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NewsStraight up with a twist …
Architect Jestico + Whiles has unveiled this image of a 60 m high tower that will mark the mouth of the Thames estuary and the easterly limit of the Thames Gateway at Garrison point in Shoebury.
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Amec's nuclear talks
Amec is seeking partners to help it bid for nuclear power stations after prime minister Tony Blair this week signalled his support for a new generation of them
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Part L software updated
BRE has released the updated version of its Part L calculation software, ending months of frustration for consultants.
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NHS trusts slammed over abandoned Paddington hospital
NHS failures and bad management have been blamed for the collapse of the £900m St Mary's healthcare campus in Paddington, west London, last May.
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NewsCourt told of Multiplex and CBUK's ‘screaming match'
Former Cleveland Bridge boss reveals blackmail accusation and row between owners of Multiplex and CBUK
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Wembley electricians now highest paid in UK
M&E contractor TB Worrall has taken over crucial Wembley electrical work from troubled contractor Phoenix, in a move that has left the latter firm facing huge financial penalties.
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NewsBalancing act
Architect Zaha Hadid has unveiled this design for a 12-storey building at the Edifici University campus in Barcelona.
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NewsODA considers fund to plug £2bn shortfall
Olympic Delivery Authority chief executive David Higgins could set up a private investment fund to plug a rumoured £2bn shortfall for the 2012 Olympics and associated regeneration work
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BBC appoints eight firms to revamped framework
The BBC has revealed the names of eight companies that will join its framework in July in place of Land Securities Trillium.
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NewsDunster set to build 1000 eco homes a year in London
GLA in negotiations with BedZed architect Bill Dunster to roll out 1000 zero-carbon homes on a yearly basis
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EC Harris plays down joint venture rumours
EC Harris this week played down rumours that it is about to enter a joint venture with real estate agency Cushman & Wakefield to launch a Europe-wide facilities management service.
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Balfour appeals Hatfield fine
Balfour Beatty went to the Court of Appeal this week to challenge a £10m fine that it received over the Hatfield rail disaster in 2000.
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ACE chief executive reveals plans for global expansion
The Association for Consultancy and Engineering has revealed plans for global expansion with a new international business group.
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NewsPavilion designs unveiled for London biennale
Two mini-pavilions, designed by Chetwood Associates and David Morley Architects, to be erected in Clerkenwell
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Retail and leisure
With suppliers introducing such innovations as walls and ceilings of solid light and light transmitting concrete, Joannah Connolly and Sonia Soltani report on how retail specifiers are turning to showrooms rather than catalogues to check out the latest products.
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CommentWonders & blunders
Architect Ken Allinson finds a London police station arresting, but asks what's going on ‘ere with security guards
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NewsShortlist announced for Olympic delivery partner
The Olympic Delivery Authority selects Bechtel, CLM, G3 and Legacy. Parson Brinckerhoff/Taylor Woodrow/EC Harris team misses out.
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NewsDew subsidiaries go into receivership
Ernst & Young appointed receiver for Dew Construction and Dew Remediation, after Scottish construction group Dew Pitchmastic is hit by pension deficits.
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NewsEnnstone in line with expectations
At the company's annual general meeting, due to be held later today, chairman Vaughan McLeod will say that overall trading has met expectations.
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NewsGovernment wants greener £60k homes
The government is to launch a competition for low cost carbon neutral homes following its £60k home initiative.