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World Trade Centre probe rules out faulty steel beams
Investigators working for the American government have ruled out design faults in the steel beams in New York's World Trade Centre as the cause of the twin towers' collapse on 11 September 2001.
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NewsAll square in Mayfair
Developer Consolidated Real Estate Management Service has completed a £100m, six-storey office scheme in Curzon Square, Mayfair. The 7500 m2 project, which was officially launched this week, is linked to a grade II-listed period building. The project, which includes a new public square, was originally designed by Sir Michael Hopkins ...
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NewsEco-friendly EastEnders
Architect and urban designer Stock Woolstencroft has completed Denmark Place, a green affordable housing scheme in Tower Hamlets, east London. The £4.5m scheme comprises 50 homes, a commercial unit and two communal gardens. The design combines stained timber windows, cedar boarding and timber decking with galvanized metal balconies and zinc ...
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Disclosure
The defendant hospital had applied for an order for inspection under CPR 31.4(2) in respect of a witness statement and an earlier expert report referred to in expert reports produced for a personal injury claim. The appellant, Mr Lucas, resisted this application on the basis that the documents were excluded ...
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A tasty titbit
As Taylor Woodrow puts in its order for Wilson Connolly, it gets a chance to see just what a plump prospect Wilcon makes
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NewsBomb hunt at Wembley
Police called in to inspect stadium pipework for explosives before the foundations are sealed.
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FeaturesWe have a dream …
Can new libraries really transform rundown cities, knit communities together and persuade young people of all races and classes to play and learn together? CABE's latest research says yes – and where better to test the theory than in race-riot-blighted Oldham?
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FeaturesTowers of doom
Strange but true: countries that build the world's tallest building shortly afterwards suffer an economic catastrophe. Matthew Richards examines the link between skyscraper booms and economic bust – with special reference to the USA, Dubai, China and Taiwan
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When the ref's offside
Aston Villa is playing against Arsenal and, just before the match begins, the referee declares he's an ardent Gunners fan. Does the Villa play on or blow the whistle?
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NewsBritish firms win one-fifth of Iraq subcontracts
Former construction minister Brian Wilson says reconstruction effort is key to making country more secure.
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CommentEnemies of the state
What chance of legal redress do you have if you suspect you've been the victim of an abuse of public power? Well, after Harmon, more than you may think
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Is Taylor Woodrood tucking in its napkin?
In an interview with Building last year, Taylor Woodrow chief executive Iain Napier wondered aloud about the fate of the medium-sized housebuilder. His chilling conclusion was that they "could be lunch for someone else".
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Mouchel tipped to win £500m Tube deal
Support services group Mouchel and French telecoms giant Alcatel are set to win a £500m signalling contract on London Underground – the biggest single project planned by the Tube Lines consortium.
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Housebuilders spared sound tests
Housebuilders may not have to test the acoustic insulation of homes to prove they comply with Part E of the Building Regulations, provided they use approved construction methods.
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NewsHolyrood: 300 design changes in July point to even more delays to come
The deadline for the Scottish parliament has been put back six months – but the indications are that it may slide further yet.
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NewsGehry says first UK project is better than Guggenheim
Maggie's Dundee cancer therapy centre packs punch of Bilbao into building the size of a large bungalow.
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NewsPaint to blame for latest Bath Spa delay
IT WAS CONFIRMED this week that a defective paint finish is the cause of the latest delay to the £23m Bath Spa project. The problem affects all four pool basins in the troubled Nicholas Grimshaw & Partners scheme.
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Worse yet
The smouldering row over the Scottish parliament has roared back into life after our disclosure that it won't be finished until July next year, eight months after the previous deadline. This further delay will lift the cost of the project to about £400m – either 10 times, four times, or ...