All Features articles – Page 504
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Bovis' lead over Laing in annual chart tops 700m
Contractor wins £186m work in May to return to top of monthly league, as 2003/04 orders rise above £2bn
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FeaturesWhat do you want from me?
A recent survey of leading US companies asked them what skills they required in their high-level employees. Here's the list they came up with of what exactly makes a successful executive
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FeaturesThe secret of my success
Wondering how construction's big cheeses got their jobs – and how you can follow in their footsteps? Ian Robertson, chief executive of Wilson Bowden, tells us his recipe to making it as a major player in the housebuilding industry
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FeaturesUrban visionaries reunited
Remember this line-up? The Urban Task Force gave the red card to low-density suburban sprawl and switched play to brownfield sites. Five years on, we reassembled the team for an anniversary kick-about.
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FeaturesStata play
The playful exuberance of its topsy-turvy structure encourages the creative mingling of minds at the Stata Centre – Frank Gehry's computer science complex for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. We assess it from all the angles
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FeaturesThe men who would be mayor
London's election fever infected the Architecture Foundation last week, when the four would-be mayors squared up over the city's skyscrapers, planning, housing and the future of Richard Rogers.
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Just the job
Arup's Tara Durnin explains how she went from wannabe French teacher to technology consultant
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Come out to play
From a desert ski resort and consumer paradise to a financial hub with perfect feng shui, Dubai's developers are throwing their vast wealth at some of the world's most hedonistic projects. We find British firms joining in the fun
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FeaturesExecutive class
Today's construction leaders need a breadth of experience and a bulging contacts book. We spoke to Chris Cheetham of recruitment consultant Hays Montrose to find out more …
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FeaturesSomething to chew on
CABE's review on urban housing says that there is 'no simple recipe' for high-density design. So can housebuilders and their architects be persuaded to use all the right ingredients? Our chief taster Martin Spring reviews the review
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FeaturesBest Building Contractor's Safety Initiative
Taylor Woodrow won this Health & Safety People-backed award for its clever cash-based scheme
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FeaturesBest Maintenance Contractor's Safety Initiative
Crispin & Borst's famous five approaches to safety meant it came out top in this category
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FeaturesBest Housebuilders' Safety Initiative
Lovell won this category against tough competition with its two-pronged approach to safety
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FeaturesBest Safety Innovation from a Designer
Wates sponsored this award, which was won by consultant TPS for its simple safety scheme
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FeaturesClient with Best Commitment to Health and Safety
BAA recognised that as a client, safety is its concern too – and won this Skanska-backed award
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FeaturesBest Occupational Health Initiative
Bovis' care of its workers' wellbeing landed it first place in this category, sponsored by Mace
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FeaturesBest Safety Product
K Guard UK's user-friendly edge protection system won this Jarvis-backed award
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FeaturesBest Safety Innovation from an Engineer
The smartest solution came from Buro Happold in this Butler & Young-backed award
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FeaturesBest Public Safety Initiative
Countryside Properties won this Thomas Vale-sponsored prize for a terrific public campaign