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NewsMonster from the deep
A freakishly reptilian tower block is one of the latest science-fiction buildings to be featured in an exhibition at the Barbican Gallery in London.
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CommentWonders & blunders
Two exemplary buildings are chosen by Ray Phillips, one an elegant Weimar beauty, the other a confused Catalan concoction
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FeaturesCost model: Business parks
Business parks are back, but this time they need to be sustainable and mixed-use. Neal Kalita of Davis Langdon examines how developers can meet the evolving needs of planners and occupiers without breaking the bank
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Timber shortages may lead to 20% rise in prices
Weather and increased demand combine to create steepest price hikes since the 1970s
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Hyder Consultancy trebles profit to £8.3m
International engineering consultant Hyder Consultancy has trebled its profit to £8.3m from £2.6m over the past year, it reported this week.
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Land Secs vies for Leeds BSF
A joint venture between Land Securities Trillium and Mill Group has made it to the last two in the competition for Leeds council's £250m Building Schools for the Future programme.
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NewsElite councils win greater freedom to invest in housing
Demand in social housing sector set to be boosted by plans to let councils sell assets to increase investment
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Design codes ‘make no difference' to planning
THE use of design codes has failed to speed up the planning process or improve community consultation, according to research commissioned by the government.
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Corporation to cut red tape
The Housing Corporation is looking at ways of making it easier for the private sector to bid for public money to build affordable homes.
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180 years after first rail service, Corby gets a station
Transport ministers have given a boost to the regeneration of Corby by arranging for it to be equipped with a train station.
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CommentNot bad for government work
We've become so drenched by the shower of initiatives and targets emitted by New Labour that when a truly significant idea comes along, it doesn't always register.
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Schools for Future warned for ignoring sustainability
Report by Sir Neville Simms criticises school building programme, as government pledges to go carbon neutral
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NewsLook alive …
Sheppard Robson has won a limited design competition to design a £33m biological sciences building for Bristol university.
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More firms join flight from Procure 21
The Department of Health's controversial Procure 21 framework programme received another blow this week as Taylor Woodrow and Amec became the latest contractors to resign from it
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NewsThe towers of Byzantium …
Atkins has revealed its designs for this 165 m tall five-star hotel in Istanbul, Turkey. It will offer more than 100,000 m² of luxury accommodation over more than 40 floors.
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NewsSavoy hotel plans full-scale £85m refurbishment
John Rowan & Partners tipped to win project management role in revamp of 117-year-old London landmark
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Davis Langdon rolls out carbon index service
Leading cost consultant Davis Langdon has pledged to provide a carbon index to all of its clients as part of its service. Davis Langdon is taking the initiative to encourage clients to think about sustainability.
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Stansted plans could be cut
Spanish contractor Ferrovial's bidding team is thought to be planning cuts to BAA's £2.7bn expansion of Stansted airport.
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NewsMCG focuses on Olympics skills shortage
The Major Contractors Group is forming a steering group to stave off a skills shortage in the run-up to the Olympics