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Market forecast: Back on track
In this new series,We report that tender prices are on the up 鈥� including London, where work is getting back on track
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FeaturesHot topic: Offices
This quarter, a look at the slow but steady resurgence of the London office market 鈥� plus what鈥檚 happening around the regions
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FeaturesDesperately seeking surveyors
With the shortage of talented QSs now at its most acute, practices are turning to more and more imaginative methods of recruitment.
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FeaturesUntapped talent
ow one quantity surveyor discovered a source of skilled staff in a most unusual place 鈥� Carol Greed of GF Partnership tells the firm鈥檚 story
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FeaturesSo you think it鈥檚 boring, huh?
Quantity surveyors get to say 鈥業 was part of that鈥� about some of the world鈥檚 most high-profile construction projects. And that鈥檚 not all that makes the job interesting, as three QSs told us
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FeaturesCost effective
oanne Knightley is combining work and study with a distance learning BSc in quantity surveying. Here she tells us how she gets it to add up 鈥�
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FeaturesTalking balls with the minister
Phil Hope is charge of chivvying the industry into becoming energy efficient, sustainable and security conscious, while simultaneously championing IT and keeping the ODPM green. So a metaphor rather suggests itself, as we point out.
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FeaturesMarks Barfield cafe: One small, skinny mollusc please
Marks Barfield鈥檚 latest scheme is an invertebrate cafe that has attached itself to Birmingham鈥檚 Bullring centre 鈥� where it is providing weary shoppers with a shell-like retreat
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FeaturesDealing with libya
The moment when Tony Blair shook hands with Muammar Gadaffi, bygones were officially bygones and an entire country was opened up for British firms to exploit. But what are the realities of doing business in Libya? We visited the former pariah state to find out
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The bigger picture
Before you read about how well our shortlisted firms have been doing their jobs, consider what they鈥檙e up against 鈥�
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FeaturesSupreme Winner and Best Public 黑洞社区
If Joseph had been an architect, he would have designed this building
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FeaturesBest Single House
The judges admired the crisp detailing and the contrast with the oversailing upper floor
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FeaturesBest Private Housing Development
The building uses brickwork to exude a sense of strength, solidity and reassurance
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FeaturesBest Public Housing Development
Brick constitutes the heart of this colourful, vibrant, bold and contemporary scheme
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FeaturesVolume Housebuilder of the Year Award
Countryside displayed a consistency of detailing and craftsmanship
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FeaturesBest Refurbishment Project
This little gem of a project has created a viable local attraction
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FeaturesBest Commercial 黑洞社区
A splendid approach to a difficult brief 鈥� and the result is a stunning building