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FeaturesBuilding Awards 2012 Construction Client of the year: Crossrail
When money is tight, experienced clients are like gold dust and here we have some of the very best - but this year the accolade goes to Crossrail for the sheer scale of its ambitions
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FeaturesBuilding Awards 2012 Chief Executive of the year: Pete Redern
Taylor Wimpey’s Peter Redfern has navigated his firm through lean times, succeeding in his drive to return the housebuilder to a robust state of health
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FeaturesBuilding Awards 2012 Building Magazine Project of the year: AirW1, London
It was Crown Estate’s renewal of Regent Street that turned the judges’ heads this year, with its contemporary neo-baroque design of AirW1
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FeaturesBuilding Awards 2012 Architectural Practice of the Year: Astudio
Practice expands fivefold in as many years, making it one to watch
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NewsArena plan for Battersea Power Station
Architect Allies & Morrison offers ‘practical’ proposals for London landmark
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NewsOlympics wins gold at Building Awards 2012
ODA chair picks up Personality of the Year baton from former chief as Crossrail and Crown Estate are among last night’s victors
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NewsFormer RIBA president to run for Bristol mayor
Architect George Ferguson is first candidate to emerge ahead of referendum
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NewsChinese investors sniff out £4.1bn super sewer
Thames Tideway Tunnel project attracts attention of Chinese investment funds
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NewsPM’s u-turn undermines Green Deal roll-out
Firms consider scaling back Green Deal plans after Cameron blocks so-called ‘conservatory tax’
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NewsKillby & Gayford goes into administration
BDO handles administration of 150-year-old contractor, famous for high-end work including Number 10 Downing St
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NewsAnother RMJM departure as top New York architect resigns
US principal and Hillier veteran Steve Gifford the fourth to quit in a matter of days
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NewsTen firms win place on £1bn MoJ framework
Balfour Beatty, ISG, Vinci and Lend Lease among the big winners
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CommentNew asbestos regulations: Legal points to remember
Contractors dealing with non-licensed work will have to give asbestos regulations a little more thought after the changes from 6 April
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NewsMinister confirms planning fees rethink
Greg Clark says plans set out last year ‘can’t be delivered’
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NewsTesco slashes store expansion by over a third
Supermarket chain will embark on refurb programme for existing stores
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NewsBam reprieve for out-of-work O’Donnell subbies
Contractor takes on 70 of the subcontractor’s workforce on £50m student digs
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NewsRIBA exhibitions to celebrate 2012 Olympic construction
Olympic stadium, Aquatics Centre and Velodrome among key venues celebrated
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CommentFeed-in tariff timetable: Compensation for firms
We all know the government’s timetable for cuts to the solar feed-in tariff was illegal but how do those who suffered from the over-hasty announcement go about getting compensation?