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  • News

    Four vie for £40m Berkeley job

    2004-04-23T00:00:00Z

    Four construction managers are in the running for a £40m mixed-use scheme for Berkeley Homes in west London

  • Features

    New world city

    2004-04-23T00:00:00Z

    Beijing feature introduction

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    Long day's journey …

    2004-04-23T00:00:00Z

    Paul Andreu's National Theatre project in Beijing has at times been a tortuous drama beset by delays and controversy. As the curtain rises for the final act, we go behind the scenes and talks to one of the main players

  • Features

    The thoughts of chairman martin

    2004-04-23T00:00:00Z

    Design consultant Martin Iles is in an ideal position to understand China's building revolution. So here's his manifesto for landing contracts in the People's Republic – and it's all about replacing bourgeois individualism with collective struggle

  • Features

    Orient express

    2004-04-23T00:00:00Z

    It takes skill and effort to get started, but once you do you're on a fast-track to success. We talk to recruiter Ed Twaite about the Chinese job market

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    A television quiz

    2004-04-23T00:00:00Z

    How do you stop an enormous falling-over building located in the middle of an earthquake zone from falling over? We find out how Arup is going about it at the headquarters of Central Chinese State Television

  • Comment

    Hansom

    2004-04-23T00:00:00Z

    This week, the bet between Dennis Lenard and John Smith is on, Aukett's new boss learns the facts of British life and some advice on how to have a ball

  • News

    Broker's notes: A prayer for the fallen

    2004-04-23T00:00:00Z

    Oh dear. That's the last time I try to stand up to a bully. All it got me was a damn good pasting.

  • News

    JCB's Bamford tops industry in rich list

    2004-04-23T00:00:00Z

    Sir Anthony Bamford, the son of the founder of construction equipment firm JCB, is the richest man in the sector, according to The Sunday Times Rich List.

  • Features

    Further and better particulars of …Geberit Drainage and sanitary system maker

    2004-04-23T00:00:00Z

    Our series on movers and shakers looks at a Swiss company making a big splash in the sanitation sector. We look at how a flush Geberit is gearing up to expand its share of the UK market

  • Comment

    Dear Barbara,

    2004-04-23T00:00:00Z

    Just a quick note, because I know you'll be getting advice in both ears at once courtesy of everyone from Tony Blair and Sir Steve Redgrave to the drivers of Hackney carriages and those lunatics who call radio phone-ins at 3am.

  • Comment

    Don't get caught in cahoots

    2004-04-23T00:00:00Z

    Tough anti-cartel legislation has enabled the authorities to crack down on price-fixers. To avoid hefty fines, firms must know when co-operation ends and collusion begins

  • Comment

    An open question

    2004-04-23T00:00:00Z

    The full implications of the Disability Discrimination Act will shortly compel developers to sort out any access issues they may have – or risk paying a hefty price

  • News

    Everyone's a winner

    2004-04-23T00:00:00Z

    These are the victors of the 2004 Building Awards, held on Tuesday at Le Meridien Grosvenor House Hotel, London. Balfour Beatty boss Mike Welton was the inaugural winner of the chief executive of the year award, outgoing CABE boss Jon Rouse picked up the personality of the year prize ...

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    Alsop's sprog box

    2004-04-23T00:00:00Z

    Work has begun on site on a children's nursery at the Stonebridge Estate in north-west London. Designed by Alsop Architects, the scheme will be located in a park and includes prefabricated three-storey sea containers under a lightweight roof and mesh enclosure. The client is the Stonebridge Housing Action Trust and ...

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    HBG chief leaves following restructure at parent BAM

    2004-04-23T00:00:00Z

    HBG chief executive Brian May has left the construction company after two-and-a-half years after a restructuring by its Dutch parent company, Royal BAM Group.

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    Planning bill delay avoided

    2004-04-23T00:00:00Z

    The drive by the government to speed up the planning system received a boost this week when the House of Commons voted down several amendments to the Planning and Compulsory Purchase bill proposed by the House of Lords.

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    ODPM wonders how to pay for Thames Gateway

    2004-04-23T00:00:00Z

    Fears over the funding of key regeneration programmes are to be addressed by a working group that met for the first time this week.

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    Barratt fined £14,700 for killing trees

    2004-04-23T00:00:00Z

    Developers Barratt and KingsOak have been fined £16,400 after they admitted damaging trees subject to a preservation order.

  • News

    Element of light

    2004-04-23T00:00:00Z

    A £60m chemistry research facility designed by RMJM has just been finished at the University of Oxford. The 15,750 m2 building contains 48 laboratories and 384 fume cupboards. Its 500 researchers will be able to write up their reports in natural light as the labs are arranged around the ...