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NewsCracking the safety conundrum
Construction's safety record may be improving – slowly – but a 5% decrease in site deaths over five years simply isn't good enough. The industry is out of time to hit that 40%-by-next-year target … So what now?
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A pricing problem
The defendant desired to sell his property, No.1 Horbury Mews and engaged the claimant (an estate agent) to assist him. On the advice of the claimant the defendant agreed, on the 29 June 2001, to market his property at £1.5m. An offer from a third party was received and accepted. ...
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Glazed in glory
Rick Mather's Lincoln School of Architecture, shoehorned into a small site next to a railway track, is a triumph of design ingenuity. We find out how specifiying the right windows made all the difference
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All becomes clear
Rick Mather Architects knows that when designing a minimalist building, its windows have a great bearing on its appearance.
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NewsPolice begin second wave of interviews over Bickerton
Serious Fraud Office targets known associates of John Aviss after he loses High Court battle with Artisan
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NewsTea in the park
Hopkins Architects' St James's Park restaurant in central London opened last month. Inn The Park, which was developed by the Royal Parks, is run by restaurateur Oliver Peyton. It is made from Austrian larch, concrete and stainless steel and has a grass roof. The interior was designed by Tom Dixon, ...
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Four in scramble to build Morrisons' £50m HQ
Four contractors are lining up to build a £50m headquarters in Bradford for newly enlarged supermarket chain Morrisons
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Prescott promises 'controversial' RIBA debate
Deputy prime minister John Prescott will follow up on his honorary fellowship of the RIBA by giving a "controversial" keynote speech on sustainable communities at the institute.
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Bid splits Peterhouse board
David Jackson, the chairman of infrastructure group Peterhouse, has told shareholders not to accept Babcock International's £95m offer for the company.
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Foster, Gehry and Moneo invited to redesign Beirut
Star architects asked to submit masterplans for Martyrs' Square area destroyed in Lebanese civil war
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NewsCABE to grill six contenders for top job
Architecture watchdog CABE has drawn up a six-strong shortlist of candidates to succeed Jon Rouse as chief executive.
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Interserve wins £28m health job
Support services group Interserve has been selected for a £28m mental health scheme in south-east London, as part of the Procure 21 hospital building programme
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Construction Clients Group hires chairman
The chief executive of Barking and Dagenham council has been appointed chairman of the Construction Clients Group.