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FeaturesDare to be different: Elm Park, Dublin
Bucholz McEvoy Architects’ Elm Park is a stunning £300m mixed-use, sustainable extension to Dublin, made all the more attractive by the charmless dross that surrounds it.
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CommentBuilding buys a pint … for Scott Brownrigg
It’s not every day that a mouse interrupts an evening out. Not even when Building buys a pint.
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FeaturesStructures in an exhibition
An exhibition opens this week that celebrates one of the unsung heroes of 20th century design: the structural engineer. The show, titled Unseen Hands: 100 Years of Structural Engineering, will be at the V&A museum in London until September as part of the Institution of Structural Engineers’ 100th anniversary celebrations. ...
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FeaturesWhat is it with architects’ websites?
You’re in a hurry. All you need is the phone number of a business contact. So you go for the quickest, easiest source – the web. Only, when you arrive at the company’s homepage, instead of instant information, an egg timer symbol appears with the words “Loading … 20% … ...
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What’s your project of the year?
On 1 April, Building’s awards judges will chose their project of the year from the eight buildings pictured above. But which one would get your vote? Why not log on to Building TV to decide …
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CommentWonders & blunders
When it comes to materials, Sir Bernard Ingham finds his soul lifted by the power and grandeur of stone, while modern alternatives suggest mere derangement
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CommentAll your regs in one basket
Hallelujah. The government is finally taming the Building Regulations.
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NewsBoris the bulldozer
Three major schemes on London’s South Bank – Doon Street tower, Elizabeth House and the Beetham tower – will not see the light of day if Boris Johnson is voted London mayor on 1 May, he declared this week.
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Terry Starr takes on key job at Candy’s Chelsea Barracks
Candy & Candy has appointed Terry Starr construction director of its £959m Chelsea Barracks development.
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Laing lands £200m school deal
Laing O’Rourke is understood to have won the £200m Newham Building Schools for the Future scheme, beating off Skanska.
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NewsNot so common
The Office for Metropolitan Architecture has won a competition to restore the grade II-listed former Commonwealth Institute in Kensington, west London.
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Forum announces safety action
The Strategic Forum’s Health and Safety Group has set out measures to take forward the Framework for Action initiated by Peter Hain.
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The South Bank goes green
The London Development Agency has set up a project to help buildings on London’s South Bank reduce their carbon footprints.
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HVCA backs single M&E body
The Heating and Ventilating Contractors Association has given its full support to a single M&E body.
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Report recommends ‘fit notes’
A government report into occupational health has recommended that sick notes should be replaced by “fit notes” detailing what a person can do.
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Bellway clarification
In a report on research from the Institute of Credit Management (Building issue 10) we said Bellway took 63 days to settle bills.
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NewsPropertys pedal power
More than 140 cyclists, including Building website editor Alex Smith (centre, in the orange top) freewheeled into Mipim last week after riding up to 1,500km from London to Cannes.
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NewsNew York crane collapse
At least seven people died and 17 were injured after a crane collapsed on a construction site in New York last Saturday.
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Vinci UK announces 5% margins – but not for long
Vinci UK has said profit margins will fall in 2009 as a result of the credit crunch.
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NewsSharewatch — Market meltdown hits materials companies
Building materials groups proved that they too were at the mercy of the downturn this week. In a busy reporting period, most stocks headed south.