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NewsThe discovery of Australia
The discovery of Australia: Nicholas Grimshaw & Partners has won its first project down under with the redevelopment of a railway station and interchange in Melbourne. The arrivals hall will stretch out beneath an undulating roof, with shops contained in pods suspended over the concourse. It will be developed and ...
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ISE: How skyscraper design must change
The structural design of tall buildings should change in the wake of the World Trade Centre collapse, a report said this week.
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Carillion profit to fall £12m
Contractor Carillion's operating profit will fall £12m over the next two years because of changes to accounting procedures.
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Locals submit masterplan for Bishopsgate
Proposals for Bishopsgate Goods Yard in east London, including 400 homes, have been drawn up by not-for-profit developer the Environment Trust.
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Merthyr Tydfil offered £250m lifeline
Plans are under way to give run-down Welsh town Merthyr Tydfil a £250m makeover.
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NewsAston University plans £100m revamp
Aston University this week unveiled a 15-year, £100m campus redevelopment plan.
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NewsSweetness and light
Sweetness and light: A £6m complex of arts, media studios, shops, galleries and a restaurant has been built as part of the £30m Custard Factory regeneration scheme in Birmingham. Known as the GreenHouse, the building has gondola-like balconies suspended in front of the facade. It was developed and designed by ...
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Bechtel quits £500m tram bid after cost row
A bechtel team bidding for the £500m Supertram scheme in Leeds has dropped out after a dispute over bid costs.
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NewsHolding the front page
Holding the front page: The £3.8m Newsroom, an archive of The Guardian and The Observer newspapers in Farringdon, London, was completed last month for Guardian Newspapers. The refurbished Victorian building, originally constructed as a bonded warehouse, houses a library, exhibition centre and lecture hall. The team included contractor Killby & ...
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Contracts
Morrison's £36m hospitalMorrison Construction has been awarded a £36m contract to build a 21,000 m2 hospital for Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre Trust in Headington, Oxfordshire, by Albion Healthcare Consortium. Bourne lands car park dealsBourne Steel's car park arm, Bourne Parking, has won two contracts totalling £3.2m from Matra BAe Dynamics and ...
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Charity starts drive to revive listed buildings
A campaign to fund community-led urban regeneration projects was launched this week by the Architectural Heritage Fund, with backing from the Prince of Wales and arts minister Baroness Blackstone.
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All change at Balfour as reshuffle goes on
Balfour Beatty announced three board appointments this week as part of its continuing shake-up of management responsibilities.
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Carillion Rail rapped by HSE
Carillion Rail has been served with improvement notices by the Health and Safety Executive after nationwide checks on the UK’s rail network in the wake of the Potters Bar tragedy.
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NewsWhat planet are we on?
What planet are we on? The £3.8m Earth Centre in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, designed by Bill Dunster Architects, is one of eight projects shortlisted for the second Better Public Buildings award, won by the Tate Modern last year. The other seven schemes are: the City Learning Centre, Bristol; the Gateshead ...
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FeaturesA taste of its own medicine
HM Treasury has given the PFI the ultimate endorsement – by using it to transform its own Whitehall property. And by awarding the job to a premier league project team, it has proved that a public–private partnership doesn't have to mean cheapskate design
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NewsConnaught buys fit-out firm Bluu for £1m
Fit-out contractor Bluu International has been bought by property group Connaught for £1m.
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Unbelievable hilarity
Heard the one about the new woman on site? No, didn't think so – there are almost none. So why does the press think recruiting them is such a giggle?
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Act of wisdom
When adjudication arrived with the Construction Act, it already had a track record and a growing reputation. Little wonder it has proved so robust