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FeaturesNew York, New Look
Manhattan: Where modern office blocks come big and dumb. But now, suddenly, design is sexy again, clients are making a brand new start of it and European architects are being given a chance. We start spreading the news …
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CommentWonders & blunders
I take a dim view of 5000-year-old project management, but look kindly on a 21st-century model of good practice
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A change of pace
In this month's market round-up, we report that growth is likely to slow down over the next three months – but don't worry, it should pick up in a couple of years or so …
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Be my guest
David Blunkett's asylum policies are tough but they should help the construction industry to legitimise its workforce and improve pay and conditions for skilled foreign labourers.
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Comment
Payment barrier
The claimant, Dean & Dyball, had retained the defendant consulting engineers to design an impounding gate across the entrance of a marina. The defendant designed a gate that was manufactured and installed in the entrance to the marina, but that never worked properly. The claimant brought a claim for breach ...
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NewsProducts - Roofing
Are roofs becoming vehicles for housebuilders' flights of fancy? You might think so looking at the grass roofs featured this month, complete with Alpine rock plants, or the futuristic structures of a white condo-cum-cruiseliner in Cardiff Bay …
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FeaturesTaking the Michael
The government has set up urban development corporations to tackle deprivation in Britain’s cities. If that sounds familiar, it’s because Labour has stolen the idea from its old archenemy – Tory grandee Michael Heseltine. And as we discover he’s far from pleased about it …
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NewsBalfour Beatty swoops in to grab Mansell for £42m
Contractor beats Middle Eastern joint venture in bidding game by offering an extra £2m for the private firm.
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NewsWrecked lives
The Canary Wharf crane collapse in May 2000 killed three construction workers and bereaved three families. Last week's inquest heard their harrowing story – but offered no answers. Marguerite Lazell reports from St Pancras coroner's court
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Beware of the bats
Two recent cases in the Court of Appeal illustrate how tortuous and legalised the planning process has become – especially when animals are involved
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NewsWard Homes swallowed up as Swan Hill changes hands
Wilson Bowden prepares for South-east housebuilding drive with purchase of Kent-based Ward Homes, and Raven Mount's hostile takeover bid for Swan Hill gets green light from institutional shareholders.
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NewsSecurity crackdown for Bush visit forces site closures
Unions demand compensation for Bovis and Skanska workers as Treasury and MoD sites are cordoned off.
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Cos I say so
A recent Court of Appeal case clarifies when an adjudicator has the authority to decide his own authority and whether the parties have to go along with him
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Erinaceous set to take AIM and acquire
Building consultant and facilities manager Erinaceous Group sees its proposed AIM status as a springboard for future acquisitions.
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O'Rourke ends rumours of key boss quitting
Speculation that a regional head at Laing O'Rourke is on the brink of leaving has been knocked on the head by the disclosure that he has in fact been away from his office on a study course
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Mobile ban will hurt contractors
Contractors could face huge bills in the wake of government legislation prohibiting the use of handheld mobile phones in cars
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NewsM&E firm hits trouble after collapse of Sunley Turriff
Maxwell Stewart loses £300,000-plus and seven staff after problems on two contracts with insolvent group.
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Prescott champions body to deliver Olympic site targets
ODPM proposes giant urban development corporation to push through regeneration of key east London areas.
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NewsRafael Moneo wins over the RIBA with timeless approach
Spanish architect – a follower of form and function, not fashion – is awarded Royal Gold Medal at the age of 67.
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NewsHeseltine comes clean over decay
More than two decades of urban decay in Lewisham and the Greenwich Peninsular in south-east London was the result of a snap change of heart by former deputy prime minister Michael Heseltine