All Hansom articles – Page 35

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    Fools rush in

    2006-12-01T00:00:00Z

    The construction world is full of dangers this week – paparazzi poised to pounce, company names to trip over, bungling waiters, errors of protocol – even the angel at the top of the tree is fearful...

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    Over here

    2006-11-24T00:00:00Z

    You can almost smell the American influence this week, with the latest pitches from Hollywood producers, the hottest news from Idaho, and gun-toting hacks a-running riot in London Docklands

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    Blitz spirit

    2006-11-17T00:00:00Z

    It’s the 1940s again, with Spitfires soaring overhead, liberty ships lurking in the Thames Estuary and an attempt to reshape London’s landscape that is about as popular as the Luftwaffe’s

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    The best laid plans

    2006-11-10T00:00:00Z

    Rival engineers accidentally lay on parties at the same location, Frank Lampard fails to organise a trip to the zoo and ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ hacks somehow conspire to win an intelligence test...

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    Sickness or health

    2006-11-03T00:00:00Z

    To the RIBA conference in Venice, where we encounter, if not death, then at least disease and depression, while closer to home an industry leader feels distinctly queasy on a site visit …

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    Looking for love

    2006-10-27T00:00:00Z

    Fun-loving 203 year old seeks like-minded construction professionals, crowd-surfing architects or OGC officials (with GSOH) for free drinks, indiscreet gossip and maybe more …

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    Boy racers

    2006-10-20T00:00:00Z

    Mr Justice Jackson steams to the head of the judging pack, Michael Thirkettle hurtles around the countryside on a motorbike, while Peter Millett and Stef Stefanou’s car stay exactly where they are

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    Boys will be boys

    2006-10-13T00:00:00Z

    This week it’s sex, duds and hoi sin rolls as the man from BRE gets fruity, the job-swap lads get out of their depth and the Stef Stefanou gets the guests mixing with some old-fashioned bonhomie

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    In a packed page

    2006-10-06T00:00:00Z

    … this week we bring you airborne executives, amphibious journalists, frustrated ministers, belligerent philanthropists, disguised contractors and engineering gourmands …

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    Great and good

    2006-09-29T00:00:00Z

    This week Hansom is pround to invite onto his page a galaxy of stars including Elvis Presley, Austin Powers, the Ryder Cup golf team, Dannii Minogue, Victoria Beckham and the fabulous Boney M …

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    Disappearing acts

    2006-09-22T00:00:00Z

    This week, champagne-soaked yachters see Mace ‘lose a man overboard’, guests at a RMJM bash trail away like smoke, Colin Harding doesn’t disappear after all, and we find out what happened to page 68

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    An actor’s life

    2006-09-15T00:00:00Z

    Garvis Snook takes to the stage with his all-singing, all-dancing troupe of Rok staff, while property developers pretend to know about wine and Ken Yeang reveals a movie-star influence

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    Fond farewells

    2006-09-08T00:00:00Z

    This week we come to terms with the eventual departures of Colin Harding and Sir Peter Mason, bid adieu to the women-only construction empire and kiss goodbye to our invite to CLM’s all-night party

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    Believe it or not

    2006-09-01T00:00:00Z

    Link between Lemley and Bechtel exposed! Arsenal party central upset! Halcrow celebrates birth of twins shock! Builders blank sexy girls horror! Well what are you waiting for? Start reading!

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    Summer larks

    2006-08-25T00:00:00Z

    After a summer break, your diligent correspondent returns with a silly season round-up including a crackdown on peeping Toms in Bahrain, a Google-wide search for Totty and party animals in Cowes

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    Room at the top

    2006-08-04T00:00:00Z

    Jason Millett dodges the rumour mongers (even though they’re just trying to find him a job), Olympic heavyweights slug it out for the title, and we have a new contender for the world’s tallest building

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    Feeling the heat

    2006-07-28T00:00:00Z

    The weather lands a housing officer in hot water on a prison trip and drives Ruth Kelly off on her hols three days early, leaving it to former Bovis execs and tabloid editors to remain career-focused

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    Speakers cornered

    2006-07-21T00:00:00Z

    Charles Kennedy spills the beans on how he winds up John Prescott, we find out why Zizou will never get ahead, batty ways to stop planning approval, and a lady’s honour is rescued by some quick thinking

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    Two titans

    2006-07-14T00:00:00Z

    Alan Sugar and Ray O’Rourke prepare to square up, Slough and a slag heap in Wales are voted areas of outstanding natural beauty and an energy quiz with a strong bias in favour of nuclear power

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    Sons and lovers

    2006-07-07T00:00:00Z

    O’Rourke junior closes in on his old man’s job, a muscular architect dreams of forbidden love with a lady lawyer and a contractor turns its site office into an art gallery