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NewsFresh-faced Londoner
Designed by GMW Architects, this redevelopment at London Bridge has transformed a grade II-listed Victorian building to provide 4850 m2 of modern offices.
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The future’s Orangery
This dining pavilion at The Children’s Hospital in Great Ormond Street, central London, has just been completed by architect SpacelabUK.
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Failed fit-out firm Spectrum owes £9m to creditors
Report by administrator Rothman Pantall says £8.89m is outstanding to subcontractors and Inland Revenue
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Welcome to Liverpool
National agency English Partnerships and regeneration company Liverpool Vision have unveiled plans to transform Lime Street Station in Liverpool to create a gateway to the city for visitors.
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John Laing quits troubled Hackney estate scheme
Housebuilder pulls out of £80m Haggerston West regeneration scheme citing ‘commercial reasons’ for decision
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FeaturesDon’t supersize me
The Peabody Trust’s latest exercise in modular housing at Barons Place, west London, houses key workers in compact-and-bijou microflats. We mind our head and step inside a new fun-sized way of living.
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FeaturesHappy hour
Times are good for quantity surveyors, with charge-out rates up by as much as 50% since 2002 and most sectors looking decidedly flush. We drink in Mirza & Nacey’s latest survey on how much a cost consultant costs
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CommentDear site diary
Project manager Andrew Farrer extols the virtues of keeping a comprehensive works log – if only to provide valuable evidence in the event of a dispute
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FeaturesAn inside job
Breaking into the former NatWest HQ was the easy part. Ripping the heart out of it to create state-of-the-art offices while preserving the listed facade, banking hall and directors’ suites, and shifting 1000 lorry-loads of rubble without disturbing the heavyweight neighbour – well, that needed something like a plan … ...
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NewsRHE wins £28m Cleveland Police PFI
A consortium including the Bank of Scotland Corporate and Laing’s FM arm has been selected as preferred bidder for a £28m PFI for Cleveland Police.
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Blocking out the pain
Construction manager Tony Bennett is planning to run 250 miles while holding a brick, a feat that will earn him a place in the Guiness Book of Records.
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NewsIan Simpson Architects takes to Manchester skies
£30m mixed-use scheme by developer Downing will be crowned by a 30-storey tower overlooking Mancunian Way.
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£1bn healthcare revamp for Liverpool
Royal Liverpool Hospital will be rebuilt as part of scheme that will also see overhaul of Merseycare NHS Trust buildings and Alder Hey children’s hospital.
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Government plans sustainable procurement targets
From 1 December 2005 all government departments will have to draw up an environmental purchasing policy.
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Hunter and Partners launches healthcare consultancy
Synovia will provide procurement and clinical advice for NHS Trusts, PFIs and LIFTs.
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Extra £2.5bn for Decent Homes
The government hands out further £2.5bn to Arms Length Management Organisations in bid to bring council housing up to Decent Homes Standard by 2010.
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Halifax reports rising house prices in September
Mortgage lender says housing market is cooling despite 1.4% increase last month.
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NewsCrest Nicholson joins £1bn Bath partnership
Crest will deliver 2,000 dwellings at Bath Western Riverside while master developer Grosvenor tackles commercial elements.
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Off site and off piste: Bob the Builder takes to the slopes
Bob the Builder premiers latest movie at the ICA and unveils a glamourous new leading lady.