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NewsDLR extension to boost Barking Riverside
The embattled Barking Riverside project, one of the most critical regeneration sites in the Thames Gateway, is to move forward after the government approved an extension to the Docklands Light Railway.
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NewsData: New-build completions in February
Completions are up on last month in all areas of the country except Merseyside, which suffered a slight dip
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FeaturesHarry Patch (1899-present)
Reluctant celebrity Harry Patch still shudders to recall the horrors of the First World War - as well as the dangers he faced back home as a high-rise builder. Building met the 107-year-old
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FeaturesEnric's last hurrah
Part magic carpet ride, part Indonesian village hall, Barcelona's Santa Catarina market bears all the inventiveness of its architect's founder - the late Enric Miralles.
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FeaturesRunning scared
It began with protests against the building of animal research laboratories in Cambridge and Oxford. Now those protests have mushroomed to target any construction firms connected with Oxford University, Oxford city or the entire pharmaceutical sector. Sarah Richardson reports on the campaign that turned into a war - and how ...
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CommentTime to Cannes MIPIM
MIPIM started as a harmless chance to swap business cards in the sun. That was before it all got out of hand, with parties and the rise of the sinister ‘Organisers'
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Full steam ahead
Having recovered from the slowdown of 2005, construction order books and tender enquiry growth accelerated over the past quarter - except the residential sector, says Experian Business Strategies
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NewsLeeds, take a bow
Carey Jones Architects has won planning permission for this £10.5m "innovation hub" on Leeds University's western campus.
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ODPM agrees to stricter sustainability code
The government has bowed to industry demands and increased environmental standards in the Code for Sustainable Homes.
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NewsA preference for Percy
This design for Shuttleworth Community College in Burnley has helped the Catalyst Education consortium win preferred bidder status for a £250m east Lancashire schools programme.
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Euston, Victoria architects named
Two of the developers shortlisted for the redevelopments of Euston and Victoria stations have signed architects to masterplan their bids.
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Argent wins fight to revamp King's Cross
Developer Argent has won a six-year battle to secure planning permission from Camden council for its scheme to regenerate King's Cross.
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NewsTees for training
Consultant AA Projects has released this image of the planned £70m Middlesbrough College.
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Davis Langdon and HOK to work on stadium in Lyon
Davis Langdon and HOK Sports have been appointed to work on plans for a 55,000-seat stadium in Lyon, France's second city.
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Happold wins Albanian deal
The international development group Happold Consulting has won a contract to advise on strategic planning in central Albania.
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DSDHA emerges as new architect on the block
Young architectural practice DSDHA is emerging as a significant player after it won an appointment to work alongside Foster and Partners in central London.
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ODPM gives councils more time to police regs
The ODPM wants to extend the period during which local authorities can take action against those who breach Building Regulations from six months to two years.
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Industry experts join disaster aid unit
British construction consultants are to join an organisation being set up to deliver emergency aid in the aftermath of disasters.
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NewsSplit decision
Birmingham council is set to give the go-ahead for a two-site location for the city's library at a council meeting next week, a decision that will rule out a proposal by Richard Rogers Partnership for a single-site building at Eastside.