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  • News

    Morgan Sindall thrives in weakened fit-out sector

    2005-02-25T00:00:00Z

    Morgan Sindall said on Tuesday that the firm’s fit-out business was a key element in its success, despite a fall in demand in the sector.

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    Plans for vocational diploma

    2005-02-25T00:00:00Z

    Students in secondary education will be offered a diploma in construction and the built environment under government proposals announced this week.

  • Ritchie: Executive council decision
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    Unions set to take CITB to court over skills card scheme

    2005-02-25T00:00:00Z

    Relations between training body and construction unions reach all-time low as row continues over CSCS card

  • News

    British architect plans second Moscow suburb

    2005-02-25T00:00:00Z

    Architect John Thompson & Partners is to design a suburban settlement on the banks of the Moskva River in Moscow.

  • Myers: Time to take ownership
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    Safety lobby focuses on design

    2005-02-25T00:00:00Z

    An initiative to use design teams in the management of health and safety was due to be announced at the health and safety summit on Thursday

  • News

    Solihull regeneration adopts LIFT method

    2005-02-25T00:00:00Z

    A £1.5bn regeneration project in Solihull, Birmingham, is the first to adopt the LIFT funding method – normally used for healthcare and education schemes.

  • Help the non-aged
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    Help the non-aged

    2005-02-25T00:00:00Z

    Architect van Heyningen and Haward has started on site with its CABE competition-winning design for a centre for children and young people in Lewisham, south-east London.

  • Under siege: Planning problems caused delays to the £2bn garrison scheme in Colchester
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    Colchester PFI garrison racks up £50m costs in nine years

    2005-02-25T00:00:00Z

    Documents obtained under Freedom of Information Act reveal costs of getting troubled scheme off the ground

  • Outspoken: Prince Charles
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    Prince blames planners for urban health troubles

    2005-02-25T00:00:00Z

    Prince Charles has again weighed in on the subject of British cities by blaming “sick building syndrome” and poor urban planning for social and health problems.

  • News

    No framework for 2012 Olympics

    2005-02-25T00:00:00Z

    The London 2012 bid team has ruled out appointing a framework of contractors and consultants – the method used at Heathrow’s Terminal 5 – to deliver the facilities for the 2012 Olympic Games

  • Darling: Pleased with the decision
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    Additional runways on course for take-off

    2005-02-25T00:00:00Z

    Plans for additional runways at Stansted and Heathrow airports have been given the go-ahead after the High Court ruled the proposals lawful.

  • An almost full recovery
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    An almost full recovery

    2005-02-25T00:00:00Z

    CABE has come out in support of architect HOK’s revised planning application for the 905-bed Royal London Hospital redevelopment in east London, after it slated the earlier design.

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    Rogers’ Chelmsford scheme delayed by local protests

    2005-02-25T00:00:00Z

    £100m town-centre regeneration plans may go to public inquiry to sort out row over blocked-off cycle paths

  • News

    Urban Initiatives to use design codes at Ashford

    2005-02-25T00:00:00Z

    Architect and town planning consultant Urban Initiatives, which is masterplanning an ODPM housing growth area in Ashford, Kent, is to produce design codes governing the development and regeneration of the town.

  • A brighter Birmingham
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    A brighter Birmingham

    2005-02-25T00:00:00Z

    This £14m residential quarter, designed by Datun Design, is being planned for derelict land in Birmingham by the Waterloo Housing Association.

  • News

    Alsop set to move Fourth Grace designs across Mersey

    2005-02-25T00:00:00Z

    Architect in talks to resurrect shelved Cloud design as centrepiece of £500m development in Birkenhead

  • Features

    The rush

    2005-02-25T00:00:00Z

    Red Bull Racing has taken an abandoned Second World War wind tunnel and turned it into a state-of-the-art testing facility. We report on the engineering that could give the Formula 1 team a competitive edge

  • Features

    20 facts about MIPIM

    2005-02-25T00:00:00Z

    Stuck for small talk? Elaine Knutt lists 20 things you always wanted to know about MIPIM (if only you’d realised it before)

  • Dream boats
    Features

    Dream boats

    2005-02-25T00:00:00Z

    Whether you’re admiring them from the quayside at Cannes or partying on board, you can’t fail to be impressed. Adrian Morgan steps inside the super-yachts of the super-rich and famous

  • Features

    But seriously ...

    2005-02-25T00:00:00Z

    What makes MIPIM such an industry must-do? Elaine Knutt explains why it’s not just the champagne and canapés that keep people coming back