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Yeang to take lead role in design of Dubai metro
Malaysian architect Ken Yeang is to head the Llewelyn Davies scheme for a metro system in Dubai, after his shock move to the British firm.
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Lovell in fight for PFI costs
Housebuilder Lovell is gearing up to fight the council for the estimated £3m costs that it has ploughed into bidding for the failed 500-home PFI scheme in north-east Derbyshire.
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Cemex sheds 750 RMC jobs after takeover
Mexican company Cemex, the new owner of concrete company RMC, has made 750 former RMC staff redundant – more than 10% of its workforce
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HSE to call for safety review into Arsenal stadium collapse
The Health and Safety Executive is set to demand a review of risk assessments on the Arsenal stadium project after the collapse of a wall at the site on Ashburton Grove, north London, last week.
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NewsFoster is first past the chequered flag
The McLaren Technology Centre in Woking, Surrey, designed by Foster and Partners, has won the Royal Fine Art Commission Building of the Year Award.
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CABE steps in to northern housing renewal schemes
Cabe is to intervene in the housing market renewal pathfinder schemes in the north of England by launching a best practice guide on how to develop public spaces.
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Industry output to slow over next two years, says forecast
Construction Products Association cuts growth predictions and says private housing output will fall 7% next year
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ODPM axes housebuilders’ league
The government has decided to withdraw funding for the Customer Satisfaction Survey for housebuilders
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Contractors dig in over payment reform
The Construction Confederation has attacked the reform of payment practices being contemplated in the present review of the Construction Act. The confederation is arguing that the DTI’s proposals are “misconceived” and will drive up costs.
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NewsNorthern light
Client CTP Property Holdings has released images of its £21m Aurora scheme in Princess Street, Manchester.
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NewsOld Hall renewed
Architect RHWL has unveiled images of its development in Liverpool for the English Cities Fund.
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Foreign Office to overhaul its estate procurement
A contractor is to be appointed ‘strategic partner’ on overseas projects, as consultant frameworks are revamped
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‘Design tsar’ set to join Cabinet this autumn
The government is to appoint a Cabinet-level “design tsar” in the autumn to monitor the design standards of public buildings.
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Clients demand CSCS card
The Highways Agency and the County Surveyors Society have become the latest clients to demand all workers on their sites hold the CSCS card or equivalent.
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FeaturesMaking a stand
The five most eagerly awaited cricket matches for a generation are about to begin at Lord’s and will reach their climax at the Oval – which has been splendidly revamped for the occasion.
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FeaturesWhole-life costs: Office design
In the second of our series, David Weight of Currie & Brown looks at the differences in whole-life costs between a deep-plan, air-conditioned base office building and a shallow-plan scheme that is naturally ventilated
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Brick protects against warming
Eco-study recommends high thermal mass buildings to combat soaring temperatures
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Don’t forget to enter the 2005 Brick Awards
Aiming to uncover the finest architectural, engineering and landscape projects in the UK and abroad, the BDA has launched the 2005 Brick Awards.
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Terry Pawson Architects has won planning permission for this striking 220 m2 office development on an infill site in the heart of Wimbledon.