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What's a computer for?
What is it with construction firms and IT? In the 1990s, many of the big players spent millions installing state-of-the-art systems only to find they had wasted their money. Staff didn't know how to use them, they quickly went out of date and were incompatible with their business partners' software. ...
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Bovis tipped to beat Schal to £200m BBC deal
Bovis Lend Lease has emerged as the favourite to win the £200m Broadcasting House scheme from the BBC.
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NewsIn embryo
In embryo: Enabling works have started on this 14,000 m2 cancer research centre at the University of Cambridge. The laboratories, designed by health architecture specialist Anshen Dyer, will be next to the Addenbrookes hospital campus. The scheme is due for completion in spring 2005. The project team includes joint contractors ...
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Greece cuts it fine as 2004 Olympics near
Fears emerged this week that Greece will struggle to complete its construction programme in time for the 2004 Olympic Games.
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O'Rourke eyes Bertie's Bowl
Contractor Laing O'Rourke is in the running for the Irish National Stadium project in Abbotstown, County Dublin.
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Jarvis pulls out of race for £3bn MoD contract
Jarvis has withdrawn from the bidding for the £3bn Allenby and Connaught defence PFI after the Ministry of Defence refused its application for extra time.
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EH told to end feud with Ken Livingstone
Architectural watchdog CABE this week called on conservation body English Heritage to end its struggle with London mayor Ken Livingstone over the future of the city's development.
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NewsIndustrial action
Industrial action: London architect Bushe Associates has completed the first phase of a £1.5m live–work development completed in Hornsey, north London, for developer Nu Homes. The scheme involved the conversion of five light industrial units into flats. The second phase will see the construction of eight units, which will complete ...
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NewsBare-faced chic
Bare-faced chic: Developer Chelsfield has completed a speculative office development called Skysuite at Albert Embankment, central London. The 600 m2 scheme, designed by minimalist architect John Pawson, forms the top two floors of the 18-storey block. The project team on the scheme includes QS Jackson Coles, contractor Sames, M&E engineer ...
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Gloom deepens in London commercial sector
The RICS says demand for commercial property fell for the second successive quarter in the three months to 30 September.
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Small firms' green record 'unacceptable'
Environment Agency chairman Sir John Harman attacked small contractors this week for their environmental record.
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NewsRapid improvement
Rapid improvement: Jarvis has reached financial close on the £30m first phase of the redevelopment of Whittington hospital in north London. This is the first acute health services PFI scheme for Jarvis and involves the design, construction and maintenance for 30 years of a range of clinical services from critical ...
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Contracts
Grimley nabs recycling jobUS group Cyntech Technologies has hired GVA Grimley to procure and project manage 65 recycling plants in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.£16m fit-outs for OverburyMorgan Sindall fit-out arm Overbury has bagged £16m worth of work, including a £10m deal to fit out eight floors at HSBC ...
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Foster says yes to Elephant & Castle vision
Architect Foster and Partners has accepted the job of drawing up a vision for the stalled £1.5bn redevelopment of Elephant & Castle in south London.
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SEEDA to set up UK’s first brownfield trust
The South East of England Development Agency is setting up the country’s first brownfield land assembly trust, a key recommendation in the urban taskforce report three years ago.
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Bids in for Leeds Supertram
The two remaining teams vying for the £500m Leeds Supertram scheme submitted their bids this week.
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NewsMade in Taiwan
Made in Taiwan: London-based architect MET Studio Design has designed a £1.5m visitor centre for the City Hall in Taipei, Taiwan. The scheme is based on the firm’s environment theatre at Taiwan’s National Museum of Natural Science, built in 1995. The scheme, which will include a guide to the city’s ...
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FeaturesOh well played
Bryant Priest Newman has replaced our hallowed tradition of lumpen sports design with an elegant, stylish and surprisingly cheap structure.
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EC Harris poaches two executives from rivals
Top-five QS EC Harris has poached two managers from rivals firms to beef up its facilities management and industrial divisions.