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FeaturesWhy not work in鈥� South Coast
With 拢2bn of work Robert Smith of Hays Construction & Property on the abundant work and good wages to be had in the South Coast's honeypot
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Features10 years younger (how to transform a decrepit sink estate into an urban utopia in a single decade)
An evolving 10-year masterplan including parkland, mews houses and glass-fronted apartments and culminating in a 20-storey eco-tower: has Birmingham found the definitive way of transforming urban sink estates?
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FeaturesFlight path to Dubai
Nicole Waterman wanted big-project experience in a new environment, and found just what she wanted in Dubai.
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FeaturesNow you're one of us
After four months of gruelling round-the-clock negotiations, Carillion finally handed over 拢313m and took control of its similarly sized rival Mowlem. Now the hard part begins 鈥�. Illustration by Elliot Thoburn
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FeaturesA self-made man
Craig Phillips is not your typical Big Brother survivor, scraping a living from their diminishing fame. Rather, he has invested his vast energy in a vast range of projects, including a skills centre in his native Liverpool.
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FeaturesHow to survive 鈥� an office romance
Amaya Lopez offers lovestruck colleagues a 10-step guide on how to avoid losing your job and breaking hearts
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FeaturesCleared for take-off
As you can see, most of the heavy lifting is done at Terminal 5. Now, BAA has to get all the systems, from baggage handling to security systems, integrated by March 2008.
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FeaturesEquatorial chic
Edward Cullinan Architects knew how to design a university, but not how to design one in a country where the annual temperature varies between 85 and 89掳F. Yet its solution was brilliant...
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International costs: 2006
The 14th annual survey by Gardiner & Theobald examines what it鈥檒l cost to build offices, homes, warehouses and shops around the world - and takes a look at this year鈥檚 global price forecasts
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FeaturesSpecifier products
Rainscreen cladding that can tough out a sea storm, laminate that feels just like wood, and copper: the new weapon in the fight against bird flu. Plus, the latest news from our friends in cladding
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Costs: Timber cladding for walls
Timber cladding is an attractive and sustainable option for external walls. Peter Mayer of 星空传媒 LifePlans assesses commonly available options and their whole-life costs
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FeaturesHow green is your house (and the rest of your life)?
In a world becoming increasingly eco-conscious, 星空传媒 decided to sign up three key industry figures with gas-guzzling lifestyles to be whipped into shape by our eco-guru. Katie Puckett discovered just how big their carbon footprints are, and how they plan to cut tonnes from their CO2 emission totals in 100 ...
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FeaturesThe old friends
The old friends giggle as the photographer asks them to move ever closer. The RIBA HQ in central London is playing host to two of the foremost signature architects of the past 30 years, and they respond by embracing and mocking each other as they ham it up for the ...
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FeaturesFour hail murrays
Murray Grove in Hackney, north London, pioneered the use of prefabricated modules in multistorey flats Credit: Raf Makda/VIEW The Murray Grove block was assembled out of prefabricated modules that had been fully fitted out in the factory
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FeaturesJust the job: from fashion to facades
Kate Cresswell tells Emily Wright why she was happy to leave high fashion to go into construction
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FeaturesCost model: Swimming pools
Britain's swimmers haven't had much success recently - so if we want a gold rush in 2012, we must start building competition pools now. Simon Rawlinson of Davis Langdon examines the key design and economic issues and breaks down the costs of a 50 m pool with dry sports ...