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NewsArdmore takes £80m Goldfinger bank job
Contractor to transform historic Midland Bank Headquarters in the City of London into a new hotel
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FeaturesSkin deep: SOM's JTI Building in Geneva
SOM’s JTI building in Geneva uses a revolutionary facade that optimises daylight and transparency while meeting tight Swiss regulatory requirements
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NewsArchitects sought for Birmingham's Centenary Square revamp
RIBA launches international competition to revamp a public square in front of Mecanoo’s Stirling prize-shortlisted Library of Birmingham
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NewsFoster + Partners boss left with £2.2m payout
Chief executive Mouzhan Majidi left in February after his role was axed, with his departure costing practice £2.6m in total
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NewsConstruction to weather weak economic outlook, says Experian
Experian holds construction output forecasts, but downgrades GDP forecasts
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NewsGalliford Try chairman steps down
Outgoing chief executive Greg Fitzgerald steps up to executive chairman, as search for new CEO continues
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FeaturesWhat to specify: Cladding
This week’s cladding products include the refurbishment of a high-rise building at the Darmstadt University in Germany, and wall cladding for a home on the banks of the River Tay
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NewsStirling Prize winner slams UK procurement
Architect Steve Tompkins says UK system freezes out young practices and reveals Haworth Tompkins is targeting international work
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NewsSafety tests planned for glass on Mace office tower
Inspection of glass on AHMM-designed office block comes after pane fell from building last week
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NewsProfit at housebuilder Cala soars
Housebuilder ups land bank, with £4.7bn development pipeline, as pre-tax profit more than doubles
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NewsConstruction to grow 23% by 2018
Construction Product Association’s latest forecast predicts growth of 4.8% this year and 5.3% next year
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NewsUnion to highlight workplace stress during safety week
Construction union Ucatt is to highlight workplace stress in the construction industry during European Health and Safety Week
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NewsHS2 outlines engineering contract opportunities
HS2 has laid out details of how it expects to work with contractors and suppliers at a major conference in London
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CommentRecruitment for the future
We need to have access to the widest range of people possible to ensure we have all the skills we need
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NewsKier wins £57m Scottish school projects
Kier has been appointed to deliver two secondary school projects in South West Scotland worth £57m.
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CommentWhen is a building not a building?
Defining what is a building – or more specifically a construction operation – is not as easy as you think
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FeaturesLead times: July-September 2014
Although there are only four trades reporting an increase in lead times this quarter, there are 10 trades that anticipate increases in the next six months
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NewsHMRC rakes in £131m from construction
The taxman raised a record amount from investigation into construction firms’ taxes in the last financial year
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CommentBalfour Beatty's chance
Could new chief executive Leo Quinn be the right person to breathe new life into the firm?
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CommentStirling Prize winner harnesses new city pride
Ike Ijeh on what the victory of Haworth Tompkins’ Everyman Theatre in Liverpool means for architecture