All Global articles – Page 57
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NewsParis Hilton won't go to Bed
Celebrity heiress denies claims that she will attend launch of Dubai nightclub on Twitter feed
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NewsUS housing starts hits 30-month high
A 17.2% increase in May was more than twice what economists predicted
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NewsReport from Cityscape Saudi Arabia
Neil Morris reveals how the event is going and why the Saudi market is like a 500lb gorilla in the corner
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FeaturesWorking for the Colonel: opportunities in Libya
Forty years of isolation has left Libya desperate for reconstruction and rolling in money. So it’s spending billions on national renewal, and if you’re clever you’ll help it out. Oh, it helps if you like coffee
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Currie & Brown robbed of Mexican police station haul
A programme to build 80 police stations in Mexico, that was being managed by Currie & Brown, is to be re-tendered as the government tries to drive down costs
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NewsKidnap cases rise as firms venture further afield
One in 10 says kidnapping has affected their firm, as construction crime rises in the downturn
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NewsBeijing Olympics trio top Lubetkin prize shortlist
Buildings in Ireland, Germany and Sri Lanka complete RIBA international shortlist
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NewsZaha Hadid beats Snøhetta with Cairo Expo City design
Architect's winning concept for 450,000m2 exhibition city in Egypt invokes the fluidity of the Nile
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NewsAmanda Levete Architects prompts review of Thai rules
Foreign architects in Thailand could receive a boost thanks to former Future Systems director's practice
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NewsView from my office: Jonathan Berney
The EC Harris regional leader looks over Hong Kong’s latest urban regeneration scheme
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FeaturesCountry focus: Serbia
Serbia’s construction industry may not be racking up 20% growth any more, but it’s still hitting 9.5% and shows little sign of slipping into recession. Sasa Trajkovic of EC Harris marks your card
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NewsZaha, queen of the desert: Cairo's Stone Towers
Zaha Hadid has won a competition to design a 525,000m2 development in Cairo known as the Stone Towers
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FeaturesExploding church, invisible architect: Iglesia de Santa Monica
Spanish firm Vicens + Ramos is a reclusive practice, but this iconic/iconoclastic church in Madrid is hard to miss
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NewsArup and Bill Clinton join forces to fight climate change
British engineer is to help the former US president’s charity to advise major cities on reducing carbon output
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FeaturesNew Saudi property rules could tempt UK firms
Regulations follow Dubai’s recent changes, which is good news for those entering the market
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NewsYas Island marina
£115,000m² centrepiece of development that will host Formula One was flooded with 150 million gallons of water this weekend
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NewsDubai government to slash business charges 30%
Plan to stimulate economy will aim to reduce effects of downturn
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FeaturesSupersize me: HKS' Dallas Cowboys stadium
The sheer scale of HKS’ stadium for the Dallas Cowboys kicks Wembley’s arch and Wimbledon’s retractable roof into touch
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NewsOut of Africa: Snohetta's University of the Gambia
Norwegian architect Snøhetta has designed a masterplan for a new University of the Gambia. Modular faculty buildings inspired by African “bantabas”, or meeting places for village elders, contain room for up to 15,000 students
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FeaturesAuschwitz: telling the SS I was a builder saved my life
Sixty-five years after he entered Auschwitz, Albert Veissid tells Ben King the extraordinary tale of how his fictitious construction skills helped him survive