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NewsMilton Keynes experience goes to South Korea
Work is due to start on a £190m indoor ski resort in Busan, South Korea, in summer 2005. The HOK-designed "SnowBox" is due to open in autumn 2006. It will include a winter sports centre, shops and leisure facilities. It is based on a concept first used in Milton ...
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Piano rebuffs 'perverse' critics of his London tower
London Bridge Tower architect Renzo Piano this week said the 306 m high building would not ruin views in London, and denied the scheme was ego-driven.
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Brighton shock for Rogers
A consortium including architect Richard Rogers Partnership and housebuilder Countryside Properties is no longer in the running for a seafront development in Brighton.
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Ken and Nicky row over dome
A split has emerged between London mayor Ken Livingstone and his deputy, Nicky Gavron, over the proportion of social housing to be included in the Greenwich peninsula development, which includes the Millennium Dome
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NewsSwansea's big splash
The £10.6m Wales National Pool in Swansea, which replaced the former 30-year-old Empire Pool in Cardiff, was opened this month. The 50 m international centre, designed by leisure and sport specialist Stephen Limbrick Associates, overlooks Swansea Bay. It will be the home of the Welsh Amateur Swimming Association and ...
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BAA seeks urgent deal over Heathrow traffic levy plans
Airports operator to hold crunch talks with London mayor advisers over threat to Terminal 5 delivery costs.
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Architect gets go-ahead for tallest tower in Leeds
Architect Aedas AHR has been given the green light to proceed with the final designs for the £48m Bridgewater Place development in Leeds, which will include the tallest tower in the city.
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Mowlem spars with Bath
Contractor Mowlem is in negotiations with Bath and North East Somerset council to resolve a dispute over delays to the £22m Bath Spa project.
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DTI set to relocate 2000 staff
The DTI is considering moving more than 2000 clerical staff out of its offices in Victoria Street, central London
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Row jeopardises introduction of Part P
Christopher Leslie, the minister in charge of the Building Regulations, has expressed concern that a spat between two industry groups may upset the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister's plan to introduce a new section of the regulations next year.
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NewsTransformation on the Tyne
A £13m headquarters for the Government Office for the North East has started on site at Citygate in Newcastle upon Tyne. The office building, designed by Ryder will accommodate 400 staff. The project is part of the regeneration of the St James Boulevard area of the city. Contractor is Amec, ...
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NewsEnter a shark, a grubby bed and slices of preserved cow
Charles Saatchi's gallery of shock British art opens at the former Greater London Council's headquarters.
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Galliford Try to axe jobs and close Plymouth office
Contractor and housebuilder Galliford Try is expected to announce a restructuring early next month, which will include redundancies and office closures.
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McAlpine hit by £5.7m loss
Contractor Sir Robert McAlpine made a £5.7m loss for the year to 30 October 2002 after it was hit by spiralling PFI costs and contract difficulties.
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Bullish Bellway's profit leaps 46% to £57m
Housebuilder Bellway announced a 46% increase in interim profit before tax last week.
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Wimpey: House prices cooling
Wimpey chairman John Robinson said last week that the housing market seemed to be cooling after the sharp rise in prices in the sector last year.
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FeaturesBlazing a trail
Ballal Raza is a down-to-earth Brummie project manager with bags of confidence and plenty of commitment – and the industry needs to recruit thousands more just like him. We met a young Asian professional taking construction's image issues in his stride.
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Crack the code
Designers are increasingly liable for health and safety breaches, and are increasingly finding themselves in the dock as a result. Here's how to stay out of trouble
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CommentThe sound of fiddles
OK, the request may be a bit iffy, not 100% legit, but if I turn a blind eye so as to get the job, surely there's nothing wrong with that? Hey, what's that siren…?