All Building articles in 17 May 2024
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FeaturesThe longest job: Finishing Gaudí’s masterpiece, La Sagrada Família
How do you recreate the work of a genius out of nothing but rubble? And even if you can, how do you keep a construction project that was started in the 19th century from going off the rails? Daniel Gayne went to Barcelona to find out
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NewsVince Clancy to join CBRE board as T&T set to merge with US firm’s PM business
Combination of UK consultant and CBRE division to create $3bn firm
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NewsSimon Tolson to stand down as Fenwick Elliott senior partner
Prominent lawyer steps back after 23 years at the helm
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CommentOn second thoughts… the slip rule in adjudication
Tony Bingham explores the limits of an adjudicator’s power to correct their own mistakes after the award has already been issued
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NewsSellar making changes to £1.5bn Liverpool Street station redevelopment following flood of objections
Developer in talks with the City of London over way forward with planning decision now expected to be delayed until next year
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: a tour of the Palace of Westminster, the trouble with Co-op Live and another QS is sold abroad
The latest chatter around the industry
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Information - BuildingBuilding Digital Edition: May 2024
We should be making more money: So much risk, so little reward – Wates chief Eoghan O’Lionaird is baffled why contractors put up with it
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FeaturesIt’s M&S’s Oxford Street neighbour – and it’s being refurbished, not demolished
The former House of Fraser store is just half a mile from the M&S flagship which the retailer controversially wants to knock down and rebuild. Thomas Lane meets the team to find out how they are making the refurbishment work
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FeaturesBeyond the surface: An examination of building envelopes through architectural case studies
Building, in conjunction with Carlisle, hosted a CPD-accredited event exploring choices influencing the design and delivery of building exteriors
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CommentWe are in a world where business leaders appear more radical than the Labour party
After the local elections, Keir Starmer looks certain to be our next prime minister, but where are the details beyond the aspiration to ‘get Britain building’?
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NewsVistry to build more homes than last year as housebuilder targets £800m profit in coming years
Firm says build costs will be down after asking suppliers for 10% price cut last year
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NewsMargins being squeezed as new orders fall, RLB warns
Consultant says clients realising seriousness of situation and working with firms in more ‘collaborative’ way
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NewsArmitt warns infrastructure plans need speeding up as NIC review says more detail needed on proposals
Annual report also recommends multi-year financial settlements for mayors and councils to ensure spending certainty
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Features5 minutes with … Andrew Williams at Quinn London
The firm’s heritage director on the pleasure he derives from working on some of the UK’s finest historical buildings, the importance of asking questions and the benefit of hindsight
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NewsBam has ‘lost a lot of money’ on Co-op Live job, US operator behind it says
Cost of fixed-price project has gone up from £365m to £450m, Oak View Group boss admits
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NewsFresh setback for Make’s ITV Studios redevelopment as High Court orders judicial review
Justice Lang says campaigners have raised “arguable grounds” for legal challenge
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NewsBarratt’s deal to buy Redrow for £2.5bn approved by both firms’ shareholders
Overwhelming majority of shares back deal
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NewsTilbury Douglas returns to black after drawing line under historic Interserve problems
Revenue at regional builder tops £500m