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Expressions of power
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
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The powerhouse
With the inexorable rise of the computer, A new breed of building is emerging to house the hardware that modern networks require.
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Comment
Regeneration: Go for it, Gordon
Homeless families, hog-tied developers and economic weakness: all are products of our sclerotic planning system. Can Gordon Brown save us?
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People power
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
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Who's got the power?
Industry insiders give their views on who calls the shots and who answers to whom in construction today.
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The Power issue
What does power mean in today’s construction industry? Building looks at the people, the buildings and the machines that wield power.
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Laing calls in Bechtel to sort out final problem contract
US engineer set to work on National Physical Laboratory as Laing finalises sale of its construction arm
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Housebuilders foot bill for flood defences
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.
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Rogers fights back after Welsh assembly sacking
Architect dismisses criticism and accuses assembly of "catastrophic failure" to manage the project
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Top bananas
Welcome to Building's annual league tables of the top 100 contractors and housebuilders in the UK.
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Flavour of the Month
A year ago, construction stocks slid and firms stampeded into services. Now, the City loves the industry. We ask why building's so bullish
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Let there be light - 16 Club Row, London E1
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.
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Let there be light - Cresswell place, London SW10
Banishing the shadows from a narrow mews house in London's Chelsea required a radical internal rethink from Azman Owens Architects.
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Just the job
We talk to Kojo O'hene about his move from architecture into property consultancy and why he can't stand quick-fix jobs
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Comment
Picking up the pieces
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
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Features
Cool as a cucumber
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.
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The game of the name
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
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Gleeson jumps into top spot in quiet month
A Berkshire maternity ward catapults Gleeson into the lead in June, with little change on the other tables
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Marconi crisis: new HQ in doubt
The future of Marconi's £200m headquarters near Coventry is in doubt because of the technology group's financial difficulties.
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Independent creditors join forces
Contractors and consultants hit by the collapse of Independent Insurance have been urged to join a group fighting for compensation.