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NewsPeabody boss denies development crisis
Housing association the Peabody Trust has hit back at rumours that it is winding down its development activities
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NewsTen thousand prefab houses are needed in Bam after earthquake that killed 40,000
Ali Manafpour, of engineer Halcrow, draws up a report that shows Iran paid a high price in death and injuries for failure to check that houses were built properly
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HTA triumphant after Chinese new town victory
Architect gets foothold in Far East after winning competition to create 90 ha urban centre near city of Suzhou
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Contractors pay price
Contractors Carillion, Balfour Beatty and Interserve have all increased the amount of money they contribute to their staff pensions.
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More woes at Mowlem
Contractor Mowlem has lost a court battle over a swimming pool in East Lothian, just weeks after its appeal over the Bath Spa project was rejected
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Design codes key to success
The government is to use "design codes" to help smooth the passage of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Bill through parliament.
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FeaturesHousing Futures 2024
Our serialisation of Housing Futures 2024, the collection of CABE/RIBA papers on the prospects for British housing, continues with John Callcutt's seven rules of regeneration and Christine Whitehead's three economic scenarios.
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FeaturesImperial history
Photographer Julian Anderson spent three years documenting the building of Foster and Partners' sleek Tanaka Business School at Imperial College London. Here's a selection of his pictures.
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CommentDiary of an architecural practice, aged 2½ months
The first of a monthly series following Ken Shuttleworth's fledgling practice considers the perils of overly cosy offices and headed notepaper
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Marketwatch: data centre revival
The spectacular collapse of the internet and telecoms sector at the start of the decade led to financial problems at many large clients.
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Comment*Cosying up ...
Building’s series of profiles of clients with lots of work to hand out begins with Manchester University, which is about to launch Project Unity …
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Comment*Tips on voicing your confidence
Voice coach Susan White has worked with architects such as Terry Farrell & Partners, and Squire and Partners, as well as contractors such as Kajima, Interior and Mace.
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International costs: 2004
Gardiner & Theobald’s 12th annual survey of global construction costs takes a round-the-worldtrip to compare labour rates, building costs, material prices and inflation forecasts
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Just the job
Noel Butcher, one of the first to go on the RICS foreign internships scheme, talks about his time in Texas
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Let's reach out
One-off clients are important customers of our industry, so they ought to be in touch with the Construction Clients Groups. So, anyone fancy a spot of golf?
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On buying a pig in a poke
If you buy defective goods, how long can you wait before you return them? That's a simple question with a very complicated answer …
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Now everyone’s unhappy
It used to be simple: you lost the case, you copped the entire cost of the trial. These days the situation is so complicated that it can be difficult to tell who’s won and who’s lost
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A lesson in future school design …
I read with interest your article "Sexy Education" (20 February, page 24), showcasing "11 ideal designs for secondary and primary schools".