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FeaturesA view from the gods
Looking out over this nondescript part of Leicester, and almost entirely suspended from this roof, will be the UK’s most exciting new theatre – and the first building in this country to be designed by US architect Rafael Viñoly.
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NewsPolar pods
This design by consultant Faber Maunsell and UK architect Hugh Broughton is one of two left in a competition for an Indian research base in Antarctica.
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FeaturesThe new boy
The previous chief executive of Building Schools for the Future spent eight stormy months struggling with the brief before jumping overboard. Tim Byles, the local authority bureaucrat who replaces him, has a different plan, a different style, and (he hopes) a different fate.
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Planning applications: December 2006
The South-east and London still tops the table and Manchester council takes over as the biggest client
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Dyball cautious despite 30% growth
Dean & Dyball is predicting a slower rate of growth this year after turnover exceeded expectations in 2006.
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CommentHuman life is cheap in Dorking
Thanks to Philip Sears of Philip Sears Designs for this shot of genteel, leafy Surrey at its most deadly ...
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Off with their hats
In the nineties I was marketing director of Watson Steel, then owned by Amec (“Amec quits construction after £90m writedown”, 15 December, page 9).
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A kink in the chain
I refer to the column “An offer you can’t accept” by Rudi Klein (1 December, page 45).
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Greased palms
Recent research from the Chartered Institute of Building (10 November, page 58) has significant implications for construction professionals.
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Expert answer
As an adjudicator, I disagree with four points made by Nick Henchie (5 January, page 56):
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How to miss the 2012 deadline
While I share the opinion of Frances Alderson (17 November, page 60) that London 2012 will obviously gain from the advanced planning of construction projects, I take issue with the idea that the NEC3 contract is appropriate, because of the excessively bureaucratic procedure for compensation.
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Buoyant Galliford expects to post £40m profit
Galliford Try is expected to release a strong set of interim results next month after the contractor said trading in all divisions had been “excellent”.
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Housbuilders bullish
Two housebuilders have released positive trading updates indicating that the outlook for this year is upbeat.
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Decision day for Crest Nicholson takeover
The uncertainly surrounding the future of Crest Nicholson was expected to come to an end today.
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NewsHousing for Asian families unveiled in Rochdale
Barratt and Artisan have developed a housing range designed for the needs of large, extended Asian families.
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NewsThe bad old days
This £9m scheme at the RAF museum in Cosford, near Wolverhampton, holds the world’s first display on the cold war.
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Corporate space skewing the design of stadiums
The director of sport at Arup has warned that one of the challenges facing stadium design is the increasing amount of corporate space that has to be factored into designs.
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£20m Taywood writedown
The continuing decline in the US housing market has forced Taylor Woodrow to write down £20m of the value of its North American landbank.