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Howdy partner
I sympathise with the views expressed by Oliver Raymond (Letters, 2 July, page 32) regarding unscrupulous main contractors who, under the guise of partnering, still persist in going to the open market in an effort to drive down cost.However, I can provide a simple answer. Seek out ...
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FeaturesA report from the escape committee
Had enough of the longest hours, worst weather and most disappointing football team in Europe? Want to move abroad but can't decide where? Well the 2004 Hays Montrose/Building international salary guide has briefs on nine possible destinations ranked by money, lifestyle and work–life balance
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FeaturesFriendly yet hostel
MacCormac Jamieson Prichard may just have achieved a near-impossible feat: to design ultra-high-density single-person housing next to a noisy railway, and actually make it liveable. We went to meet the residents at Friendship House.
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Housing market set for soft landing
Housebuilders Bovis Homes and Redrow have said growth in the housing market is slowing as a result of the Bank of England's recent interest rate rises.
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Cleveland Bridge may sue over Wembley sacking
'Unhappy' steelwork specialist considers legal action against Multiplex over decision to end contract
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NewsChina hosts the architects' World Cup
Aedas Architects' Hong Kong office has drawn up this masterplan for one of three bids for the West Kowloon Cultural District in Hong Kong. The 30-year commission will involve building and operating 200,000 m2 of cultural facilities beneath a 220,000 m2 canopy (pictured). The masterplan envisages a performance venue ...
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News'Jarvis appears unlikely to get to the end of July in its present form'
Analysts openly question how long the contractor can survive as shares fall again in the wake of a fourth profit warning this year
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NewsPringle to be next RIBA leader
Architect Jack Pringle, who has long campaigned to improve the standing of the profession within the PFI process, is to be the next RIBA president.
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Roof collapse: Experts blame concrete
The collapse of the terminal roof at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris was caused by weakened concrete, according to a French government report published last Tuesday.
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NewsParadise island
Hopkins Architects has come up with designs for the proposed regeneration of the Nottingham's Eastside area. The focus will be on a stretch of the Nottingham canal. The site, named The Island, will be packed with bars, restaurants and homes, and is planned to begin next year. The development ...
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New blow for Paddington PFI
Plans for a £800m PFI "health campus" at Paddington, west London, are expected to suffer further delays because of recommendations in a government review of the project
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Housing associations under the microscope
Housing associations are to have their efficiency scrutinised in the wake of a government review of the Housing Corporation.
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NewsEscape to the town
This design by architect Cole Thompson is one of three shortlisted for the second round of the eScape design competition. The initiative, run by Design for Homes, challenges architects to come up with townhouses using a menu of preselected build components. In all, 641 practices are registered to enter ...
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Jarvis on the brink
There won't be too many tears shed in the construction industry this week over the spectacle of Jarvis teetering on the edge of the precipice.
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NewsGrimshaw the latest firm to unveil plans for succession
Sir Nicholas set to become chairman for life and external ambassador, as Goldschmied ponders life after RRP
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Review fails to get to the bottom of Bath Spa
The Bath Spa project is still beset by problems and the council in charge of the project says it is unable to say how much it will cost – two years after it was supposed to be finished.
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400m estate up for planning
Architect Levitt Bernstein has applied for outline planning permission for a £400m project to regenerate a housing estate in Barnet, north London.
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National Gallery has 4m grant application refused
The refurbishment of the National Gallery in central London was in doubt this week after the Heritage Lottery Fund rejected its application for a £4.1m grant.
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Green light for Thurrock experiment
Broad stretches of the Thames estuary that are now closed to the public could be opened up in a radical approach to urban regeneration that emphasises community involvement
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John McAslan makes California shortlist
Architect John McAslan + Partners has reached the last six of a masterplanning competition in San Diego, California.