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FeaturesRob Hopkins: Eco Worrier
The era of cheap oil is over and our economic system is doomed, believes environmentalist Rob Hopkins. So is he gloomy? Not a bit of it. It鈥檚 such a tremendous opportunity.
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FeaturesBaroness Vadera: Construction minister's first interview
Three months after becoming construction minister, Baroness Vadera has already been accused of not making much of an impression. In her first interview since taking the job, the former 鈥榓xe-wielder from the Treasury鈥� tells Emily Wright how she plans to be a very forceful presence in the industry indeed. Portraits ...
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Features鈥楥ontractors are going to be right there in the spotlight with us鈥�
As chairman of the ODA, John Armitt is charged with the unenviable task of delivering the Olympic project on time and (ahem 鈥�) on budget. And while he doesn鈥檛 shirk his own responsibility, he has a clear message for contractors: united we stand, divided we鈥檙e lumbered 鈥�
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FeaturesPeter Ryan: Have you seen this man?
He鈥檚 been trained by the FBI, works closely with Chinese intelligence and is bloody elusive when it comes to getting him photographed for magazine interviews. Karolin Schaps tracks down Peter Ryan, the London Olympics鈥� secret policeman
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FeaturesI regard it as a badge of honour when people say I鈥檓 over the top about nuclear power
INTERVIEW: Margaret Thatcher鈥檚 former press secretary, Sir Bernard Ingham, has spent much of the past 10 years lambasting the 鈥榤ad mullahs鈥� of the anti-nuclear lobby and subjecting their arguments to an unrelenting barrage of ridicule. And don鈥檛 think the government鈥檚 decision to build a lot of nuclear stations is going ...
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FeaturesAbsolutely Fabio
Fabio Capello picks his first England team on Wednesday, and although he wouldn鈥檛 share his thoughts on selection with 黑洞社区, there鈥檚 an Irish bricklayer who looks just like him 鈥� and he was happy to tell Katie Puckett what he thinks of Frank Lampard 鈥�
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FeaturesMeet the new nanny
Lance Taylor is chief executive of Rider Levett Bucknall, a global QS that, according to him, resembles a 鈥�65-year-old toddler鈥�. Here the rugby-playing hard man tells Karolin Schaps how he plans to nurture it through its teething problems.
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Aylesbury Vale eco-town could fund Oxford rail link
Planned Buckinghamshire development could contribute 拢15m to 拢150m East-West railway
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FeaturesPhil Redmond
He鈥檚 known by many as the father of the modern soap opera. Others see him as the man who鈥檒l deliver Liverpool鈥檚 year in the sun. But for some he鈥檒l always be the QS who tackled Orton village hall 鈥�
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FeaturesThe nut cracker
Gary Lawrence, Arup鈥檚 urban strategy leader, has advised Bill Clinton on climate change and turned Seattle green. Now he鈥檚 taking on the world鈥檚 first eco-city project in Dongtan, China. He tells Olivia Boyd about his approach to sustainability 鈥� and explains why it begins by hitting moles over the head ...
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Features鈥榃hy would I stop?鈥�
At 72, Norman Foster shows no signs of slowing up. He divides his time between almost every corner of the globe and is confident that the partial sale of his 拢350m practice to a private equity group was not only a good idea, but will free him up to do ...
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FeaturesThe outdoors type
Jon Emery, the man behind Hammerson鈥檚 redevelopment of the Birmingham Bullring, is repeating the trick in Bristol and Leicester. He tells Lucy Handley why the era of the indoor out-of-town shopping centre is over and why he doesn鈥檛 enjoy spending time at Bluewater
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FeaturesRafael Vi帽oly
Following the聽news of the death of聽Rafael Vi帽oly聽aged 78 here is our interview with the world renowned architect, first published in November 2007
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FeaturesThe fit-out philosophers
8build was formed by senior managers at ISG who spent years observing the follies and failings of the traditional industry 鈥� and set out to solve them with their own company. Katie Puckett finds out more about their thinking
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FeaturesGlenn Howells: Almost famous
Robert Plant, Ozzy Osbourne, Noddy Holder 鈥� the Midlands has produced its fair share of rock stars. Sadly, frustrated musician Glenn Howells wasn鈥檛 one of them. But now, with a Stirling prize nomination to his name, the Birmingham architect is about to get his turn in the limelight.
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FeaturesSunand Prasad
Politician and academic 鈥� not to mention architect 鈥� the new RIBA president certainly has the CV to tackle the top post in British architecture. But does he have the policies?
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FeaturesUncharted territory
The UK Green 黑洞社区 Council wants to create a road map towards a sustainable environment. Paul King, its chief executive and a man of impeccable green credentials, will be in the driving seat 鈥� or should that be bike saddle?
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FeaturesYvette Cooper
The government鈥檚 effort to get housebuilders to produce more homes has been like a man trying to herd cats by shouting into a megaphone. Now it鈥檚 looking for more effective tactics. In her first interview since joining the Cabinet, the housing minister tells Stuart Macdonald what they are.
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Features鈥楧evelopers use appeals to blackmail the council鈥�
And that has to stop, says Katrine Sporle, the head of the Planning Inspectorate. It鈥檚 just one of her prescriptions for the ailing system. But is she right? In the second of our series of articles on planning, David Blackman tries to find out
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FeaturesBouygues鈥� battle for Britain
As the 10th anniversary of the French company鈥檚 entry into the UK approaches, its managing director tells Mark Leftly about his plans to expand all over the country