All Americas articles – Page 9
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NewsInsurer AIG saved in $85bn rescue deal
US Federal Reserve agrees two-year loan in return for 80% equity stake
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NewsBarclays retrieves £1bn chunk of Lehman Bros
Deal to buy large part of firm out of bankruptcy makes UK bank a Wall Street giant
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NewsHOK Sport unveils 'Armadillo' stadium
Metallic-clad 50,000-seat football stadium in Mexico is inspired by adjacent mountain
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NewsNew York mayor slams building delays at Ground Zero
Planning agency responsible must go, says Michael Bloomberg on eve of today's 9/11 anniversary
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Former KBR chief admits using bribery to win contracts
Nigerian officials were allegedly bribed over 10 years in efforts to obtain engineering and construction contracts
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NewsWorker killed in NY crane collapse
Anthony Esposito fell 40 storeys on the site of the Silver Towers apartment scheme
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NewsClose encounters: International UFO Museum and Research Center
This is the design for the new $30m (£16.8m) 18,000ft2 International UFO Museum and Research Center, in Roswell, New Mexico.
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Builders among six killed in US shooting spree
Deputy sheriff also shot dead in rampage by vagrant with links to building trade
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NewsLevees hold in New Orleans
City survives close call with Hurricane Gustav but scale of damage still being checked
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NewsGreening up Manhattan
City mayor hopes to put wind turbines on skyscrapers and build windfarms in the ocean
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NewsBalfour Beatty ties up £103m US military housing project
UK contractor will design, construct and renovate accommodation at historic West Point
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NewsAt last! The theatre that goes to you
The Mobile Performance Venue, a 3,900m2 transportable theatre designed by Ramboll Whitbybird and Norwegian practice Various Architects, will tour the world in 2009.
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NewsRenzo Piano tower altered to deter climbers
Rods removed from Italian starchitect’s NY Times tower to prevent climbing daredevils
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NewsPerforming arts college in Dallas gets creative
Allied Works Architecture's design transforms Booker T Washington High School in Texas
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NewsThe top 5 American green buildings
The founder of green website Jetson Green picks his five best completed projects in America, from housing schemes to a hotel and an office
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NewsWorld Trade Center redevelopment delayed until 2013
Libeskind, Foster and Rogers towers to be $3bn over budget and two years late, says report
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New York cracks down after 15 site deaths in six months
Mayor Bloomberg launches a package of tough legislation as crane inspector is arrested
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FeaturesInternational markets: 10 fastest growing markets in the world
As the economic downturn sets in at home, it might be time to consider working abroad. That’s why Building is launching a new international section, where we’ll bring you essential guides to doing business in the most exciting economies outside the UK. To kick off, this week we take a ...
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NewsUK body to advise New York after tower crane deaths
Strategic Forum offers ‘hand across the water’, as latest accident brings death toll to nine since March
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NewsHill wins New York City Hall contract
Consultant is construction manager on £40m renovation scheme