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master builder

n
1. (Professions) a person skilled in the design and construction of buildings, esp before the foundation of the profession of architecture
2. (Architecture) a person skilled in the design and construction of buildings, esp before the foundation of the profession of architecture
3. (Professions) a self-employed builder who employs labour
4. (Building) a self-employed builder who employs labour
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capomastro

master builder

ncapomastro
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The awards were presented at the FMB South West, Midlands and Eastern Master Builder Awards gala dinner, at the Hilton Double Tree, Stratford-upon-Avon, last night.
Harriet Lee Building & Renovation Ltd received the award at the FMB Cymru Master Builder Awards Gala Dinner, sponsored by Rockwool, at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Cardiff, on Thursday night.
Ifan Glyn, director of FMB Cymru, said: "The Master Builder Awards give the FMB the opportunity to celebrate a job well done and for clients to say thank you to their builders.
"We are now looking forward to representing the outstanding quality of work being completed in the residential sector in the North as Park Lodge competes against projects from all over the country at the national finals of the Master Builder awards in London this September."
Each winner of a Master Builder Award is in with a chance of winning the Overall Master Builder Award.
Now, it's the eponymous character in Ibsen's "The Master Builder," Halvard Solness--a tangle of ambition, paranoia and buried guilt.
Impossible Heights: Skyscrapers, Flight, and the Master Builder
"If you know of a great builder who has embraced energy efficiency technologies in creating your home or who has successfully completed a building project, displaying quality workmanship and excellent customer service, then enter them into the Master Builder of the Year Awards."
"The Master Builder." won for the Corporate Film and Video category at the European Excellence Awards in Amsterdam.
Research commissioned to launch the 10th Master Builder of the Year Awards has revealed that more people trust their local builder than they do politicians to get a job done properly.
Ambrose's dream is no less than to help William the Master Builder find his dream.
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