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Spring in the air as seasonal housing rush begins
The weekend's newspapers report on a flood of properties on the market, a rise in the number of flats being built and a tax inquiry at Wembley.
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FeaturesSweet taste of victory at Junior Open House
Hansel and Gretel style house inspired by Willy Wonka wins school kids' design competition.
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NewsHotel wins £8.9m in claim against John Laing Construction
Judge determines that contractor was legally responsible for delays and cost overruns on refurbishment of London's Great Eatern Hotel.
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Colchester PFI garrison racks up 50m costs in nine years
Documents obtained under Freedom of Information Act reveal costs of getting troubled scheme off the ground.
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MIPIM 2005
The essential guide to MIPIM 2005. What to take. What to talk about. How to network. Things to see.
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CommentTake us to the pub!
The first of an occasional series of web log-style diaries begins with a typically bizarre Tuesday in the life of a CAD operative in an engineering firm
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Catch ‘em young
Nick Jones on how to recruit teenagers using websites, competitions and speed-dating
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FeaturesCost model update, February 2005
In this special cost model update, Davis Langdon looks at 18 building types – including offices, stadiums, theatres, schools, hospitals, housing and supermarkets – and adds the latest figures and current cost drivers
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FeaturesI am fashion
Jonathan Meades used his first column of the year to bemoan the passing of the “traditional” architect – the flamboyantly bow-tied, floppy-haired chap in deafening tweeds and yellow socks who mostly lived in the 19th holes of golf courses on a diet of gin and tonic, occasionally venturing forth to ...
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NewsBuro Happold elects chairman for new era
Engineering consultancy Buro Happold is set for a new era with the election of Rod MacDonald as chairman
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BW Interiors bullish in tough fit-out market
Surrey-based fit-out specialist BW Interiors is aiming to increase its turnover from last year’s £19.5m to £27m in 2005 by riding on the back of a recent recovery in the office market.
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NewsEx-Benson chief blames board for firm’s collapse
Alistair Sloan, former chief executive, hits out over ‘insane’ way the contractor’s demise was handled
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CommentSchal’s Stalingrad
The struggle between Bovis and Schal for the £400m BBC Broadcasting House redevelopment was a decisive moment in the recent history of UK construction
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FeaturesBig in Japan (and China, the USA, Spain, Italy, Germany…)
David Chipperfield has quietly built up a highly exportable architectural practice, with competition wins all over the world. Now, the UK portfolio is belatedly taking shape – if clients can stop project-managing for long enough
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FeaturesOne mean city
Big construction in Moscow is a muscle market dominated by players with political connections, fast money and armoured cars. So what chance does a British firm have of getting a piece of the action?
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NewsWimpey defies City fears with 19% profit hike
Volume housebuilder reassures the City with strong annual results and signs of cautious upturn in UK market
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Boss Graham Rice is latest to quit Heery after restructure
THe managing director of Heery International, the construction management arm of Balfour Beatty, is to leave the company following a restructuring of the firm.