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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.
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NewsRecord sail
The Little Britain Challenge Cup, sponsored by Building, has received a record 230 entries in only 16 days. No more will be accepted now. The event, held in Cowes on the Isle of Wight, starts on 9 September. More than £100,000 was collected last year for the nominated charities and ...
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NewsFair and square
Nottingham architect Letts Wheeler has beaten a strong field to win a RIBA competition to redesign the Market Square in Northampton. Its design saw off efforts from rivals Panter Hudspith, Ash Sakula, Snell Associates and John McAslan + Partners. Letts Wheeler also won out over an entry from Northampton's favourite ...
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Trained diplomats to join UK's regeneration salesforce
DTI initiative will teach urban renewal skills to British embassy staff in order to promote UK firms abroad
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Eight contractors in UK prison framework deal
HM Prison Service has set up a framework agreement with eight contractors to build jails and carry out minor refurbishment works.
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NewsMoD refurbishment puts generals in open-plan offices
Grade I-listed headquarters in Whitehall reopens after radical interior makeover funded by PFI consortium
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FeaturesKing Richard the last?
Rogers, Foster, Farrell, Hopkins, Grimshaw … The long reigns of these signature architects are coming to an end. We look at what will happen when they go
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CommentWonders & blunders
David Birkbeck finds populist excitement at an Essex town, but only prophylactic disappointment in an East End designer home
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Regulation wear
This was an appeal against a decision that an employer did not have a duty to an employee under the Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992 Regulations 7 (1). The employer was a lorry driver collecting milk from farms. He had been supplied with steel capped safety boots, which ...