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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.
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Small builders demand VAT cuts on eco refurbishments
Building work that contributes to ecological improvement of homes should be exempt from VAT, the body representing smaller building firms will say when it launches a Building a Greener Britain campaign this month.