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Industry fears construction tsar too junior
Industry leaders are concerned about the lack of detail in the government’s plant for a chief construction officer
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NewsLe Corbusier at the Barbican: Pointing the way
This photograph of Le Corbusier’s Philips Pavilion from the 1958 World’s Fair in Brussels is part of a wide-ranging exhibition on one of the 20th century’s most influential architects that opens this week
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Stanhope and CPC last two bidders for £1bn Noho scheme
Stanhope and Christian Candy’s CPC Group are in a two-horse race to develop the £1bn Noho Square residential scheme in central London
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Features0-14 tower, Dubai: The hole story
It turns out it’s 1,326. But don’t let the whimsical appearance fool you – this is one of Dubai’s most technically advanced and ecologically efficient buildings
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CommentWhat remains
The housebuilding industry that emerges from this recession will bear little resemblance to the one that grew out of the nineties slump
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Citywatch: War, peace and Taylor Wimpey
“I am so fed up with this process” was the verdict of one person involved in the fraught Taylor Wimpey debt talks this week
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NewsArchitecture student applications jump 6.7%
UCAS report finds architecture undergraduate applications rocket to 24,000
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NewsNottingham Trent names new head of Built Environment
Ann Priest will lead university's School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment
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NewsArchitectural technology argues that knowledge is the winner
This mature student in architectural technology has seen it all, but says what doesn't kill you makes you stronger
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NewsBinding decisions: YCMS vs Stephen and Miriam Grabiner
Fenwick Elliott discusses the adjudicator's jurisdiction
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NewsEastern Europe hit hard by downturn
Report says recession in the region will be more severe than elsewhere because of economic imbalances
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NewsSouthwark council can't afford Elephant and Castle infrastructure
Local authority may team up with Transport for London to complete project
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NewsLand Secs announces rights issue to raise £755m
Developer seeks to strengthen balance sheet after revaluations slash 20% off portfolio's worth
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NewsHousing slump drives Galliford Try £37.5m into the red
Writedowns of £48m on housebuilding side wipe out firm's record profit in non-housing construction
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NewsTravis Perkins reports 23% fall in profit
Builder's merchant cites downturn-related costs of restructuring, lease provisions and asset write-offs and says it is set to weather the storm
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NewsUnion threatens strike over foreign labour use
GMB considers action over alleged discrimination against UK construction engineering workers
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NewsBanks expect Taylor Wimpey deal in 'late March'
Sources close to the debt talks dismiss speculation deal is due by 10 March
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NewsIndustry warned to heed safety in the downturn
HSE chief construction inspector says firms must not skimp on safety to cut costs
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Private housing starts dive well below levels in 1980s and 1990s recessions
Housing starts in England plunged in the final quarter of last year to levels not seen in modern times.At the depth of the last house building recession during the worst three month period at the end of 1992 private firms started 19,227 homes. In the final quarter of 2008 just ...