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When walls have ears
When housebuilders were told they would have to test the acoustic insulation of homes to prove they complied with tough new regulations, they were so worried they decided to radically change the way homes were built instead
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NewsLevel best
A group of four sculptures, entitled Lock Level Line, has been installed at South Wharf Piazza in the West End Quay development, part of the regeneration of Paddington basin. Designed by artist Danny Lane, the four columns of steel and glass will move diagonally across the piazza, creating an internal ...
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Prescott weighs up second regeneration summit
Deputy prime minister John Prescott may host a second urban summit to assess regeneration policy, just two years after the first event.
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NewsArchitectural gymnastics
Architect SHH has completed this £1.6m LA Fitness centre in Bressenden Place, south London.
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NewsCostain decides working in Iraq is too risky … for now
Costain, the first contractor to state publicly that it would bid for contracts to rebuild Iraq, will not work in the country until the security situation has improved.
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Interim profit at Wilcon jumps 58% to £30.2m
Housebuilder Wilson Connolly this week unveiled strong results for the six months to 30 June.
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Healthy results at Taywood
Taylor Woodrow this week reported that pre-tax operating profit had risen 15% from £108.1m to £130.1m in the six months to 30 June 2003.
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NewsCool box
Architect and interior designer Red Box Design Group has designed Stella House, the headquarters for regional development agency One NorthEast at Newburn Riverside in Newcastle upon Tyne. Design features of the 5500 m2 building include mixed-mode cooling with natural ventilation, solar-shading and recovery of grey water from roof drainage. ...
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NewsGlam on the Cam
Architect Halpern has received planning consent for this 19-flat riverside development in Cambridge. The scheme includes 14 duplex apartments, as well as two one-bed flats and three rooftop penthouses. Double-height living spaces face the river, with the bedrooms at the rear facing a private garden. A full project team has ...
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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