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NewsPiano composition
Renzo Piano has designed this 55,700 m2 tower as part of the regeneration of the London Bridge area of the capital that will also include the landmark Shard of Glass tower. New London Bridge House will have a 3300 m2 inclined roof complete with photovoltaic panels.
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Prosecutors open investigation into ice rink disaster
German prosecutors have launched an investigation into the collapse of the roof of an ice rink in Bavaria on Monday in which at least 14 people died.
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NewsPaddington hospital goes back to drawing board
David Morley to draw up plans for £400m St Mary’s hospital, originally part of failed £1bn PFI health campus
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Conservatives attack rise in green-belt development
The government has come under fire after figures revealed that the number of dwellings built on green-belt land in England had risen.
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Alarm over US decision to cut Iraq funding
The BRITISH government has stepped in to assess the prospects for UK construction projects in Iraq after the US administration announced that it would stop funding infrastructure work.
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NewsIslamabad heights
Consultant Atkins has unveiled plans for its first large-scale development in Pakistan, to include the country’s tallest building.
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Cameron’s home to get £10,000 green makeover
Architect Alex Michaelis has been commissioned by Tory leader David Cameron to undertake an environmental makeover of his £1m house in Notting Hill, west London.
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Sainsbury’s set to expand
J Sainsbury has revealed plans to step up its drive to increase floor space.
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Campaigners vow to block Heathrow expansion
Environmentalists are planning a campaign to halt the construction of a third runway at Heathrow airport in west London.
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NewsGovernment faces huge bill for wasted design at Barts
Department of Health calls on Barts and The London NHS Trust to reconsider plans for £1.2bn PFI scheme
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Hindley gets CBE in honours list
Steve Hindley, Midas group chairman, has been awarded a CBE for services to the construction industry in this week’s New Year’s Honours List.
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Foster to design third Ground Zero tower
Architect Foster and Partners has been appointed to design a 65-storey tower on the World Trade Centre site.
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NewsOld Hall renewed
Developer English Cities Fund has submitted a planning application for the second phase of its landmark St Paul’s Square development on Old Hall Street, Liverpool.
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Three ‘big hitters’ join English Partnerships
Regeneration agency English Partnerships has recruited three “big hitters” to its board from the financial and development sectors.
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Berkeley Homes team scoops £750m Ferrier Estate deal
Greenwich council picks consortium to tackle rundown estate after hesitating for almost six months
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NewsOffice hours
Developer Stanhope has received planning consent for the final stage of its Chiswick Park office development in west London.
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Public sector clients team up to tackle issue of delays
Procurement problems will be main focus of the newly launched Public Sector Construction Clients’ Forum
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NewsSea breeze
Developer Redrow Homes has delivered this five-storey residential development on the seafront in Porthcawl, South Wales, designed by Cardiff architects Stride Treglown Davies.
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Comment
Southwark’s big plans
I am writing to correct an impression that may have been made by your article on the Beetham Tower proposal (9 December).
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Comment
A simple solution
In his article “A fat lot of good” (2 Decembe), Rudi Klein rightfully complains that adjudication has become too expensive to be appropriate for the small value disputes that it was intended to resolve.