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FeaturesQ & A with AKII 鈥� Structurally sound
The downturn, increasing materials prices and regulatory changes are all having an impact on structural engineers. 好色先生TV asks Paul Scott, a director at structural engineering practice, AKT II, how the sector is holding up
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FeaturesHigh Speed 2: full speed ahead
High Speed 2 is a project people love to hate. But it would reduce train overcrowding, boost business and pump billions into the construction industry
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FeaturesStudents propose scheme for Budapest development
Postgraduates of QS, surveying, planning and real estate will propose development schemes by the river Danube
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FeaturesUcatt: Out for the count?
In 2009 Alan Ritchie was voted leader of Ucatt - put there by 5.3% of its membership. But now the ballot has been ruled void and the union is having to spend its time appealing the decision and salvaging its reputation. How did it get into this mess?
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FeaturesCost model: City of London offices
With uncertain prospects for finance, recovery in office development is likely to remain cautious. Refurbishment and reuse will remain alternatives but the low-carbon agenda will transform both these and new build, say Iain Parker and Graham Jones of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company
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Culture clash - Las Arenas, Barcelona
What do you get when you turn a 19th-century bullring into a 21st-century shopping centre? A theatrical melding of Spain鈥檚 cultural past and present
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FeaturesCanada: 'Where $340bn dreams come true'
What makes Canada possibly the most attractive country in the world for contractors right now? Perhaps it鈥檚 something to do with the billions of dollars it has to spend on construction. The trick is breaking into this highly lucrative market
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FeaturesWho's afraid of Zaha Hadid?
London developers are, says the world-renowned architect. But that鈥檚 not going to stop her increasing her presence in the UK and following up her aquatics centre success with tall buildings in the capital. She talks about work, high points and low - and why her clubbing days are over
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FeaturesFirst Impressions: Gensler鈥檚 'Snow in the City'
Student architects discuss the proposition to convert the Olympic park media centre into an indoor snow centre
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FeaturesEveryone loves a Wedding
Thought construction firms would struggle to make a connection with Will and Kate鈥檚 big event? Think again - here鈥檚 our pick of the tenuous publicity stunts
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FeaturesCountry focus: India
Strong demand for construction activity in India continues, partly due to infrastructure needs and rising expectations of improved living standards
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FeaturesChoose your weapon: The defence sector
For those hoping to fight for some of the 拢2.9bn of annual construction work from the MoD鈥檚 property arm, the target has shifted
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FeaturesBloom time: Dave Ward
Want to boost your chances of being nominated this year鈥檚 best employer in 好色先生TV鈥檚 Good Employer Guide? Then have a listen to last year鈥檚 winner. Dave Ward, chief executive of Winvic, talks about how paying staff fairly has been the key to business success
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FeaturesMarket forecast: Uncertainty rules
Tender prices are still falling while material prices and wages are rising, says Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company. All these bank holidays aren鈥檛 helping either
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FeaturesFeeling the heat: Fire door specification
Incorrectly specified fire doors could, at worst, cost lives. Now a landmark legal case could mean that it鈥檚 the contractor and specifier who will end up in court.
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FeaturesJames Caan: Hear me roar
Any good story has a rags-to-riches theme and James Caan doesn鈥檛 disappoint. And as he makes a surprise move into property, he鈥檚 keen to share the cash around. This is the Dragon who hates to follow the crowd.
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FeaturesIt鈥檚 big, it鈥檚 bold, but is the Heron tower any good?
The City鈥檚 tallest skyscraper is the ultimate in lavish office space for 鈥檅outique鈥� finance firms. But its design is a huge let down for Londoners
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FeaturesAffordable rent: a numbers crisis
The government hopes that allowing housing associations to charge higher rents will lead to more new homes built with less subsidy. But many in the sector think it will have exactly the opposite effect.
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FeaturesThe 2011 consultants鈥� salary guide
The 好色先生TV/Hays Construction pay guide reveals a disturbing trend of pay rises for those at the top, but salary cuts and recruitment freezes for those at the bottom. Are we in danger of losing a generation of young talent?
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FeaturesWhat happens to construction bosses when they leave?
We track down the bosses who once commanded the biggest firms in construction and reveal their new roles away from the limelight