More Focus – Page 409
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The men who would be mayor
London's election fever infected the Architecture Foundation last week, when the four would-be mayors squared up over the city's skyscrapers, planning, housing and the future of Richard Rogers.
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Urban visionaries reunited
Remember this line-up? The Urban Task Force gave the red card to low-density suburban sprawl and switched play to brownfield sites. Five years on, we reassembled the team for an anniversary kick-about.
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Come out to play
From a desert ski resort and consumer paradise to a financial hub with perfect feng shui, Dubai's developers are throwing their vast wealth at some of the world's most hedonistic projects. We find British firms joining in the fun
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Cost update: June 2004
This quarter, Davis Langdon tots up what it costs to improve access to your building. And over the page, why the price of fuel has exploded, plus find out what the going rate is for a plumber or labourer …
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Best Ðǿմ«Ã½ Contractor's Safety Initiative
Taylor Woodrow won this Health & Safety People-backed award for its clever cash-based scheme
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Best Site Facilities Award
Bovis beat off six sites, including one of its own, to win this GF Partnership-sponsored award
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Best Maintenance Contractor's Safety Initiative
Crispin & Borst's famous five approaches to safety meant it came out top in this category
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Best Housebuilders' Safety Initiative
Lovell won this category against tough competition with its two-pronged approach to safety
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Best Safety Innovation from a Designer
Wates sponsored this award, which was won by consultant TPS for its simple safety scheme
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Client with Best Commitment to Health and Safety
BAA recognised that as a client, safety is its concern too – and won this Skanska-backed award
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Best Occupational Health Initiative
Bovis' care of its workers' wellbeing landed it first place in this category, sponsored by Mace
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Integrated Project Safety Award
LABC Services sponsors this category, which was won by the DWP Jobcentre Plus team
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Best Safety Product
K Guard UK's user-friendly edge protection system won this Jarvis-backed award
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Best Safety Innovation from an Engineer
The smartest solution came from Buro Happold in this Butler & Young-backed award
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Best Public Safety Initiative
Countryside Properties won this Thomas Vale-sponsored prize for a terrific public campaign
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Best Safety Innovation from a Construction Consultant
This Knowledge Online-sponsored award put Bovis Lend Lease on the stage yet again …
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Outstanding Achievement in Health and Safety Award
In this final, Bovis-sponsored award, UCATT's George Brumwell was justly applauded
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Just the job
Arup's Tara Durnin explains how she went from wannabe French teacher to technology consultant
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Something to chew on
CABE's review on urban housing says that there is 'no simple recipe' for high-density design. So can housebuilders and their architects be persuaded to use all the right ingredients? Our chief taster Martin Spring reviews the review
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Executive class
Today's construction leaders need a breadth of experience and a bulging contacts book. We spoke to Chris Cheetham of recruitment consultant Hays Montrose to find out more …