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Olympic village bail out
The Olympic Delivery Authority this week revealed it had received £95m in contingency funds to enable work on the Olympic village to proceed as negotiations with developer Lend Lease
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Arsenal revives sports centre plan
Arsenal football club has reinstated a proposed sports centre in its £800m urban regeneration plan around its Emirates stadium after pressure from local residents.
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Birmingham masterplan revision
Cabe has called for “a fundamental rethink” by Aukett Fitzroy Robinson of its £450m masterplan for the Eastside Locks area of Birmingham.
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Table correction
Ramboll Whitbybird has 177 UK chartered staff, and not 128 as was stated in last week’s top 100 engineers table.
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NewsLuxury Libeskind: Swiss shopping centre
This Daniel Libeskind-designed shopping centre in Switzerland opened its doors to the public last Wednesday
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NewsSharewatch: Hooligans at the poker table
Christopher Rickard, Taylor Wimpey’s new finance director, has an interesting few weeks ahead of him.
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NewsEast is east
Telford Homes has been granted planning permission to convert a listed Victorian building in east London into a working man’s club and 39 flats.
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House prices to fall 5-10% more, says expert
House prices will fall by another 5-10%, before levelling off, an eminent economist has told a parliamentary committee.
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Report predicts housebuilder takeovers
The housebuilding industry is set for a rash of takeovers as larger builders snap up smaller rivals in a bid to beat the financial turmoil.
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CommentBuilding buys a pint … for Sheppard Robson
Camden is usually a good place to spot celebrities, be it Amy Winehouse or the Mighty Boosh.
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Building intelligence Q2 2008: A mixed picture
The downturn sent most graphs south in the second quarter of the year, but a closer look at the data shows wide variations between regions and sectors, according to Experian Business Strategies
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Raynsford to head emergency government liaison council
Former construction minister Nick Raynsford is to lead an economic council set up by the industry to provide a single point of contact with government during the financial crisis.
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Rising damp
Manchester-born developer Urban Splash made its name building funky flats for trendy Northerners but the current climate hasn’t suited its business model. Muireann Bolger examines how it’s keeping its head above water
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NewsEx-architects turn eco-fashion designers
Cambridge students establish DePLOY sustainable fashion line and boutique
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NewsConstruction output to fall 3% in 2009
Experian issues bleak prediction, with housing activity suffering biggest decline of 14%
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NewsWSP hired on two top Dubai schemes
Consultant wins work on 1km Nakheel Tower and $95bn Jumeira Gardens
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NewsLaw report: Latest international law trends
Last week lawyers gathered in London to discuss the latest in contract forms, dispute resolution and risk mitigation around the globe, and this is what they said...
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NewsBREEAM to launch in the Gulf
BRE has adapted its environmental assessment guidelines for the Middle East
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NewsLow & Bonar flooring sale cuts debt
Materials group says disposal leaves it 'comfortably within' its financing covenants