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An end in sight …?
The Brooke Report has been a huge achievement for the RICS, enjoying wide membership consultation and producing a conclusive report within a short deadline.
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CommentA reader writes: Why the Tricorn had to go
Contrary to what Owen Luder wrote last month, his Portsmouth shopping centre was ripe for demolition, simply because it failed in so many ways
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NFB reports profit and welcomes new chairman
The National Federation of Builders is back in the black after a loss-making 2002/03 and has appointed a new chairman.
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NewsRavishing Radisson
Architect and designer Virgile and Stone has launched its design for the main public areas of the Radisson SAS Hotel in Berlin. The development includes a 25 m aquarium towering above the bar in the lobby area. The long curving bar can accommodate 90 people. A variety of eateries has ...
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Lend Lease calms Bovis fears
Lend Lease, the Australian parent of UK contractor Bovis, has briefed analysts in Australia on its proposed £3.6bn bid for developer General Property Trust, which has led to speculation over the future of Bovis.
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NewsStephenson Bell loses Tyne tower scheme
George Wimpey has dropped Stephenson Bell Architects from its Northern Light high-rise apartment scheme in Newcastle upon Tyne and appointed Terry Farrell and Partners.
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DTI to probe exploitation fears
Construction minister Nigel Griffiths has asked industry leaders to gather evidence of unfair treatment of foreign workers ahead of a meeting in the autumn
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Taywood's seven years in Swindon ends
The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister has given the go-ahead for the construction of 4500 homes in Swindon, Wiltshire, after a planning process that has lasted seven years.
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NewsA friend indeed
MacCormac Jamieson Prichard has designed London's latest scheme of single-person key-worker housing, which was opened this week by London mayor Ken Livingstone and the Countess of Wessex. Friendship House in Southwark is developed and run by the London Hostels Association and provides 180 bedsits with en-suite bathrooms. Achieving a ...
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Watchdog 'too quick to judge' Tube PPPs
A report assessing whether the London Underground PPP deals will work has been criticised for being written too early.
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RICS in talks over insurance
The RICS is seeking an alternative to a proposed move by the Financial Services Authority to regulate firms arranging insurance services in the property sector.
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Amec and Taywood head £250m Lewisham revamp
Lewisham council in south-east London has appointed a team headed by contractors Amec and Taylor Woodrow to bring about a £250m transformation of the town centre.
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Public rejects high-density living
The government's policy of promoting high-density urban living has been hit by research that reveals that 80% of the public would prefer not to live in apartments
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NewsOlympic first
The Faliro arena in Athens, designed by architect Sport Concepts in association with local architect TPA, is the first Olympic venue to be completed and opened. The 8000-seater indoor arena, which will host taekwondo and handball events, is one of the larger facilities constructed for the Olympics. After the games, ...
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Workers are happier and richer than last year
The construction industry has improved the way it treats workers in four areas this year, according to the 2004 key performance indicators.
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NewsBehemoth in steel and glass
Aukett's design for Building 1000, the £70m first phase of the Royals Business Park in London Docklands, has been completed. It was jointly developed by Development Securities, Standard Life Investments and the London Development Agency, and consists of two high-specification glass and steel buildings, totalling 22,000 m2. When complete, ...
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FeaturesSprint finish
Well, what were they worried about? Fifty days to go and it's all over bar smoothing the sand in the long jump pit. But how did the Greeks, and Santiago Calatrava, turn a near disaster into a national triumph? We went to Athens to find out
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Destined to lose?
Without a large injection of cash, London’s creaking transport system could lose it the right to hold the 2012 Olympics
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Pricey advice
This was a claim for professional negligence by a company incorporated to purchase a sea front hotel and adjacent land in Hunstanton, Norfolk, against the solicitors that acted for it on the purchase. The hotel had been purchased subject to three outstanding floating charges on the assets of the seller, ...