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Hitting the high notes
The Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama is planning to make a commanding appearance on the Cardiff streetscape under a sleek new roof. Stephen Kennett explains its complex geometry
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Movers and makers
Alumasc has published a new technical manual providing full details of its aluminium rainwater systems. The guide sets out product selection tables, technical data and NBS specification advice as well as installation guidance for the Heritage, Aqualine and GX gutter ranges and the Heritage, Flushjoint and Guardian downpipe systems.Concrete, resin ...
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Dave Sheridan: His friends in the north
A year ago Dave Sheridan suddenly found himself thrust to the top of property services group, Apollo. Once he’d got over the shock he set out on a high-risk strategy of shifting the business away from London to the northern regions
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Amazing ONS Specs! Makes the economy look much better than it is!
According to the Office for National Statistics, 2010 was the year that construction became a powerhouse of national growth and regained all the ground it lost last year. Oh yeah? Ðǿմ«Ã½ checks out its story, with the help of a few economists …
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Qatar's zero carbon stadium: 96 degrees in the shade
Qatar wants to host the 2022 World Cup. But first it has to convince FIFA that the game can even be played in a Qatari summer. So it got Arup Associates to create a micro-climate inside a 500-seat test stadium. Cool.
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Cost model update:Â small projects
The recent changes to Part L could add up to 8% to the capital cost of building, says David Holmes of Davis Langdon. This is what that will mean for primary schools, social housing and small industrial units
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What next for Laing O'Rourke? Britain's most secretive contractor
It’s been 10 years since Ray O’Rourke bought Laing, the grand old man of UK construction. The intensely private boss won’t talk about it, but Laing O’Rourke is regrouping after the downturn: eyeing new sectors and infrastructure mega-schemes
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The original 40 under 40: 10 years on
Some have prospered as predicted, others have fled the industry, and one even married the person she named as her hero. Emily Wright catches up with Ðǿմ«Ã½â€™s 40 under 40 of 2000
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40 under 40 2010: The new crop
After extensive consultation with the industry, we have selected another group of 40 talented individuals under 40.
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40 under 40: John Williams 10 years on
John Williams, 46, EC Harris’ managing director for the Middle East
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40 under 40: Ivan Harbour 10 years on
Ivan Harbour, 48, director, Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners
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40 under 40: Vince Clancy 10 years on
Vince Clancy, 46, chief executive of Turner & Townsend
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40 under 40 2010: Pascale Scheurer
Pascale Scheurer, 36, founding director of Surface to Air architects and Wired architects
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40 under 40 2010: Peter Millett
Peter Millett, 39, managing director of Shepherd Construction’s west division
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40 under 40 2010: Geraldine Fleming
Geraldine Fleming, 38, vice-president and executive director, Knowles