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  • Hackney Empire
    News

    What’s the name of that theatre again …?

    2004-09-10T00:00:00Z

    After an 18-year fund-raising drive and £20m of refurbishment, Hackney is about to get its Edwardian baroque Empire Theatre back. Writ large, too: the theatre’s name has been spelled out in 2.6 m high, 24-tonne terracotta letters.

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    Wilkinson Eyre plans £100m Southwark tower

    2004-09-10T00:00:00Z

    Architect Wilkinson Eyre is designing a 46,450 m2 mixed-use scheme, including a 30-storey tower in Southwark, south London.

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    Bovis Lend Lease lands big exhibition project in Italy

    2004-09-10T00:00:00Z

    Bovis Lend Lease has been appointed project manager for the £940m redevelopment of the Fiera Milano exhibition centre in Milan, Italy.

  • Sparks: Aims to bring CABE closer to English Heritage
    News

    Mandarin gets key CABE job

    2004-09-10T00:00:00Z

    CABE has continued its drive to remove potential conflicts of interest with the appointment of Les Sparks, former civil servant, as chairman of its design review committee

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    Boscastle surveyors report ‘minor miracle’

    2004-09-10T00:00:00Z

    Surveyors completing their assessment of the flood-hit Cornish village of Boscastle have reported relatively little damage to building structures – which they describe as a “minor miracle”.

  • United Manchester
    News

    United Manchester

    2004-09-10T00:00:00Z

    Major structural work is complete on the £21m refurbishment of the Manchester Museum at the University of Manchester.

  • Slicker city: British Land's plan for Ludgate West
    News

    Three major deals revive London commercial market

    2004-09-10T00:00:00Z

    Contractors vie for £35m British Land scheme and two Foster-designed tower blocks worth a total of £90m

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    Firms urge RICS to set up Quality Mark rival

    2004-09-10T00:00:00Z

    Construction firms have asked the RICS to set up a competency scheme in a bid to expose rogue traders.

  • Magenta devine
    News

    Magenta devine

    2004-09-10T00:00:00Z

    MK G, Milton Keynes’ contemporary art gallery, has a new look.

  • West country living
    News

    West Country living

    2004-09-10T00:00:00Z

    Architect Stride Treglown is about to complete 1250 bedrooms for students across the South-west.

  • Barker (pictured) and Johnson point finger of blame at the planning system
    News

    George Wimpey boss slams ‘unrealistic’ housing targets

    2004-09-10T00:00:00Z

    Peter Johnson warns that land shortages and planning delays will hamper plans for 10,000 homes a year

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    Sharewatch

    2004-09-10T00:00:00Z

    This is my first week as business editor at Building, but already I find myself in familiar territory.

  • Features

    Checklist

    2004-09-10T00:00:00Z

    Technical advances in window design are being made all the time, and specifiers need to keep abreast of the changes. Barbour Index and Scott Brownrigg outline five things to consider to get the best results

  • News

    After 9/11

    2004-09-10T00:00:00Z

    The bin Ladens: a family story After the fall Three years of fear

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    Doors and Windows

    2004-09-10T00:00:00Z

    Everything you need to know about finding, selecting and pricing the ideal product, for every application from a fire station to our featured software factory in Buckinghamshire.

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    Brown celebrates industry's finest

    2004-09-09T11:16:00Z

    Gordon Brown unveiled two stained glass window at UCATT to celebrate construction skills and commemorate those who have lost their lives in the industry.

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    Foster's Gherkin favourite to win Stirling Prize

    2004-09-09T10:40:00Z

    Foster and Partners is up against Libeskind, Ian Ritchie, MacCormac Jamieson Pritchard and Colin Fournier in eclectic shortlist for £20,000 prize.

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    Aussie delay hits Mowlem

    2004-09-09T18:59:00Z

    Mowlem post £21m pre-tax profit but result is marred by £12m exceptional loss in Astralia.

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    Bovis propose 3,200 homes for Wellingborough East

    2004-09-09T14:22:00Z

    Bovis Homes Planning submits planning application for 681-acre site in East Midlands

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    Hyder snaps up environmental engineer in £2.5m deal

    2004-09-09T11:58:00Z

    Hyder Consulting says purchase of Marcus Hodges Environment will enable it to extend range of services.