More Focus – Page 12
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FeaturesMore than a masterplan: the people power behind Earls Court’s next chapter
Mary Richardson went to meet the team of local people helping to shape the Earls Court redevelopment in west London as part of a wider programme of inclusive community engagement
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FeaturesFrom the archives: Building reviews the Channel tunnel terminals
As the world’s longest undersea tunnel prepares to open to passengers, Building’s architectural critic is left unimpressed by the ’vast mechanical jungle’ built at Folkestone
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FeaturesManchester United wants to build a new stadium. Who would want to do the job?
In these risk-free times, does a £2bn stadium and the glare of the media and ‘one billion fans’ really appeal to contractors? Dave Rogers reports
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FeaturesInfrastructure update: How prepared is the water industry for its biggest ever investment programme?
Geraint Jones and Simon Rawlinson of Arcadis examine the priorities and the sector’s state of readiness
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FeaturesNorman Foster and Manchester United – a perfect match?
The club is betting on the local lad to create a world-class stadium – but will ambition and reality align, asks Ben Flatman
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FeaturesIndustrial remix: how Hawkins Brown retuned Wakefield’s Tileyard North for the creative economy
Source: Hawkins\Brown Tileyard North seen from the north Once derelict and forgotten, Wakefield’s Rutland Mills has been transformed into a thriving hub for the music industry
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FeaturesCanada Water: Is it a match for Kings Cross?
The first phase of British Land’s 53 acre mixed use development in south-east London is almost finished. Thomas Lane went along to have a look
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FeaturesThe Building Good Employer Guide 2025: What does the data say?
All our good employers included in the 2025 guide completed an in-depth survey – here we dig into the data to find key trends
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FeaturesThe Building Good Employer Guide 2025
Building today publishes its online directory of good employers
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FeaturesHousing Today’s Good Employment Report
Building’s sister title Housing Today this week publishes its exclusive report on how to build a skilled, inclusive and sustainable workforce
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FeaturesHousing Today’s Good Employment Report - Chapter three: Sustaining inclusive workplaces
Our sister title’s exclusive research project looking at solutions housing organisations are using to improve diversity and address skills challenges publishes its findings this week. Here is our second chapter.
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FeaturesHow closely has the government adhered to the Grenfell Inquiry’s recommendations?
While Angela Rayner has promised to ‘ take forward’ all of the recommendations, not all appear to have been adopted to the letter. Daniel Gayne and Tom Lowe analyse the wiggle room the government has given itself over some of the key measures
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FeaturesHousing Today’s Good Employment Report - Chapter two: Building skills and careers for the future
Building’s sister title Housing Today’s exclusive research project looking at solutions housing organisations are using to improve diversity and address skills challenges publishes its findings this week. Here is our second chapter.
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Features‘Owning our own destiny has been a big part of our success…’ Reds10’s chief executive on the dos and don’ts of offsite construction
The sector has been littered with high-profile failures of late. Matt Bennion talks to Dave Rogers about getting it right, his pride in T5 and dealing with angry bricklayers
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FeaturesHousing Today’s Good Employment Report - Chapter one: Innovating in recruitment now
Our exclusive research project looking at solutions housing organisations are using to improve diversity and address skills challenges publishes its findings this week. Here is a preview of a chapter on innovations in recruitment.
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Features‘Your way of delivering projects is accepted around the world’ – Why a US firm wants to buy more UK consultants
The boss of MGAC tells Dave Rogers about the problems with partnerships, quantity surveyors, red tape and why he absolutely loves the Elizabeth line
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FeaturesIt’s deja vu all over again: Can the Ox-Cam Arc work second time around?
The chancellor has given her backing to an expansion plan for the corridor connecting Oxford, Milton Keynes and Cambridge, including thousands of homes, which the previous government dropped. Joey Gardiner asks what hope the industry can have
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Features‘They were not the sort of people who could lead’: How the Gold Standard is shaking up public sector procurement
King’s College London law professor David Mosey and Constructing Excellence boss Alison Nicholl speak to Tom Lowe about how a landmark report into making public sector frameworks more efficient - and less misleading - is being implemented
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FeaturesFrom the archives: The collapse of Olympia & York, 1992
Building covers the downfall of the Canadian developer which drove the early years of Canary Wharf
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FeaturesCost model: Exploring the advantages of surgical hubs and barn theatres
Capacity issues within the NHS are driving innovative ways of working. This cost model looks at the advantages and costs of surgical hubs and barn theatres