More Focus – Page 407

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    All becomes clear

    2004-05-13T00:00:00Z

    Rick Mather Architects knows that when designing a minimalist building, its windows have a great bearing on its appearance.

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    Checklist

    2004-05-13T00:00:00Z

    With technical advances being made all the time, window specifiers need to keep abreast of the changes. Barbour Index and ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø Specifier outline five ways to get the best results

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    Oliver Letwin

    2004-05-07T00:00:00Z

    The donnish shadow chancellor may look most at home surrounded by dusty tomes, but he's all for rewriting the book when it comes to the civil service. He talks to us about modernisation, decentralisation and, er, oysters.

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    The Lewisham job

    2004-05-07T00:00:00Z

    They designed it so a gang of third graders could have pulled it off. It was fast, it was easy and the score was 30 mill. Only drawback was, it was a police station – but they had a plan for that, too … Gus 'The Hat' Alexander cases the ...

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    On thin air

    2004-05-07T00:00:00Z

    Welcome to the bumpy flight that is consultants' pay, where you can experience vertical take-off one moment and the next find yourself frantically trying to remember how you get the oxygen out of that mask thing. We report on the 2004 ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø/Hays Montrose consultants' salary guide.

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    Tonight, at the forum …

    2004-05-07T00:00:00Z

    … Herzog & de Meuron presents Barcelona's latest urban regeneration extravaganza, starring an eye-catching triangular auditorium at a gravity-defying angle. Sit back and enjoy the show

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    March passed: The MoD becomes Britain's top client

    2004-05-07T00:00:00Z

    £555m garrison makes ministry UK's biggest spender – and puts Sir Robert McAlpine top of contractors' table

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    It's getting hot out there …

    2004-05-07T00:00:00Z

    Thinking of working abroad but not sure where to look for work? We offer a rundown this year's hottest destinations, where UK-trained construction professionals are definitely in demand …

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    Singleton vs empty-nester

    2004-05-07T00:00:00Z

    There are two types of people who are really suited to working abroad. Which one are you – or should you stay put?

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    Ways to go

    2004-05-07T00:00:00Z

    Are you considering working abroad? Daniel Griggs heads up the international division at global recruitment consultancy Beresford Blake Thomas. Here, he offers some top tips

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    Just the job

    2004-05-07T00:00:00Z

    Dubai is a great location for both work and play – and with its massive construction boom the opportunities are endless, quantity surveyor Fergus Rossiter tells ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø

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    Tony no mates

    2004-04-30T00:00:00Z

    Say hello to Tony. Tony is a prime minister. But Tony is sad, because even though he has lots of money and the kit for lovely new schools and hospitals, all his friends are too busy to help him to put them together. So Tony might not be ...

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    Gherkin, interior

    2004-04-30T00:00:00Z

    As the first Swiss Re office workers jostle for the best desks in Foster and Partners' cigar-shaped tower, Martin Spring takes a trip to the top and discovers the design tricks that make it the only green skyscraper in London.

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    How to build a model community

    2004-04-30T00:00:00Z

    Two reports have tried to provide assembly instructions for the ideal sustainable community. We find out if they work.

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    Perfect 10

    2004-04-30T00:00:00Z

    Last week's landmark 10th annual ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø Awards lived up to its billing, with highlights ranging from Angus Deayton to a giant Scalextric to a balloon-popping frenzy … But the best bit for many was collecting a coveted gong – so here are the 2004 winners

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    March passed: the MoD becomes Britain's top client

    2004-04-30T00:00:00Z

    £555m garrison makes ministry UK's biggest spender – and puts Sir Robert McAlpine top of contractors' table

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    Job joy

    2004-04-30T00:00:00Z

    With such a shortage of professionals, you'll want to hang on to yours. Brian Baily of consultant Baily Garner, one of The Sunday Times' best small firms to work for, explains how

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    Doorstepping

    2004-04-29T00:00:00Z

    Miller Homes has come a long way from its Edinburgh roots. So far, in fact, that it added a southern division to its seven regions at the start of the year. Ian Beal, former regional managing director with Wilson Connolly and Redrow, is heading the new operation

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    Designing by Numbers

    2004-04-29T00:00:00Z

    Design codes are like Huntley & Palmers biscuit tins: people see different things in them. In fact, the only thing everyone agrees about is that they are here to stay. We get to the bottom of the argument.

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    An Investment Opportunity?

    2004-04-29T00:00:00Z

    The government is consulting with industry over the introduction of property investment funds. the director of FPDSavills Research, answers key questions about the proposals for residential PIFs and how they could affect the housebuilding industry