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FeaturesThe battle of the BBC
When the bidders lined up to manage the 拢250m redevelopment of Broadcasting House, some of them were already muttering about Bovis' hidden advantages. We report on the row that has forced the BBC to defend its reputation for impartiality
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The secret diary of a redevelopment
Or, how the crack project team put together by developer CIT is setting about the top-to-bottom redevelopment of an entire block of London's West End 鈥� and is bringing it in for 83% of the benchmark cost.
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FeaturesPiercy Conner
It was splashed all over the headlines and even displayed in a Selfridges window, so why did the Microflat never take off? Its designers Stuart Piercy and Richard Conner have a theory 鈥� and haven't given up hope.
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Gleeson names its next managing director
Andrew Muncey is promoted to take over from retiring boss David Eyre in May.
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Pidgley Jr takes on dad's former manager
Cadenza boss hires ex-Thirlstone Homes managing director Sean Burroughs as new right-hand man.
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Lipton Jr forms affordable housing firm
Elliot Lipton, son of Stanhope founder Sir Stuart Lipton, has formed a company to provide affordable housing in London.Lipton claimed that the company, First Base, will be the first housebuilder to focus solely on low-cost housing. The average flat in Greater London sells for 拢210,000, according to the Land Registry. ...
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FeaturesCost model update, February 2003
精东影视 cost models are celebrating their 10th birthday. To mark this happy event, we outlines the factors that will be affecting costs in 2003 for 17 of the most common building types
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Dealing in design
You're an architect, you're pitching for a job and the client asks: how much? Not to panic 鈥� former architect Robert White can help you with the bottom line.
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Clive Porter
The Audit Commission report is likely to fuel the flames of the PFI debate. Before things get too heated, let's put the report in context
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FeaturesVariations on a lead tortoise
Those enigmatic lead-clad reptilian forms over there are Renzo Piano's designs for 21st-century Roman concert halls. We look at how the architect came by his extraordinary concept, and how it works in practice.
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Crisis control
We report on how one consultant is overcoming the dearth of professional graduates
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Rail labour agency hits the buffers
Collapse of Fastrack means 150 workers face loss of thousands of pounds in pay.
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Industry to fight top-up fees on construction courses
Construction Sector Skills Council to call for exemptions for students on civil and ground engineering courses.
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Curzon Holdings to axe 50 jobs
Parent company of fit-out firm Jarvis Newman will close Billingham plant in March.
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Smart moves
BSc student Christian Ennels tells Fiona Cameron why sandwich years are the tastiest option
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Clickstart!
The latest survey of contractors' websites reveals that, with a few exceptions, the industry is failing to use the internet to its 鈥� and its clients' 鈥� advantage. We explore how, by following a few basic principles, construction firms can realise their online potential
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FeaturesFlight and fight
SOM's competition-winning design for Nato's headquarters in Brussels not only encourages co-operation between the expanding alliance's member states, it also comes with wings 鈥�
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Sorting it out
The black art of logistics used to be organised by a whiteboard and a magic marker. Now software is being developed that can ensure the most complex jobs are run with optimal efficiency.