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FeaturesWhere’s our people power?
Ask anyone in construction what the biggest problem they face is and there is just one answer: the skills shortage. As Britain prepares to host the Olympics in 2012, the industry is facing its toughest test yet, with 150,000 jobs being created, many of which will be in construction.
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It’s okay for some
The national outlook over the next two years may look flat, but some regions are about to experience a boom – particularly in the East Midlands and Wales, says Experian Business Strategies
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Just the job: Ray Upjohn at Chapman Bathurst
Ray Upjohn has risen from being ‘the worst apprentice draftsman' at Matthew Hall to become managing director at building services consultant Chapman Bathurst
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NewsIcy elegance
This is architect Metropolitan Workshop’s entry in an international competition for a footbridge in Drammen, Norway.
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CABE hits government performance targets
CABE has performed well in meeting performance targets set for it by the Department of Culture Media and Sport and the ODPM.
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NewsThe way to Leeds
DLG Architects has secured planning permission for this £100m mixed-use scheme in Leeds city centre.
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NewsMcCarthy & Stone axes 25 staff
Retirement homes specialist McCarthy & Stone has made 25 staff redundant this month.
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NewsSharewatch
Last week was one of those strange ones when, despite a swath of poor results, share prices surged, or at least performed well.
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Callcutt retires after 14 years of leading Crest
John Callcutt is to retire as chief executive of Crest Nicholson after 14 years at the helm of the company.
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ODPM man to drive eastern housing supply
The government has parachuted in its most senior planning reform official to oversee efforts to increase housing in the east of England.
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FeaturesJasper conran: The new Wayne hemingway?
Fashion guru Jasper Conran is already known for interior design, but with links to the Open House scheme and some heavy hints being dropped, it seems he may be moving into architecture. So do we have another fashion designer architect on our hands?
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Northants development bodies set to join forces
The two bodies spearheading development in north Northamptonshire look set to merge.
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Mayor to turn London green
Mayor Ken Livingstone has promised that the update of the London plan will include tougher eco-standards.
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Barratt signs deal to revamp Hendon housing estate
Barratt and Metropolitan Housing Trust have signed an agreement to regenerate a crumbling 1960s north London council estate by building 2710 homes.
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NewsBerlin’s got brains
A skull-like university library in Berlin was opened this week by its architect, Lord Foster. The outer shell takes the form of a dome of alternating glass and metal panels that slots into a courtyard of the 1970s Free University of Berlin.
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Mayor lists 10 more public spaces to get funding
London Mayor Ken Livingstone’s plan to create 100 public spaces around the capital took a step forward this week as he revealed the next 10 schemes to be given funding.
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NewsIt’s the Dogs
Ballymore Properties has won approval for a mixed-use development on the former London Arena site in Crossharbour on the Isle of Dogs.
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FeaturesMy kind of place
To whet your appetite for London’s Open House weekend, we asked nine architectural luminaries to pick the building they’d choose to visit … and offer a selection of delectable alternatives.