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NewsSweet home, Chicago
Cartwright Pickard Architects has capitalised on the success of its Murray Grove social housing in London and its Sixth Avenue Apartments in York to export its expertise in off-site construction to the USA. The practice has been selected to work with a Chicago developer on a modular flats to be ...
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Balfour denies Hatfield charge
Contractor Balfour Beatty has hit back over a charge of involuntary manslaughter for the Hatfield rail disaster of 17 October 2000.
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Fledgling minister sings from a Brownian hymn book
It's easy to see why one Fleet Street diarist described Nigel Griffiths as a "pocket Gordon Brown".
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Gerbeau too busy to help Olympic bid
Former Millennium Dome boss Pierre-Yves Gerbeau has changed his mind about helping with London's bid to host the 2012 Olympic Games.
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NewsPRP to take control of £300m Ocean Estate
Architect PRP has been appointed consultant on the redevelopment of the £300m Ocean Estate in Tower Hamlets, east London.
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NewsOn top Down Under
An office development in New Zealand has won, by public vote, the People Choice Award 2003, organised by the RICS. The winning building, named C: Drive, was up against worldwide competition. The development was built for ASB Bank's technology and software operations. The design creates a cutting-edge office by exposing ...
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Masterplanner sought for £1bn Bath revamp
One of Europe's largest regeneration projects, the Western Riverside scheme in Bath, took a step forward this week after project manager EC Harris invited expressions of interest from masterplannners.
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Safety: HSE listens to industry's comments
The Health and Safety Executive has developed an action plan to overhaul the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations after industry consultation.
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NewsHooray for Hoxton
Hackney council has granted planning permission for the redevelopment of 168 Pitfield Street in Hoxton, north-east London. Architect Stock Woolstencroft will design the scheme for Capital and Provident Regeneration. The £8m programme will include the renovation of the 1870s school that stands on the site. It will also provide 50 ...
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Prescott offers housebuilders silver and gold
Deputy prime minister John Prescott this week launched a quality benchmark for housing.
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BSI retreats in Barbour row
Barbour Index, the information provider to the construction industry, has been given a licence to provide online data by the British Standards Institute after a complaint to the Office of Fair Trading.
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Carillion sues hospital for £1.6m over size of floors
Contractor Carillion has sued a London hospital trust for £1.6m in a row over cleaning services.
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NewsBuilding in the round
The Capita Building at Carlisle's Kingsmoor Business Park in Cumbria – which will open later this month – was designed, engineered and project-managed by Capita Property Consultancy. The two-storey building provides 57,000 ft2 of open-plan space in two arms splaying from a central reception area. The building is clad ...
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Contractor Sunley Turriff goes into administration
Main business Lilley Construction sold as going concern after Cheshire-based parent group runs out of money.
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NewsC&M set to pounce on Headway
Commercial and residential developer Country & Metropolitan aims to start takeover talks with rival developer Headway
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Birse pays price for stadium disaster
Contractor Birse has announced an 82% drop in pre-tax profit for the 12 months to 30 April, compared with the previous year.
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UK output down 11% on 2002, says DTI
Further signs of a market downturn have emerged with the release of government figures showing a fall in construction orders.
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No Wow now
St Paul's is a constant reminder that we no longer produce the kind of jaw-dropping buildings that characterise 17th-century London and modern Los Angeles