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FeaturesFrampton Park Baptist Church
A long way to heaven: A Baptist church in Hackney, east London, has broken with the archetypes of church design to place community facilities, a cafe, creche and offices at the congregational heart of the building - prayers go on up on the third floor
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FeaturesBuilding intelligence: Q3 2015
The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics show that total construction output dropped across the quarter, but is marginally up on a year ago
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FeaturesTracker: November 2015
The construction activity index drops into negative territory for its third time in 12 months, while most individual regions experience a soft decrease in activity level
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FeaturesA non-starter?
In a week in which the government announced its intention to ‘directly commission’ up to 13,000 homes, you might think it had begun, finally, to get a grip on housebuilding. But its flagship Starter Homes policy is set to shake up the development industry, causing delays - and fears it ...
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FeaturesPredictions 2016: What does your future hold?
What lies in wait for construction in 2016? We read the cards on the projects, the politics and the policies set to shape the year ahead – while key industry insiders predict what the major talking points for the next 12 months will be
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FeaturesProjects for 2016: Heathrow airport
The wrangling over a third runway is one of the longest-running farces in recent British political history
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FeaturesGlobal city focus: Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Rotterdam’s dramatic skyline highlights its transformation from its blue collar, port city roots to a modern high-rise metropolis connected to the largest harbour in Europe
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FeaturesProjects for 2016: Elbphilharmonie Concert Hall
This £617m Herzog de Meuron project was originally costed at less than £60m and scheduled to complete in 2010
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FeaturesProjects for 2016: Greek National Opera House
With a crippled state apparatus and a national debt standing at almost 180% of GDP, one might be forgiven for thinking that a £500m new opera house might not be uppermost on the Greek government’s mind
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FeaturesPredictions for 2016: Politics
What are the challenges, key developments and government policies that look set to shape 2016? Building asked key industry insiders to make a call on what they think will become the major talking points of the next 12 months
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FeaturesPredictions for 2016: Economy
What are the challenges, key developments and government policies that look set to shape 2016? Building asked key industry insiders to make a call on what they think will become the major talking points of the next 12 months
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FeaturesProjects for 2016: Abu Dhabi Louvre
While originally scheduled for 2012, the Louvre’s first museum outside of Paris should be worth the wait
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FeaturesProjects for 2016: World Trade Center Transportation Hub
With its original cost nearly doubled to £2.3bn, the almost decade-late World Trade Center Transportation Hub will become the world’s most expensive station
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FeaturesProjects for 2016: Tate Modern extension
Plagued by spiralling delays and ballooning costs, the extension to the world’s most popular modern art museum should finally open this summer
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FeaturesPredictions for 2016: Clive Fenton
McCarthy and Stone’s chief executive takes a look at what 2016 might have in store for housebuilders
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FeaturesProjects for 2016: Rio Olympics
The sporting spectacle will return in 2016 with some typically impressive architecture
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FeaturesPredictions for 2016: Matthew Bonning-Snook
Helical Bar’s director makes his predictions for the year ahead
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FeaturesPredictions for 2016: Ann Bentley
Rider Levett Bucknall’s global chairman considers the year ahead from a consultant’s perspective
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FeaturesPredictions for 2016: Andy Steele
Osborne’s chief executive looks at 2016 from a contractor’s perspective