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  • Features

    Agent provocateur

    2001-08-03T00:00:00Z

    Zara Lamont kicked off one of the biggest rows in Building's recent history by writing a column attacking QSs. Now she tells Building why she did it.

  • Comment

    Cut and run

    2001-08-03T00:00:00Z

    Sports authorities are scraping around for money to build an athletics stadium for the World Championships. Tough. The government would be crazy to fill the gap

  • Features

    Foster's bomb shell

    2001-08-03T00:00:00Z

    Alright, the acoustics are terrible, it's like an oven in summer, and cleaning it is a full-time job, but with the breathtaking concrete vault that brings visitors nose-to-nose with 21 warplanes – including the vast B52 bomber – it's easy to see why Foster's American Air Museum has scooped so ...

  • Features

    Chips with everything

    2001-08-03T00:00:00Z

    The biggest shake-up of gambling laws for 30 years will double the number of casinos over the next decade. And industry insiders are predicting a construction bonanza as operators plan Las Vegas-style gambling emporiums.

  • Features

    Choose your weapons

    2001-08-03T00:00:00Z

    Limited liability partnerships can be a way to combine financial protection and flexibility

  • Comment

    … and justice for all

    2001-08-03T00:00:00Z

    Introducing conditional fees would be a quantum leap for the civil justice system. It'd give better access to justice – but it wouldn't be without risks, either

  • Comment

    Too close to call

    2001-08-03T00:00:00Z

    Should an arbitrator accept evidence from an expert witness if that witness has a close personal or business relationship with the party that engages them?

  • Comment

    New wine in old champerty

    2001-08-03T00:00:00Z

    Once upon a time conditional fee arrangements for court cases were unenforceable. Things are changing, but we are not yet in America

  • Features

    The American way

    2001-08-03T00:00:00Z

    US industry is often seen as a role model for the UK – but is it a fair comparison?

  • Features

    Women at work

    2001-08-03T00:00:00Z

    Angela Brady of Women in Architecture talks about the group's campaign to triple the number of female architects in the next few years

  • Features

    Appointments

    2001-08-03T00:00:00Z

    HousebuildersBellway Homes has appointed Paul Clarkson, (right) previously with David Wilson Homes, managing director of its East Midlands division.Fairclough Homes' Southern Home Counties division has appointed Tony Lomas sales director.ClientsBirmingham's Family Housing Association has promoted Nelly Samra to manager of its income recovery department and Paul Johnson has been made ...

  • Features

    Tender price forecast

    2001-08-03T00:00:00Z

    The ups and downs at a glance Current trendsup - Tender prices rose 2% over the past three months and 7.5% over the past yearup - Construction activity expanded for the 29th consecutive month in Juneup - Output in 2000 rose for a fifth consecutive year, reaching £69.53bn, or ...

  • News

    O'Rourke paid £30m to cart off Laing Construction

    2001-07-27T00:00:00Z

    Fours years of woe for leading builder ends with giveaway of business to subcontractor.

  • News

    HTA sues for £4m over millennium village

    2001-07-27T00:00:00Z

    Decision to go to court follows failure of mediation meeting with developers Countryside and Taylor Woodrow.

  • News

    Government urged to bring in equal opportunities code

    2001-07-27T00:00:00Z

    Report says only firms meeting targets on race should be accepted on Constructionline registration service.

  • Comment

    Let's stay together

    2001-07-27T00:00:00Z

    Ken Clarke and Iain Duncan Smith should make a deal, rather than spending the summer slugging it out with each other. Some chance …

  • News

    The Power issue

    2001-07-27T00:00:00Z

    What does power mean in today’s construction industry? Building looks at the people, the buildings and the machines that wield power.

  • Features

    The Power issue: Introduction

    2001-07-27T00:00:00Z

    It's intoxicating, seductive and dangerous. It's about influencing events, controlling destinies and brute, overwhelming force.

  • Features

    Tower power

    2001-07-27T00:00:00Z

    From pyramids to the modern skyscraper, power has always found architectural expression. Now, in an era of global capitalism, that expression has reached new heights.

  • Features

    Seats of power

    2001-07-27T00:00:00Z

    The representative bodies of Britain's regions have opted for designs that self-consciously display their openness to public influence and scrutiny. So, here's a guide to the architecture of anti-power.