympathy with bankers’ bonuses than with the £30m paid by the Learning and Skills Council to its staff
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Sweett wins TfL deal
Cyril Sweett has been appointed to Transport for London’s engineering and project management framework
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Deloitte deal ‘will start feeding frenzy’
Deloitte’s acquisition of Drivers Jonas could mark the beginning of a round of takeovers in the consultancy sector that could remove “up to 30% of firms”
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Rio deal for RLB
Rider Levett Bucknall is providing cost management advice on the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics
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NewsA third of SMEs will cut jobs in next three months
FMB survey also reveals that 38% of members made lay-offs in final quarter of 2009
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Creditors reject Yorkshire firm Redworth’s repayment offer
Redworth Construction looks set to become the latest victim of the recession, after a company voluntary arrangement was rejected by creditors
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NewsOFT firms face exclusion from council tender lists
North Yorkshire is latest council to turn up heat on contractors, but lawyers warn more could follow
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CommentWigging out: Litigation costs
Litigation has become so expensive, and the courts so keen to push cases down other settlement routes, that trials may soon be reserved for only the most exceptional cases
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CommentWhat price, justice?: Jackson's cost review
Lord Justice Jackson has released his recommendations for ways to reduce the cost of litigation and make the courts more accessible. And he’s done a good job, too