All articles by George Hay – Page 3
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NewsGehry asked to design a Guggenheim on the Tay
Dundee's city fathers ask star architect to work on centrepiece for their multimillion-pound regeneration plans.
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Casino to float off Suffolk coast
Plans are being drawn up to turn a former Second World War anti-aircraft base, located on a concrete island six miles off the Suffolk coast, into a 24-hour hotel and casino
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FeaturesThe ideal architect
His years in the wilderness preaching weird hippie stuff like "sustainability" turned Richard Feilden into a bit of a prophet. All very well, but how does that fit with running an ever more successful commercial practice? We found out.
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Best of all worlds
Don't fancy being stuck in rainy old Britain but can't afford to travel? Jealous of your mates going to exciting places while you're facing a life of hard work? Never fear – a career in construction is your ticket outta here … and this lot can prove it, says George ...
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NewsGrimshaw shortlists sites for aquatic Eden Project
Eden team brought in to create £220m marine research centre containing 25 million gallons of water.
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Call for legal limit on office heat
Building services provider Mitie has called for the introduction of legal maximum temperatures in offices after Britain's hottest recorded summer
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Feilden Clegg hopes to put 3000 homes into Oxford hole
Architect to draw up plans for sustainable community, with research centre and public transport, in derelict quarry.
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FeaturesWe have a dream …
Can new libraries really transform rundown cities, knit communities together and persuade young people of all races and classes to play and learn together? CABE's latest research says yes – and where better to test the theory than in race-riot-blighted Oldham?
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Fears grow of surge in site deaths
The number of construction workers killed on site in the first quarter of 2003/4 has raised fears of an increase in the total figure for the year
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NewsLocal firm set to take centre stage at Hackney Empire
Contractor Jerram Falkus in talks to take over restoration of historic theatre following failure of Sunley Turriff.
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Prescott faces challenge to greenfield housing policy
Crucial battle in offing over Essex council's proposed cancellation of planned residential development.
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Mowlem wins fight for £4bn PFI barracks
The £4bn PFI project to build and maintain the Allenby and Connaught army barracks has been won by a joint venture between Mowlem and the American contractor Kellogg Brown & Root
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NewsConstructing Excellence faces early funding test
Government's new Egan body is said to have DTI backing, but doubts remain over who will pay for it.
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NewsChelsfield poaches LandSec boss
John Anderson, director of Land Securities Properties and former managing director of Bovis Lend Lease Europe, has joined Chelsfield as director of construction – as predicted in Building in May
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NewsNational forum to oversee £400m training budget
New minister for construction launches body to give industry more say in publicly funded training.
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Minister foresees 'ruthless' regeneration
Local government minister Nick Raynsford has predicted that public and government will take a more "ruthless" attitude to regeneration
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FeaturesThe fall guys
Falls from height caused 37 deaths on site last year, yet firms continue to ignore the risks. We find out what the industry's doing to tackle the problem – and who's to blame
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Three vie for £70m MoD HQ
Three consortiums are competing for a £70m contract to decommission a huge network of tunnels and caverns belonging to the Ministry of Defence in Wiltshire and create a headquarters for its communications division
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Kent hands Prescott £10bn bill
Councillors in Kent have asked the government for £10bn to build infrastructure to go with the 120,000 homes planned in John Prescott's communities plan
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NewsGains leads industry honours
Mowlem chief executive John Gains was celebrating this week after being knighted in the Queen’s birthday honours list.
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