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NewsThe boulevards of Salford
Salford is set to undergo a “magnificent metamorphosis” after years of neglect, according to Italian architect Massimiliano Fuksas.
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Utilities delay one-third of all projects
One in three construction projects are losing time and money because of the poor performance of the privatised utilities
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Miliband announces city summits to debate devolution
Communities minister David Miliband is to fast-track the government’s plans for devolution by announcing a series of city summits to be held in major urban regions outside London.
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NewsEnglish Partnerships boss tipped for key Olympics role
David Higgins plays down ‘big rumour’ that he is contender to head up the Olympic Delivery Authority
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Strength, speed and ruthlessness
Graham Watts presents a plan for delivering the 2012 Olympics on time
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Kent flood plain scheme cut back
Urban Initiatives, the architect masterplanning the Ashford growth area in Kent, has called on the government to clarify its policy on building on flood plains after a 6000-unit project had to be scaled back
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Hatfield trial: Balfour admits safety breach
Contractor Balfour Beatty has admitted it breached safety standards before the Hatfield train disaster that killed four people in October 2000.
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NewsGreen HAUS
Architect Foster and Partners has designed a residential scheme for developer Urban Splash in Manchester.
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NewsFloat your boats
Architect Grimshaw has completed Five Boats, a £15m waterside office development in Duisburg, Germany.
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Fire escapes on residential schemes may be phased out
Housebuilders will be allowed to install sprinklers instead as part of overhaul of Part B of the Building Regulations
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St George gets go-ahead for 50-storey Vauxhall Tower
Developer St George’s 50-storey Vauxhall Tower got the go-ahead last week, nearly four years after it was submitted for planning.
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Architect bomb victim dies
Reid Architecture has paid tribute to former employee Lee Harris who has died from injuries sustained in the King’s Cross terrorist attack.
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NewsMarket renewal
Bishop’s Square, a mixed-use scheme in the City of London worth an estimated £373m, has been handed over to law firm Allen & Overy for fitting out works.
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UK presidency aims to boost EU’s competitiveness
Government hopes to push through services directive and emissions scheme, and end 48-hour limit on workers
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Top 100 contractors and housebuilders 2005
Here you'll find Britain's biggest contractors and housebuilders ranked by everything but the qulaity of their biscuits. You will also find out which company pays its staff an average salary of £67,000, which firm makes margins of 46%, which increased its turnover by more than half a billion - and ...
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NewsValleywood take one
Lights, cameras and action in the valleys as work begins on Welsh film studio complex.
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Anti-competitive practices harm one in five smaller firms
OFT says construction industry is among worst hit by unfair practice.
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Keeping a level head (and posterior)
Garden seat designed for flat-bottomed girls - and boys - goes on display
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Stonehenge tunnel plans sent back to square one
Soaring costs threaten 1.3-mile tunnel under world heritage site.