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CommentThe decline and fall of architecture
The first of three blogs on the role of architecture in the modern econony examines the causes of the profession’s fall from grace
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NewsRogers Stirk Harbour unveils football stadium
Caracas project began with a commission to design a bus station and will be firm’s first football stadium
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CommentWhat can Boris Johnson learn from NYC's outgoing mayor?
The Big Apple’s architecture, infrastructure and public realm have been transformed by Michael Bloomberg
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NewsFour firms face off for £62m priority schools
Four firms have made the cut for the latest two batches of capital-funded priority schools to come to market
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NewsIndustry casts doubt on Barker's Green Deal claims
Industry leaders question energy minister’s claim that 81% of people taking a Green Deal assessment carry out retrofit work
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FeaturesGreen Deal: One year on
The Green Deal is one year old this week but the celebrations are, to put it mildly, subdued. We look back on a year of disappointments for the energy efficiency retrofit market
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NewsLaing O’Rourke wins £22m TfL job
Contractor to remodel depot and surrounding facilities at London’s Willesden Junction
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News'No quick fix' to poor Qatar worker living conditions
A Qatari consultant founded by two British former Davis Langdon partners warns planning system will slow scheme for ‘humane’ housing
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NewsPinnacle owners target construction start this year
Saudi Arabian owners seek £770m by March to revive stalled tower
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NewsConstruction only sector to shrink as recovery stalls
Output in the construction industry fell by 0.3% in the final quarter of 2013, despite overall economy growing by 0.7%
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NewsGalliford Try wins three jobs worth £55m
Contractor appointed to build extra care and housing developments
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NewsBritish Land reports pick up in office demand
Developer set to push on with London developments in 2014
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NewsCrest Nicholson profit soars 30%
Housebuilder also reports 29% hike in revenue for the year to 31 October 2013
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CommentConstruction 2025: Looking for a roadmap
Construction 2025 reminds us of the direction of travel but what’s needed now is a clear plan on how the industry can get to where it needs to be
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CommentOpportunity continues to beckon in Russia
Russia provides a long-term opportunity for UK construction, despite the market’s drawbacks
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CommentNEC: Campaign for plain English
The NEC was supposed to move from legal language to something more practical at project level. But a case from last year shows what can happen when courts are left to interpret the contract
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CommentSurfing the waves
Any surfer dude will tell you that every seventh wave is a big one, and so it is with the value of UK construction and building shares
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NewsBIG unveils designs for 'honeycomb' building in Bahamas
Danish architect reveals images of residential complex
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NewsMivan fails to find buyer and cuts further 144 jobs
Northern Irish firm ceases trading after administrator Deloitte is unable to find buyer