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Northern Irish court overturns ban on piecemeal development
The Northern Irish High Court has overturned planning rules designed to stop piecemeal development in the region’s countryside.
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Mount Foster
This is the Green Mountains conservation area, a 200,000 square mile region of Libya that is being masterplanned by Foster + Partners. The architect will work with the Libyan government to redevelop the region’s ancient monuments and build eco-friendly hotels, farms and tourist centres. The project is thought to be ...
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Once upon a time in Mexico
This is Rem Koolhaas’ design for the Torre Bicentenario (Bicentennial Tower) in Mexico City, commissioned by developer Grupo Danhos. The $600m (£300m) tower will be the tallest building in Latin America at 300m. It will comprise 73,000m2 of commercial space over 85 floors. It will be completed in 2010, when ...
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Costain to raise £60m through rights issue
Costain has confirmed that it will release more shares for sale to plug the cash shortfalls that have plagued it over the past year.
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Tower ditched as costs spiral
Plans for a 27-storey residential tower next to Liverpool Lime Street station have been scrapped as a result of inflation in construction costs.
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Hain: ‘We cannot pay for building boom with blood of workers’
Peter Hain said he would not accept a boom in building at the cost of “the blood of construction workers” in an impassioned speech to the TUC in Brighton.
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Metronet open to private bids
Metronet’s administrators have approached private bidders to raise interest in the failed PPP.
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Miller profit up 5%
Privately owned construction group Miller has reported a 5% profit rise to £35.8m for the six months to 30 June 2007, up from £34.1m in 2006. Turnover rose to £567.6m from £549.8m.
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Callcutt collation
The Callcutt Review of Housebuilding Delivery received 80 responses from the industry earlier this year. The review will now collate the information it has received before publication in November.
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Planning gain warning
The government’s most senior housing official, Richard McCarthy, told the RESI 07 conference in Newport that ”time is running out” to change ministers’ minds on introducing the planning gain supplement.
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Construction workers spread foot and mouth, says HSE
Construction workers may have been responsible for spreading foot-and-mouth disease from a research institute in Surrey in July, according to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
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The Rotunda gets in shape
Glazing has been installed on the Urban Splash redevelopment of the Rotunda in Birmingham, designed by Glenn Howells. External cladding specialist Lindner Schmidlin and main contractor Urban Splash Build installed 1,250 panes measuring 2.6m x 1.4m and weighing 150kg each. The glazing on the 232-apartment block took six months and ...
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One-third of refurbishment sites endanger lives of workers
Nearly one in three refurbishment sites seriously endangers workers’ lives, the Health and Safety Executive has claimed.
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Farrell’s passage to India
Terry Farrell and Partners has been appointed as lead consultant for the redevelopment of India’s largest railway station in time for the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
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NewsWillmott Dixon’s £25m win at Epsom
Willmott Dixon has won a £25m contract to redevelop Epsom Downs racecourse in Surrey.
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Vetro chic
Images have been released of NCH Architects’ Vetro scheme in Liverpool’s business district. The £8m mixed-use scheme, for developer Huntsmere, comprises 36,000ft2 of office space on the corner of Crosshall and Victoria streets. The construction contract for the scheme, which also includes apartments and retail, is out to tender.
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Appointments
ContractorsRobertson Construction has appointed Andy McLeod managing director of the north-east England region.Alan Ford has been appointed project executive at StructureTone.ISG has appointed Faz Zorriasatain as technical director of its new-build division.ConsultantsIan Insley has been appointed consultant at CMS Cameron McKenna. He was formerly head of construction at SJ Berwin.Building ...
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Downhill task
Julien de Smedt Architects has won a competition to redesign the Holmenkollen ski jump in Oslo, Norway. Under the *73m (£50m) project, the famous ski jump will be refurbished and a viewing platform added. The Copenhagen-based architect will collaborate with engineer Florian Kosche on the scheme, which is set for ...
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ISG robust despite credit crunch
Interior Services Group (ISG) said this week that demand for its services remained “robust” despite the delay to top end London schemes anticipated as a result of the credit crunch.
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Galliford Try leaps
Galliford Try has reported a 63% leap in pre-tax profit to £53m for the year ended 30 June, compared with £32.5m the previous year. Turnover rose 65% to £1.4bn.