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RIBA launches online appointment forms
A new suite of agreements for architects and consultants is now available to download
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NewsHadid designs furniture inspired by sand dunes
Dune Formations interprets the forms and natural forces at play in the desert
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NewsThree Gorges Dam an eco-disaster, warns Chinese media
Controversial hydro-electric project is eroding the Yangtze river banks
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Paper round: Northern Rock crisis sees consumer confidence fall
Also in this weekend's papers: Sellafield demolished while Scottish wave power plant gets go-ahead
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FeaturesThree-part harmony
Mixed tenure high-density housing underpins the whole sustainable communities agenda - but can you really engineer social harmony? Richard Fairhead, project director at architects 3DReid explores the realities of getting people with a mix of incomes and lifestyles to co-exist side by side
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FeaturesIt's a people thing
Chris Oliver outlines the borough of Barking and Dagenham’s enterprising efforts to connect its inhabitants with the opportunities springing up around them
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FeaturesAfter the flood
Building on the Thames Gateway’s floodplain involves risk, but with careful planning this can be minimised
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NewsErinaceous management shaken by six month pre-tax losses
CEO, finance director's resignations are announced after delayed publication of interim results
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NewsWork starts on UK's first carbon negative project
The greenhouse project will regenerate Beeston in Leeds as well as providing sustainable features such as wind turbines, solar thermal and super insultation
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NewsEco-town winners to be announced by March
Sustainability consultants claim six-month timetable for choosing winning bidders for Gordon Brown’s 10 new towns is unrealistic
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NewsRLF wins QS contract for Crowne Plaza Hotel scheme
Centre Island appoints consultant for £14m refurbishment project in Birmingham
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NewsDebt-ridden Erinaceous in urgent talks to raise credit
Property consultant postpones interim results amid rumours of management shake-up
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CommentPay attention!
Alistair Campbell in his prime would have struggled to put a positive spin on the progress of the government’s flagship school building programme.
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RICS launches new eTendering service
RICS says service will offer cost reductions for buyers and suppliers
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Legal issues in construction 2007
RICS annual event can help QSs understand current legal issues
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CommentMaterial world
Is furniture art? What difference does it make if a bench is made of fibreglass or marble? What goes on in a Bangkok luxury hotel? All the answers are here
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CommentToilet humour
The Bog Brush and the Urinal are just two of the suggested nicknames for buildings featured on our website. Phil Clark reports on the high-brow chatter online …
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CommentAkenhead becomes TCC judge
Barrister Robert Akenhead takes on role as judge at the Technology and Construction Court