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CommentChina special: dispute resolution
The Chinese legal system is improving rapidly, but foreign parties still need to approach its dispute resolution procedures with caution
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FeaturesThe best china: 10 of the most spectacular new Chinese buildings
Even without the Olympics China is producing some of the finest architecture on the planet – with a little help from the Brits. Martin Spring chooses 10 of the best
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Berkeley still strong despite property slump
Berkeley Group is continuing to lead the rest of the UK housebuilding industry, according to the latest housebuilding profitability figures from BDO Stoy Hayward, writes Tom Bill.
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CommentBuilding buys a pint … for Atkins, Shanghai
Paul Rice associate director, Atkins ShanghaiStuart Macdonald, Building … and 20 drunken Australian embassy staff and guests
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NewsOlympic Village apartments slashed by 900
The number of apartments in the Olympic Village has been cut by a quarter, according to Olympic Delivery Authority chief executive David Higgins, writes Dan Stewart.
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FeaturesThe alternatives: Interactive facades
Here are three alternative facade systems to bring your buildings to life
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NewsHBF reports skills cards success
More than 91% of workers employed by major housebuilders now carry CSCS cards
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NewsLFA hub highlights from King’s Cross
Highlights from the London Festival of Architecture's second week in King's Cross, Bloomsbury, Fitzrovia and Covent Garden
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NewsSuper-quango strikes deal with councils on housing targets
Protocol spells out funds and powers of Homes and Communities Agency
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News‘Creative’ Alsop designs may be used for Titan prisons
Controversial Stirling prize-winning architect working on preliminary “concepts” for mega-prisons
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CommentOnly yourselves to blame
Managers found guilty of causing death by a 'gross breach' of care are liable to criminal conviction, but the Corporate Manslaughter act is clear on how to avoid a prosecution
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FeaturesThe only way is up: China’s airport building programme
China will spend £44bn on airports in the next five years and there is plenty of opportunity for British firms to get in on the aviation action. Victoria Madine explains what it takes to break into the market
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NewsChinese contractor goes all out to meet global goals
African and Middle Eastern economies provide platform for China State Construction’s expansion
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NewsCorruption scandal delays Dongtan by two years
Arup’s eco-city for 500,000 people hit by corruption trial of Shanghai political boss who sponsored it
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FeaturesCauses of failure: Profiled sheeting
Corrugated steel sheets are more sophisticated than ever, and used in everything from schools and museums to hospitals. But Peter Mayer of Building LifePlans discovers things can go wrong
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NewsStace wins London dragon boat race
Construction firms brave stormy weather at the 10th London Dragon Boat Challenge and raise £21,000 for charity
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Plans to spend £4m transforming Cheapside
City of London to launch exhibition revealing 'environmental improvement' proposals
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NewsGovernment to buy up land to ensure housebuilding targets
Caroline Flint poised to react to housing slump with expansion of publicly funded land buying
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NewsHousing Design Awards: Quality good, quantity bad
Source: Tim Crocker / Design For Homes Source: Tim Crocker / Design For Homes Source: Tim Crocker / Design For Homes
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NewsHammerson’s head of development quits for Dubai
Jon Emery, Hammerson’s head of development in the UK, is to leave the company.