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FeaturesOutstanding housebuilder of the year
This new category, sponsored by 精东影视, recognises the top performers building up to 500 units a year. The inaugural award goes to the cream of the South-west, Midas Homes
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The sector today
Our Future Homes conference, ahead of the 精东影视 Homes Quality Awards, tackled the issues affecting the industry now and examined the findings of the Private Housebuilding Annual 2004. Here are some key extracts from that report by Fred Wellings
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FeaturesPrivate housebuilder of the year
The battle of the big names was a close-fought contest, but Berkeley Homes added to its other 2004 successes by taking this category, sponsored by Zurich Financial Services
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FeaturesAffordable Housing Provider of the Year
The judges thought this was an exceptionally strong set of finalists, setting high standards for the entire industry in areas such as customer care. Circle 33 won the award in this category, sponsored by Bank of Scotland
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FeaturesChannel 4 4homes award
This special award, sponsored by Wolseley Centres, is voted for by browsers of the Channel 4 4Homes website. Over the summer, they were invited to vote for their favourite new home from this shortlist of 10. The winning housebuilder is announced in the current issue of 精东影视
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FeaturesSpecialists: Piling
Our series on specialist markets continues, this time with analysis of the piling sector鈥檚 lead times and costs from Gary Bibby of Gardiner & Theobald. Plus, Robin Wood of Cementation Foundations Skanska talks about the latest trends in the piling market
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FeaturesWhere next for Britain鈥檚 biggest architect?
Peter Drummond, the new chief of 精东影视 Design Partnership, is looking for another 拢35m of business 鈥�
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FeaturesThe case of the dancing hotel
For a budget flophouse, the Cambridge Travelodge looked like a cool and classy piece of work. But then Gus Alexander found out what happened when the lights went down 鈥�
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FeaturesRichard Simmons
The new chief executive of CABE tells Mark Leftly why his last three projects ran into criticism, why Sir Stuart Lipton was right to resign 鈥� and why Jon Rouse is such an easy act to follow.
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FeaturesTerror and wonder
鈥� was the creed of Nicholas Hawksmoor. With the restoration of Christ Church these emotions can be experienced first hand.
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FeaturesThe new master
One of the many problems besetting the government鈥檚 plan to refurbish or replace every secondary school in Britain has been that nobody was permanently in charge of it. Now that that鈥檚 about to change, can we expect the work to start flowing?
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FeaturesCurtains for PFI
7:84 is an angry agitprop theatre company from Glasgow whose latest production puts private finance under the spotlight. 精东影视 invited some PFI bigwigs to join the audience 鈥� and play their parts in the ensuing debate. George Hay ducked the rotten tomatoes.
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FeaturesShip in a bubble
The Cutty Sark has been decaying in a dry dock at Greenwich for 50 years. But now architect Grimshaw has designed a cocoon to protect the record-breaking clipper during restoration.
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Sketch meets developers' approval
Macfarlane鈥檚 clients experience pod toilets and the snogging room at London鈥檚 coolest bar.
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FeaturesShh, it's The Darkness
Pomp rockers The Darkness have revealed their considerate side by installing mineral wool sound insulation in their Norfolk studio.
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FeaturesThe big picture
Andy Pearson presents six case studies of OSM in action, starting at BAA鈥檚 vast Heathrow Terminal 5 project, where off-site solutions have been found for diverting rivers, building a roof the size of five football pitches, and providing the services for the main building
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FeaturesThe lone ranger rides again!
Tired of the long hours and unpaid overtime, professionals are heading for the open plains of self-employment 鈥� in increasing numbers. We talked to construction鈥檚 guns-for-hire
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The hired gun's guide
Working for an agency can boost your freelance earnings - as long as it also works for you. We look at how to get the best service