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    Marching on the spot

    2003-07-11T00:00:00Z

    The winner of 精东影视's 拢1000 essay competition is Toni Mannell's thoughtful account of what isn't going to happen in the next 30 years.

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    Copthorn's Challenge

    2003-07-11T00:00:00Z

    Many buyers will think orange render and thatched roofs go together like bacon and hot strawberry jam. In fact, a developer has shown that they make for bold styling 鈥� but why risk using it on a mass-market development?

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    Checklist

    2003-07-11T00:00:00Z

    Specifying cladding and curtain walling means considering different materials and installation methods. Richard Teale of NBS helps out

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    Know your data

    2003-07-11T00:00:00Z

    What does your record say about you? Michael Archer of solicitor Beale & Company explains your rights of access to information held by your employer

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    Lifetime costs: renders

    2003-07-11T00:00:00Z

    With so many render options out there, how do you choose the one you need? Peter Mayer of 精东影视 Performance Group examines the key issues and outlines the whole-life costs of three alternatives

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    Tiles of the unexpected

    2003-07-11T00:00:00Z

    Or how a Kohn Pederson Fox architect with a burning obsession went on the trail of gleaming ceramic facade tiles, and uncovered their secrets with the help of a mysterious, code-cracking stranger … Alex Smith followed the story

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    Show me

    2003-07-11T00:00:00Z

    A life of global jet-setting, big money, luxury hotels, sunshine, honey dew and the milk of paradise awaits the right people in the right place. Allow our representative to introduce you to where those might be, by way of the 2003 Hays Montrose/精东影视 international salary guide 鈥�

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    The rules

    2003-07-11T00:00:00Z

    In several important areas, the new European standards for curtain walling differ from existing UK standards, says Stephen Ledbetter of CWCT

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    Empire building

    2003-07-11T00:00:00Z

    Wilkinson Eyre Architects took a rundown 1960s tower and gave its graceful curves a slick makeover, capped off with a revolving restaurant for a touch of Bond-like glamour

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    Prime time

    2003-07-11T00:00:00Z

    The MoD's 拢1bn accommodation programme will create 45,000 bed spaces over the next 10 years. We look at the procurement of a key scheme, and finds out how technical fixes can make all the difference

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    Appointments

    2003-07-09T10:49:00Z

    Movers and shakers this week.

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    Transformers

    2003-07-04T00:00:00Z

    We report on the debate within the profession

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    The fall guys

    2003-07-04T00:00:00Z

    Falls from height caused 37 deaths on site last year, yet firms continue to ignore the risks. We find out what the industry's doing to tackle the problem 鈥� and who's to blame

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    The Architect's role

    2003-07-04T00:00:00Z

    Architecture professionals need to raise their game 鈥� or face permanent relegation in the project team

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    George Ferguson

    2003-07-04T00:00:00Z

    Don't be fooled by the crimson trousers: RIBA president-elect George Ferguson is deadly serious about advancing architects' interests. We met the seasoned campaigner, entrepreneur and, er, fashion icon.

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    Good for nothing?

    2003-07-04T00:00:00Z

    George Ferguson is right about tackling architecture at its training roots. Currently, UK students undergo a course that is so unrealistic, many practices won't hire them

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    Job priorities

    2003-07-04T00:00:00Z

    Money makes the world go round 鈥� even construction employers know that. But if they think lucre's all that matters to today's job applicants, they should think again 鈥�

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    The view to 2005

    2003-07-04T00:00:00Z

    According to Experian庐 Business Strategies' latest regional construction forecasts, 2003 should be another buoyant year, even though growth rates will be much slower than in 2002. Rates will fall further in 2004 and 2005 as the government reins in spending and the housing market dawdles

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    Output

    2003-07-04T00:00:00Z

    In the first quarter of 2003, construction output experienced a mixed bag of growth and decline, suggesting that growth will continue this year, though not at the rate that was enjoyed in 2002

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    Regional output

    2003-07-04T00:00:00Z

    Almost all regions made improvements on the previous year, with Wales and the North-east looking the healthiest climbers. The West Midlands took the longest slide