All Building articles in Archive Titles – Page 372
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Welcome to Utopia
Poor quality of life, crumbling council housing, a low skills base and a wobbly local economy. Harlow today is a far cry from the uplifting vision of its creator. But, you guessed it, it’s all about to change. The only question is … how?
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Planning
How five local authorities formed a joint planning unit to deliver a huge growth in homes and infrastructure
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On the money
Few spending rounds have generated so much excitement – or dread – as next summer’s comprehensive spending review. Former government adviser Paul Hackett reveals what’s at stake and what’s in store for post-Blair Britain
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TPA tunes in to Marconi scheme
Consultancy TP Associates is working on the £350m redevelopment of the former Marconi site in Chelmsford, Essex. The scheme is at the master planning stage, with Richard Rogers Partnership acting as master planner alongside TPA.
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Legal
A ruling at the European Court of Justice has changed the point at which an environmental impact assessment is required
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Archive TitlesRuthless but lawful
Multiplex was found to have no unlawful plan to put Cleveland Bridge out of business in the Wembley Stadium case. Steven Williams (pictured) explains why the outcome underlines how hard it is for a contractor to prove an employer’s under-certification is a repudiatory breach
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My kind of town
It may come as a surprise, but hoards of Chinese and US regeneration experts are descending on Britain’s new towns. Even more surprising, perhaps, they’ve come to admire and learn. Gideon Amos opens our new towns special
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How to survive… a paltry pay rise
Amaya Lopez offers more half-serious advice on making your way in the modern office ...
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Housing
Later this year, barring further delays, the planning system will get a shake-up – PPS3. So what is it going to do for housing?
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Kellys heroics
The past month or so has been marked by Ruth Kelly’s coming out, not in the white chiffon frills of a debutante, but in her customary sensible trouser suit.
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So here’s the plan
Creating a large-scale mixed-use masterplan calls for a wide range of skills and knowledge. In the first in a series of three articles on masterplanning, Alex Davey, partner at Davis Langdon, looks at 10 key considerations
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Going solo
Adam Brooks (pictured), project manager and co-founder of Northwest-based firm APE, shares six tips on setting up your own business
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Archive Titles...and over in Gloucestershire
“Carbuncle”, “battleship” and “something from outer space” were the scathing descriptions local critics applied to early designs for a library in Dursley, Gloucestershire.
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Taylor Woodrow reports profit fall
Interim results affected by fewer selling sites but comany is bolstered by record first-half profits from North America