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NewsPascall + Watson pulls out of ‘nightmare’ talks with Atkins
Architect’s managing director says his firm was put under pressure to conclude merger
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NewsAlsop to design Eden rival in Norfolk
Architect Will Alsop is to enhance his green credentials by designing a £250m biomass power station in East Anglia
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NewsQueen honours Rogers, Madelin and Stefanou
Awards for Stanhope director, Argent chief executive and John Doyle chairman in New Year list
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NewsNorwich Union’s Edwardian HQ joins the 21st century
Land Securities and LSI Architects complete £90m makeover of insurance giant’s Norfolk home
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Thousands fail to hit MCG’s skills card deadline
The Major Contractors Group (MCG) may have failed to meet its target of ensuring that all workers on its members’ site have CSCS cards by 1 January.
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RICS frustrated by failure of visa campaign
RICS launches a fresh campaign against visa restrictions imposed on QSs coming to the UK from outside the EU
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FeaturesStyle council
OFFICES — Ealing borough council wanted to migrate 2,500 staff from an archipelago of offices into its headquarters, and turn that into a sexy, sustainable civic centre for the good burghers of west London. Sonia Soltani reports on how it did the job, with a little help from Pringle Brandon
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FeaturesWhat to specify: offices
Glazed curtain walling, state-of-the-art lighting and a host of other products designed to make offices safer, more comfortable and generally less depressing …
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FeaturesWhat it costs: mechanical ventilation
In many instances mechanical ventilation may be the only option to manage office environments. Peter Mayer of Building LifePlans explores the options
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FeaturesLet there be light
WHO MAKES IT — DP Architectural Lighting has established its name in the big league of interior design by providing bespoke lighting solutions to high profile clients like Foster and Partners.
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FeaturesTimber frame business centure: From little acorns…
HOW WE WORK TOGETHER — Directors from Reid Architecture, Woolgar Hunter and Donaldson & McConnell explain why they opted for a timber-frame solution on a business centre in West Lothian.
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NewsThis year’s Styles
BIG PLANS — Shopfitter Styles & Wood is looking forward to a spending spree – and a new look
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CommentA call to arms
Forget new year’s resolutions and good intentions, our new columnist reveals the biggest challenge facing the UK economy in the 21st century
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CommentPause for thought
As we complete another lap of the calendar, our diarist stops to consider the effects of time on the vanity of human wishes, before moving smartly along to a story about Keith Clarke and nipple piercing
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Planning applications: November 2006
This month the South-east maintains its lead and Aspire Defence is the biggest client
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CommentHomage to Helsinki
As a regular visitor to Finland for more than 40 years, I was taken aback by Amanda Levete’s ill-informed comments on Finnish culture and design (24 November).
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Comment
Don’t fiddle
Your article regarding the implications of the Colindale fire (1 December) rightly stresses this is no time for fiddling.