All articles by George Hay 鈥� Page 5
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NewsUK experts to fly out to aid New Orleans recovery
Engineer Halcrow and QS Gleeds lead calls for British consultants to go and help devastated city
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NewsUrban Splash set to land its first contract in London
Manchester developer has been shortlisted to redevelop rundown Packington Estate in Islington, north London
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Laing set to cash in on rising value of PFI stakes
PFI specialist plans to raise fresh funds for investment by selling stakes to institutional investors
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NewsCasino tycoon lures Rogers back to Dome
Architect Richard Rogers Partnership has teamed up with a South African billionaire to design the hotel for a major casino complex planned for the Millennium Dome.
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NewsCity Academy contractors call for framework deals
Minister urged to use review of scheme to replace competitive tendering with Egan-style procurement
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NewsArup draws up anti-terrorism plans for 2012 Olympics
In wake of 7/7 bombings, consultant鈥檚 security division examines how to prevent similar attacks at London Games
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FeaturesThe man who kidnapped Gehry
Brighton developer Josh Arghiros is the kind of man who knows what he wants and sets out to get it. And if what he wants happens to be the world鈥檚 most famous architect, well 鈥� He tells George Hay what happened next.
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NewsDubai plans real Jurassic Park
Architect Furneaux Stewart and the Natural History Museum have teamed up to design a real-life version of Jurassic Park in Dubai.
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Farrell team furious as Weymouth bid is rejected
Council opts for rival bid for 拢90m waterfront scheme, despite initially backing Urban Catalyst鈥揟erry Farrell team
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Bid rejected by CABE set to win 拢60,000 house contest
Richard Rogers understood to be on list of winners, despite being shunned by design watchdog.
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Olympic threat to Thames
The viability of the Thames Gateway regeneration programme has been called into question following London鈥檚 Olympic success, according to one of the bid鈥檚 key ambassadors.
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OFT swoops on cartel suspects in East Midlands
Twenty-two construction companies raided amid suspicions of collusion in assembling tenders
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FeaturesSupervillains
They have the power to delay one out of every three projects in Britain. They can take months to produce a simple quote. They can charge you 拢4000 before they begin to think about supplying a water mains. They are 鈥� utility companies.
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GLA to review Gateway vision
London mayor Ken Livingstone has appointed developer Urban Catalyst to work on a major review of the Greater London Authority鈥檚 vision for the Thames Gateway
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NewsEnglish Partnerships boss tipped for key Olympics role
David Higgins plays down 鈥榖ig rumour鈥� that he is contender to head up the Olympic Delivery Authority
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Kent flood plain scheme cut back
Urban Initiatives, the architect masterplanning the Ashford growth area in Kent, has called on the government to clarify its policy on building on flood plains after a 6000-unit project had to be scaled back
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Utilities delay one-third of all projects
One in three construction projects are losing time and money because of the poor performance of the privatised utilities
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FeaturesNot the David Prichard show
Architectural firm Metropolitan Workshop is not about star architects, even though it has been set up by one of the starriest. We found out why from David Prichard and Neil Deely.
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NewsPressure on to keep Olympic bid鈥檚 best practice promises
Industry urges government to make Games a showcase for best practice in procurement and sustainability
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NewsFormer MJP directors design cable car across the Thames
Fledgling practice Metropolitan Workshop makes its mark with plans for remarkable London tourist attraction