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One for the book
One for the book: Architect Richard Rogers Partnership outlined designs for a £130m Birmingham Library today. The firm, which won an international competition to design the library in the summer, is working with consultants BDSP and Arup on the scheme. The project will be the heart of a learning quarter ...
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Wakey, wakey
Wakey, wakey: This £30m office and residential development in Wakefield has been granted planning permission. The Cartwright Pickard-designed scheme includes 219 canalside apartments and 155,000 ft2 of office space. A hotel, health club, cafe, bars and rooftop restaurant are also included in the plans. The practice is also producing the ...
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FeaturesSpace station
In the planet's most barren landscape, a highly-trained crew of scientists are on a single mission: to track inter-stellar activity using the world's largest telescope. But they need somewhere to live …
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Housebuilders question high inflation figures
Housebuilders claimed this week that the cost of new houses is rising at a much lower rate than the 30% inflation figure recently reported by the Halifax building society.
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Staff bail out High-Point Rendel
The directors and senior staff of Birmingham consultant High-Point Rendel have agreed to shore up the firm, which is in financial difficulties, by temporarily forgoing salaries and offering loans.
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Reflex reaction
Critics of the public–private partnership dwell on fledgling problems, but these are nothing that can't be solved. Better that than no new schools or hospitals …
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FeaturesTo be Frank
Realising an unwieldy Frank Gehry design means learning to work the Gehry way, as the team on his Dundee cancer therapy centre quickly found out. And although the architect's first UK building is surprisingly small, the difficulties it caused were anything but …
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An unprecedented future
Much is said about our industry learning from its experiences, yet here we are throwing away a wealth of knowledge on points of law and principle
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Lead times: Piling
Lead times are fairly balanced in the final quarter of the year, with an equal number of sectors lengthening and shortening deliveries, according to Mace. And overleaf, Gardiner & Theobald throws the spotlight on piling …
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Planning for failure?
Housebuilders are stuck between a rock and a hard place. John Prescott is blaming them for not building enough homes, while at the same time government planning policy is thwarting their attempts to do so
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Jeffries draws up shortlist for hot seat at Atkins
Main board expected to discuss possible applicants for post of chief executive at meeting this week.
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O'Rourke: We need no replacement for Andy White
Laing O’Rourke chairman and chief executive Ray O’Rourke says he does not intend to appoint a successor to former chief operating officer Andy White.O’Rourke said the group did not need another chief operating officer because the integration of Laing had been so successful. “It’s not an issue. We are one ...
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Wolstenholme gets top job at Heathrow's Terminal 5
Former group construction director at BAA becomes T5 supremo after departure of Haste to CrossRail.
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NewsNow schools get supremo to hit construction targets
Government follows appointment of health tsar by putting Whitehall official at helm of education programme.
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FeaturesThe 2003 Building Awards: your last chance to enter
If you want to be a winner at the industry's most prestigious awards, you've only got one week to get your entry in. Here's a list of the 18 categories, as well as the judges and sponsors who make it possible
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Public sector keeps the market afloat
Construction orders rose 5.8% in the six months to 30 September compared with the same period last year, according to figures from the RICS.