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FeaturesCountry focus: Poland
Despite the exodus of native workers since the country joined the EU, Poland’s economy and construction market have gone from strength to strength. Marcin Klammer of EC Harris reports
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FeaturesChoose wisely
Architects – even those of the stature of Lord Foster of Thames Bank – have to start somewhere, and that means entering architectural competitions. But deciding whether they will lead to a meal ticket or a miserable end is where things get tricky.
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CommentNorman’s conquests
Building takes great pride in being the first journal to celebrate British architecture’s life peers, Norman Foster and Richard Rogers, on the 40th anniversary of the break-up of Team 4 and the founding of their practices.
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Government to reopen academies framework to contractors
The government’s framework for building academies is to be rebid next year, it is expected.
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Land Secs to split into three
Land Securities is to be split into three separately quoted companies after revealing a slump in pre-tax profit.
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Home Office could introduce anti-terror design reviews
Design reviews such as those carried out by Cabe could be conducted on new buildings to ensure they are able to withstand terrorist attacks.
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NewsLooking for new Croydon
Will Alsop has unveiled this slightly leftfield masterplan for Croydon’s regeneration.
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NewsAnother Washington cover-up
This museum courtyard designed by Foster + Partners and Buro Happold, opens tomorrow at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC.
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Government rules out inquiry into Metronet ‘corruption’
The government has rejected calls for an inquiry into the collapse of Metronet following an MP’s claims of corruption.
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Eco-towns decision in February
The government has brought forward its timetable for deciding the location of the 10 eco-towns proposed by Gordon Brown, according to an inside source.
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Ball raises £300,000 for Unicef
The construction industry raised more than £300,000 for children’s charity Unicef at a ball that is one of its biggest corporate fundraising events.
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NewsHooray for Pinewood
The gatehouse at Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire has been opened by the Queen.
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Social housing facelift
Carillion Property Services has secured a £20m contract with Aberdeen council to refurbish kitchens and bathrooms in its homes.
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NHS contract
A consortium led by John Laing has won a contract to build the £230m Pembury hospital in Kent.
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Gleeson care homes
Gleeson Building has been appointed design-and-build contractor on a £65m care home deal in Cheshire.
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80m college project
Aberdeen council has appointed quantity surveyor Doig + Smith to turn Marischal College into its headquarters.
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Dyball lands a heap
Dean & Dyball has won a £6m contract from New Earth Solutions to build a composting facility in Kent.
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Childrens Trust deal
Morgan Ashurst has been awarded a £4.8m contract to build a residential home for The Children’s Trust in Surrey.
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NewsSharewatch — Amec’s bull run starts to run down
Amec’s bullish run, during which its share price climbed from 400p in January to a year high of 849.5p earlier this month, has lost some of its steam in recent days.