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Planners told to prepare for old age
A report by the Royal Town Planning Institute is calling for “lifetime neighbourhoods” to be created to cater for the needs of the country’s ageing population.
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NewsChalk up another
This design by Building Design Partnership has just been chosen for Leigh city academy in Dartford, Kent. Of the 36 city academies currently in development, the practice has won six – second only to Foster and Partners. The government aims to establish at least 53 academies by 2007 and 200 ...
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NewsPCKO comes out on top in townhouse design contest
Architect’s versatile solution wins David Wilson Homes’ eScape competition – and will soon be built in Kent
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FeaturesThe new master
One of the many problems besetting the government’s plan to refurbish or replace every secondary school in Britain has been that nobody was permanently in charge of it. Now that that’s about to change, can we expect the work to start flowing?
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FeaturesCurtains for PFI
7:84 is an angry agitprop theatre company from Glasgow whose latest production puts private finance under the spotlight. Building invited some PFI bigwigs to join the audience – and play their parts in the ensuing debate. George Hay ducked the rotten tomatoes.
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FeaturesShip in a bubble
The Cutty Sark has been decaying in a dry dock at Greenwich for 50 years. But now architect Grimshaw has designed a cocoon to protect the record-breaking clipper during restoration.
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CommentWonders & blunders
A civilised street with space for everything turns into an eyesore that should have no place on this small planet, says Bill Bryson
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Rouse … to Simmons
Succession is a tricky proposition, especially when your predecessor has made the job his own. Witness the plight of Jonny Wilkinson, the wunderkind of English rugby, who has been handed the captaincy of his national side last week after an eight-month injury. He has the small challenge of getting the ...
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Gleeson switches focus as construction profit shrinks
Contractor intends to concentrate on regeneration after building arm reports 67% fall in operating profit
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Wimpey shares dip as interest
Shares in George Wimpey fell 10p on Tuesday after it warned the market it was experiencing “more challenging” conditions.
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Knowles’ overseas trip
Construction consultant James R Knowles has blamed a weak set of annual results on poor trading in Australia, Hong Kong and the USA.
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RICS: Occupier demand up after three-year decline
The commercial property sector, which has been depressed for the past three years, has started to show signs of recovery.
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The Guangzhou eye
Architect Richard Rogers Partnership has unveiled images of its entry for a major competition in Guangzhou, China. Practices have been invited to design a Sightseeing/Television Tower. RRP’s design is 475 m tall and lies on the southern bank of the Pearl River, while two 350 m towers lie on the ...
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NewsWinners celebrate quality housing awards
Berkeley Homes, Midas Homes and housing association Circle 33 were among the winners of the 18 prizes in the 2004 Building Homes Quality Awards, organised by Building in association with the Housing Forum. The awards were held at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London on Tuesday night. Berkeley took the ...
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Essex deals blow to Prescott’s housing plan
Local authorities in a key housing growth areas are expected to vote today to block government plans for extra residential development.
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Brumwell urges compulsory pensions in construction
UCATT general secretary George Brumwell has urged the government to introduce compulsory pensions for construction workers.
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Croydon arena gets boost
Developer Arrowcroft has given the long-running Croydon Gateway saga a twist by signing a deal that ought to make an arena in the town financially viable.
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NewsIndustry asked to pay up to prove Part L will work
Firms are shocked by government request that they fund research into ways of calculating energy efficiency
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Jarvis sells off four PFI school schemes to Vinci
Beleaguered support services group Jarvis has agreed to sell four PFI schemes worth £176.5m to French company Vinci.
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NewsBlair ratchets up pressure on housing with call for reform
Prime minister pitches in on policy as housing minister Keith Hill tells firms they must embrace modern methods