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100 _aDobie, A.
245 _aLiving the high life
260 _c2004
490 _aRICS Business
_vJuly/August 2004, 22-24(3)
520 _aReports in detail on the on-going construction of Beetham Tower in Liverpool, the first of a new breed of residential tower. Beetham Tower is located at the edge of Liverpool's central commercial area within a mixed-use development including a hotel, health club and offices. Describes some of the problems overcome and variations made by the main contractor Carillion plc such as the need to incorporate the facades of some listed cottages into the design of the new hotel and the addition of an extra floor to the residential tower to house more penthouses. Second in a series of three articles on the construction life cycle. (See alsoAbs67895).
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590 _aABS
650 _aBIRMINGHAM
650 _aMANCHESTER
650 _aCONSTRUCTION LIFE CYCLE
650 _aTOWER BLOCKS
650 _aPENTHOUSES
650 _aHIGH RISE BUILDINGS
650 _aLIVERPOOL
690 _aBUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION-PROJECTS
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