All Building 2012 articles – Page 34
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NewsODA forced to renegotiate at Stratford
Developers vying for Stratford City have demanded new deal after claiming proposals are 'unrealistic'
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NewsCost of Olympics could exceed £5bn
Officials admit the original budget could more than double, as London mayor plans to target developers to tackle cost overruns
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NewsStop ‘bashing’ the Olympics says Peter Rogers
Chairman of Strategic Forum 2012 task group says industry should support the delivery of the London Olympics
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NewsArup and Rendel ride in to fix Ascot grandstand crisis
Consultants are drafted in after racecourse receives more than 1,000 complaints
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Star names queue up to design Olympic velopark
Foster and Rogers among architects preparing to fight it out for design-led contract
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NewsJowell grilled over Olympic VAT bill
Olympics minister comes under fire in Commons after admitting VAT was omitted from original costs
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News2012 Olympic Games threatened by £1bn VAT bill
Treasury says £1bn of VAT costs on construction was not factored in to Games bid
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NewsLemley: Olympic costs are rising 'on exponential basis'
The former chairman of the Olympic Delivery Authority says Games costs will exceed government's £2.4bn estimate
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NewsOlympic media centre to be design-and-build contract
Tessa Jowell tells Building that important scheme would not be a design-led project
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NewsLemley reveals fears over delivery of London Olympics
American says he resigned from ODA because politics was threatening to bring the games in late and overbudget
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FeaturesOff to a trying start …
The stadium is the subject of a row before its design is even begun and the client’s chairman has departed in mysterious circumstances … Vikki Miller reports on the difficult early days of the London Olympics
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NewsGreen light for Olympic DLR link
Docklands Light Railway link from Stratford to the Olympic Park will run 27 trains an hour during the Games
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NewsWest Ham serious about move to Olympic stadium
Sports minister Richard Caborn says West Ham is in negotiations about moving to the main 2012 stadium
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NewsRogers ignites row over Olympic stadium design
ODA faces first serious setbacks as Lord Rogers queries designs and Jack Lemley quits
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Use Olympic standards on all public projects, urges CPA
The Construction Products Association has become the latest trade body to lobby construction minister Margaret Hodge to ensure that all public sector projects abide by best practice standards set for the 2012 Olympics.
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NewsJack Lemley resigns from ODA
Chairman of Olympic Delivery Authority to leave his post immediately
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NewsLemley warns of WW2 bombs on Olympic site
Olympic chief says there could be bombs buried deep underground at the site in East London
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Lemley warns of WW2 bombs on Olympic site
The head of the body responsible for delivering the Olympic games has expressed fears over unexploded bombs buried deep in the ground under the Olympic park in east London.