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  • Features

    Expressions of power

    2001-07-27T00:00:00Z

    How powerful people tell others they are powerful people? Well, not with a seven series BMW … We look at today's version of power dressing and other techniques that help you convey an image of power

  • Features

    The powerhouse

    2001-07-27T00:00:00Z

    With the inexorable rise of the computer, A new breed of building is emerging to house the hardware that modern networks require.

  • Comment

    Regeneration: Go for it, Gordon

    2001-07-27T00:00:00Z

    Homeless families, hog-tied developers and economic weakness: all are products of our sclerotic planning system. Can Gordon Brown save us?

  • Features

    People power

    2001-07-27T00:00:00Z

    The public is taking the struggle against new roads, airports and greenfield development out of the meeting and on to the street. And with the government poised to streamline the planning system, more confrontation is on its way

  • Features

    Who's got the power?

    2001-07-27T00:00:00Z

    Industry insiders give their views on who calls the shots and who answers to whom in construction today.

  • 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.

  • News

    Laing calls in Bechtel to sort out final problem contract

    2001-07-20T00:00:00Z

    US engineer set to work on National Physical Laboratory as Laing finalises sale of its construction arm

  • News

    Housebuilders foot bill for flood defences

    2001-07-20T00:00:00Z

    Housebuilders will have to chip in thousands of pounds to pay for flood defence works and drainage if they want to build new houses on a floodplain, warns a planning policy unveiled this week.

  • News

    Rogers fights back after Welsh assembly sacking

    2001-07-20T00:00:00Z

    Architect dismisses criticism and accuses assembly of "catastrophic failure" to manage the project

  • Features

    Top bananas

    2001-07-20T00:00:00Z

    Welcome to Building's annual league tables of the top 100 contractors and housebuilders in the UK.

  • Features

    Flavour of the Month

    2001-07-20T00:00:00Z

    A year ago, construction stocks slid and firms stampeded into services. Now, the City loves the industry. We ask why building's so bullish

  • Features

    Let there be light - 16 Club Row, London E1

    2001-07-20T00:00:00Z

    An almost fully glazed street frontage, inviting passers-by to peer deep into the kitchen-diner, suggests that 16 Club Row is the residence of a professional exhibitionist.

  • Features

    Let there be light - Cresswell place, London SW10

    2001-07-20T00:00:00Z

    Banishing the shadows from a narrow mews house in London's Chelsea required a radical internal rethink from Azman Owens Architects.

  • Features

    Just the job

    2001-07-20T00:00:00Z

    We talk to Kojo O'hene about his move from architecture into property consultancy and why he can't stand quick-fix jobs

  • Comment

    Picking up the pieces

    2001-07-20T00:00:00Z

    Since Blair's carve-up of government machinery, the political pressure that makes things happen in construction has all but evaporated. It's another fine mess

  • Features

    Cool as a cucumber

    2001-07-20T00:00:00Z

    Swiss Re's project director has until 2004 to get Foster and Partners' "erotic gherkin" built. But neither this ambitious deadline, nor working in a male-dominated industry can ruffle the unflappable Sara Fox.

  • Features

    The game of the name

    2001-07-20T00:00:00Z

    The High Street is laden with brands, and filled with brand-name shoppers. Now construction companies are rebranding themselves in search of similar customer loyalty. We look at the benefits of the corporate make-over

  • Features

    Gleeson jumps into top spot in quiet month

    2001-07-20T00:00:00Z

    A Berkshire maternity ward catapults Gleeson into the lead in June, with little change on the other tables

  • News

    Marconi crisis: new HQ in doubt

    2001-07-20T00:00:00Z

    The future of Marconi's £200m headquarters near Coventry is in doubt because of the technology group's financial difficulties.

  • News

    Independent creditors join forces

    2001-07-20T00:00:00Z

    Contractors and consultants hit by the collapse of Independent Insurance have been urged to join a group fighting for compensation.