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FeaturesMayne event
Here’s the latest design by Californian practice Morphosis and its Pritzker-winning boss
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FeaturesYou can't have it all
Barratt chief executive Mark Clare is adamant that the government’s targets for fewer carbon emissions and more homes are contradictory. He tells Sarah Richardson why
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CommentKnow who your friends are
Partnering is either about trust and transparency or it’s about two parties shafting each other. Rudi Klein offers a handy quiz that should help you find out which one you’re dealing with
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NewsBreasting the tape
The Media Centre for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, designed by architects RMJM, is nearing completion. The facade for the 270,000m2 building is in its final stages, and has so far used 47,000 tonnes of steel and 230,000m3 of concrete. Workers have been on site 16 hours a day, seven days ...
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CommentLoitering with intent
Contractors might come under pressure to start work under a letter of intent while the proper contracts are being drawn up. But anyone that does is taking a big risk
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NewsSomething to catch the eye on the Champs Elysées
This Citroën showroom and museum opened on the Champs Elysées in Paris last week.
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Mouchel lands BSF deal
A consortium of Mouchel Parkman and Babcock Education has been named preferred bidder on a £167m school building scheme in Hackney, east London, beating competition from Bouygues.
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Sky’s the limit
Plans for the £29m Bodleian Library in Oxford have been halted after complaints it would spoil the skyline of the city.
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Galliford Try deal
Galliford Try has been named preferred bidder on one of the first carbon neutral developments in the UK.
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Give us the money
Nearly nine out of 10 young construction professionals would prefer a job with a better salary to working for an eco-friendly company, according to a survey at Building’s Phase One networking event in London last week.
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NewsSnake charming
The £4.1m Lightbox in Woking, Surrey, designed by Marks Barfield Architects, has opened to the public.
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Industry bodies poised for general election lobbying
Construction industry bodies are preparing to make submissions to the political parties if a general election is called.
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City votes to fund Crossrail
The City of London Corporation has finally agreed to help fund the £16bn Crossrail project but will stump up a maximum of £250m, less than the £350m the government was hoping for.
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£450,000 pledged for Olympic training
David Lammy, the skills minister, yesterday announced that £450,000 of funding would go towards construction training, in the build up to the 2012 London Olympics.
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NewsGoods made good
These are the first images of a 2.5ha regeneration scheme in Hayes, Middlesex. Designed by Rolfe Judd for Ballymore Properties, the £100m scheme includes the development of a derelict goods yard into 478 residential units, a town square and cultural centre alongside a canal, and more than a hectare of ...
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MP calls for change to vehicles
Emily Thornberry, the member of Parliament for Islington, appeared on the BBC’s Inside Out London last Wednesday to call for construction vehicles to be fitted with curved wing mirrors after the death of a cyclist last year.
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Planning granted to 2012 venues
The Olympic Delivery Authority has announced that London’s Olympic venues have been granted planning permission.
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Binding waste reduction rules
A government consultation has found that 75% of the construction industry is in favour of legally binding site waste management plans, which would cut 109 million tonnes of waste a year in England and Wales.