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  • A tale of two cities: St George’s Wharf, built in 2001, has a density of 233 dwellings per hectare …
    News

    GLA warns that density rules are driving out families

    2006-06-23T00:00:00Z

    Fears mount that planning dogma and the profit motive are combining to promote one and two-bed flats over the needs of London's families

  • Denise Chevin
    Comment

    Talking about an evolution

    2006-06-23T00:00:00Z

    It was with glorious confidence and lofty ambition that The Builder first appeared in 1843. Its aim was to be a magazine for everyone connected with making buildings.

  • Simpson: Faces council opposition
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    Simpson's tower in doubt

    2006-06-23T00:00:00Z

    Developer Beetham may ditch architect Ian Simpson's designs for its skyscraper on the Thames and go back to plans by Foster and Partners.

  • News

    Big names pitching for £350m London Shard

    2006-06-23T00:00:00Z

    Contractors Laing O'Rourke, Mace and Sir Robert McAlpine, are understood to be in the running to construct Europe's tallest building, the £350m London Bridge Tower project.

  • News

    Hodge's plea to industry: ‘Judge me by what I do'

    2006-06-23T00:00:00Z

    Construction minister defends her portfolio from criticism by Building columnist

  • 99% campaign
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    99% Campaign launches with high-level support

    2006-06-23T00:00:00Z

    High-profile figures across industry and politics have signed up to the 99% Campaign, launched this week by Building.

  • US architect Moshe Safdie has unveiled these images of his design for the world’s most expensive casino.
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    Hey, big spenders!

    2006-06-23T00:00:00Z

    US architect Moshe Safdie has unveiled these images of his design for the world's most expensive casino.

  • Shiplee: “Unrivalled experience”
    News

    Howard Shiplee lands top job to deliver London Games

    2006-06-23T00:00:00Z

    ODA hires project manager behind Ascot racecourse as 2012 Olympics' construction director

  • News

    Women to be relieved by new ‘loo standard'

    2006-06-23T00:00:00Z

    Long queues for the women's toilets could become a thing of the past if a proposal to force developers to provide more facilities in offices is approved.

  • News

    John Spanswick awarded CBE in honours list

    2006-06-23T00:00:00Z

    John Spanswick, chairman of Bovis Lend Lease, has been awarded a CBE for his dedication to construction and his focus on site health and safety.

  • Atkins has won an international competition with this landmark design for a scheme in the port city of Tianjin, China.
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    Gardens in the sky

    2006-06-23T00:00:00Z

    Atkins has won an international competition with this landmark design for a scheme in the port city of Tianjin, China.

  • News

    Wembley client prepares to negotiate deal over delays

    2006-06-23T00:00:00Z

    Mike Jeffries says he hopes to reach settlement with Multiplex rather than go to court

  • Ed Balls
    Comment

    City centred

    2006-06-23T00:00:00Z

    Ed Balls has taken over as the Treasury minister in the recent reshuffle - which has made him the liaison man between the world's financial centre and Britain's construction industry

  • Integrated steel 3
    Features

    Whole-life costs: Concrete vs steel

    2006-06-23T00:00:00Z

    What are the environmental, capital cost and lifetime cost differences between a building with a steel frame and one built using concrete? David Weight of cost consultant Currie & Brown applies the firm’s Live Options modelling system to find out

  • News

    Crane Count: 72

    2006-06-23T00:00:00Z

    Building's offices are in central London on the Thames, with 360º views stretching over the capital. A good barometer of construction activity is our monthly crane count, which will cover four UK cities

  • Denise Chevin
    Comment

    Welcome

    2006-06-23T00:00:00Z

    The Building Hall of Fame is a celebration of the men and women who have done most to change the built environment for the greater good since 1966. That date is not arbitrary, as the Hall also acknowledges a 40th anniversary that passed earlier this year.

  • Graham Watts
    News

    Introduction

    2006-06-23T00:00:00Z

    The chairman of the Hall of Fame judging panel reflects on 40 years of great strides forward, occasional shuffles back and some things that just haven't changed at all

  • Martin Spring, Architectural editor, Building
    News

    The judges

    2006-06-23T00:00:00Z

    The Building Hall of Fame

  • Sir Ove Arup (1895-1988)
    News

    1960s: Building Hall of Fame

    2006-06-23T00:00:00Z

    Sir Ove Arup, Sir Parker Morris, Cedric Price, James Nisbet, Sir Colin Buchanan, Sir John Laing, Lord Taylor of Hadfield, Harry Hyams, Max Fordham

  • Cyril Sweett
    News

    1960s/1970s

    2006-06-23T00:00:00Z

    Sir Jack Zunz, Sir Denys Lasdun, Sir Alastair Pilkington, Cyril Sweett