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The Olympic village: architectural review
The Olympic village is the last main 2012 venue to be completed and as a symbol of regeneration its success is crucial to legacy plans. But have its designers played it too safe? Building reports
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Branson posts job advert for Necker Island rebuild
Advert calls for someone from UK industry to mastermind redevelopment of Richard Branson’s Caribbean home
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Government to take FITs battle to Supreme Court
Move comes after Court of Appeal ruled against the government today
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Willmott Dixon, Bullock and Enterprise competing for £1.45bn retrofit job
Shortlist of five teams sees contractors partner with energy companies in West Midlands
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Construction industry declines 0.5% in final quarter of 2011
But ONS figures reveal sector did grow 1.3% over the previous 12 months
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Mace announces new global HQ
All five of the firm’s offices in the capital will merge at Moorgate Hall
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Lansley announces plan for NHS property company
Health secretary says new government-owned company NHS Property Services Ltd will take over NHS estate
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Government loses FIT appeal
Court of Appeal upholds High Court’s decision that proposed effective date of cut would be retrospective
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Construction to shed 45,000 jobs in 2012
Construction output will fall 3% this year with the loss of 45,000 jobs across the sector, CITB-ConstructionSkills survey finds
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Comment
Building memories: The Radio Times reports the 1948 Olympics
Our Building Memories campaign continues with a look at how the Radio Times reported the start of the Olympics in 1948
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Government must invest in design, Conran argues
Habitat and Design Museum founder says design can invigorate ailing economy
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Gove warned over ditching green standards for schools
UK Green Building Council and alliance of green businesses urge ministers not to scrap BREEAM requirement on schools
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Qatar's construction boom: The legal risks
With FIFA 2022 and multibillion infrastructure projects in the pipeline, many firms are heading for Qatar – but there are legal risks within contracts to be aware of
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More than 70% of workers sign up to BESNA
More protests planned this week over controversial wage proposals
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Design Museum unveils £80m plans for new home
Design by Architects John Pawson and OMA for museum’s new home at former Commonwealth Institute building
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Plans for new Design Museum unveiled
John Pawson Architects reveals plans to convert former Commonwealth Institute in Kensington into new Design Museum
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CH2M Hill bags HS2 contract
Contract for development partner on high speed project worth between £50-70m
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Sweett Group sells stake in school PFI
Consultant formerly known as Cyril Sweett to use cash to pay debts
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Bam wins £20m school job
Havant school is first contract to be awarded under the £4.5bn IESE framework