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FeaturesGround Zero: The world's emptiest space
Until the physical gap is filled, the emotional void of 9/11 will continue to haunt the city. Ike Ijeh looks at how designers, architects and builders are working to do justice to the significance of the site. Photography by Keith Kleiner
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CommentAnd upwards
A decade on from the destruction of the World Trade Center, New York is busy rebuilding – and tall buildings have got stronger
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NewsFrames for triple glazed units
Schueco’s window is ideal for highly insulated residential or commercial buildings
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NewsFrameless shower door
Roman has added a bespoke frameless hinged glass shower door to its Sculptures range
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NewsNew RIBA boss wants architects to take lead
Angela Brady calls for architects to be reinstated as project leaders
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NewsGLA considers 600 fast-track home pilot
Pilot scheme aims to identify 12-20 local authority sites in London on which to rapidly build new homes
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NewsWTC Tower 3 architect calls for push on stalled scheme
British architect says developer Silverstein must secure private financing
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NewsGovernment review of procurement to cover construction
Industry welcomes decision to include construction in review of EU procurement rules
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NewsOnly 31 homes reach code level 6
However, 29,205 homes have been completed to level 3 of the Code for Sustainable Homes
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NewsAukett rethinks global strategy after losses
Aukett Fitzry Robinson diversifies Russian business and considers scaling down Middle Eastern arm
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NewsWeston abandons 750-home development
Chairman blasts government over funding cuts which left developer shouldering social housing costs
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NewsBouygues UK bags £61.5m Tower Hamlets BSF job
Financial close on third wave of borough’s schools brings total number redeveloped to 14
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NewsCouncilors vote to save Edinburgh tramline
Trams will run through to the city centre after local politicians perform a u-turn
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NewsAuthor of planning reform hits back at critics
Tory MP John Howell says current planning system ‘lost balance many years ago’
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NewsOFT refers Anglo American/Lafarge venture to Competition Commission
OFT highlights concerns that joint venture could undermine independent ready-mix concrete suppliers
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CommentWorst orders figures on record suggest the worst on the ground is yet to come
There are times when you hope you’re misreading data or that there may be an error. But it doesn’t look as though these crutches are available as I stare at the carnage implicit in the new orders data.
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NewsConstruction industry PMI falls to eight-month low
Improved commercial performance outweighed by weaker civil engineering work
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NewsAecom and URS win Forth Bridge contract
Aecom and URS Scott Wilson has been awarded the role of Design Checker for the Forth Replacement Bridge in Scotland.
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NewsCyril Sweett shares fall on profits warning
Increased competition in UK and effect of Arab Spring leads to lower operating margins