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Pritzker prize winner
Portugese architect, Eduardo Souto de Moura, has been awarded the highest honour in architecture: the Pritzker prize.The 58-year-old architect who designed Braga stadium (pictured) and the Burgo Tower in Porto, will receive a $100,000 grant and a bronze medallion. He is the second Portugese architect to win the prize, following ...
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Eaga shareholder vote
Eaga shareholders have voted to approve a £306m takeover bid by Carillion. Eaga shares are now expected to be listed under Carillion’s name on the stock exchange from 21 April.
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Mansion tax looms
Business secretary Vince Cable is in discussions with chancellor George Osborne to re-open the possibility of a “mansion tax” on homes worth more than £1m.
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Rebuilding Iraq: Mott MacDonald's Marsh Arab school
How do you start to rebuild a country devasted by war? When Mott MacDonald was asked to make a school for the Marsh Arabs, it went back to using traditional woven reed – reconnecting the community to its roots.
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Suspend reality
Make sure you’re clear on the terms of a contract before suspending for non-payment. If you get it wrong, you could end up being burned
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Oxford Street goes shopping
The eastern end of London’s Oxford Street is in dire need of some street cred. Happily a £2bn revamp is on its way, spurred on by Crossrail. So what are the plans, who are the main players and where should you look for work?
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How the OFT went OTT
The penalties dished out by the OFT over cover pricing did more harm than the offence they sought to punish. Now the fines have been reduced by 90% and it’s time to move on
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Building Awards 2011 shortlist: Aylesbury Waterside Theatre
Shortlisted for Public Building Project of the Year: This theatre is designed to reflect the landscape surrounding it
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Remixed: Ab Rogers interview
Ab Rogers, son of Richard, flopped at school, became a hippy, and is, by his own father’s judgment, ’pretty crazy’. None of that stops him being a sought after UK designer trusted with designs for the likes of Pizza Express and the Fat Duck. Meet a true individual
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About the size of it
Small firm Cotswold Geotechnical was fined 115% of its annual turnover under the Corporate Manslaughter Act. But will larger organisations suffer a similar fate?
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Oxford Street redevelopment: designing our way out of shopping hell
Oxford Street is famous as a shopping destination but nobody really likes it there. We look at how the redevelopment will change this world renowned location, and also why now is the perfect time to give Oxford Street a makeover
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The Olympic stadium: Sprint finish
Functional, lean and tightly compact, the Olympic stadium has powered through the construction phase to be delivered early and under budget.
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The UK’s largest zero carbon housing scheme
In 2007 Linden Homes and Affinity Sutton joined forces to build what they say will be the UK’s largest zero carbon housing development
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'Build now, pay later’ pilot to create 3,000 new homes
Barratt, Countryside and Keepmoat first to benefit from government scheme on six HCA sites
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Building Awards 2011 shortlist: Ravensbourne College
Shortlisted for Public Building Project of the Year: Ravensbourne College refuses to be merely another building in the shadow of the Millenium Dome
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Galliford Try merges housing brands
Contractor plans to grow housing business to 4,000 homes over next three years
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IUK publishes implementation plan for £3bn savings
A data group and industry behaviour code to be established
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Tom Foulkes to step down as ICE director general
Spencer Stuart appointed to headhunt his successor
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