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NewsTraffic stoppers
This is Dutch architect Maxwan's vision for motorwayside housing in the year 2030. The practice submitted the design to an ideas competition held by the Netherland's Ministry of Transport, which is looking for ways to develop land along the country's major transport routes. The design is just one of ...
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Survey finds shaky economy is hurting smaller firms
Small and medium-sized businesses in the British construction sector are losing confidence in the economy, according to a survey covering the second quarter of this year.
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Death of a post-war hero
Sir Philip Powell, one of the greatest post-war British architects, died this week, aged 82.
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NewsThe flowering of Dubai
RMJM architects is designing the village centre for Palm Jebel Ali, one of two man-made islands under construction off the coast of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. The design concept for the 469,236 m2 village centre uses aspects of Islamic geometry and organic structural form. The centrepiece (pictured) is ...
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PFI slammed for 'concealing cost overruns'
PFIs conceal cost overruns by increasing their budgets between the appointment of the preferred bidder and financial close, a leading critic of the PFI has claimed.
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Carillion secures £20m prefab flats scheme
Contractor Carillion has won a £20m deal to build 125 prefabricated apartments for students and key workers in Southampton, Hampshire.
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NewsLevitt Bernstein wins German design contest
Architect Levitt Bernstein has won an international design competition for 221 homes in Straelen, a town near Düsseldorf, west Germany.
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Pay row could lead to brick crisis, says NFB
The National Federation of Builders has warned members that they could face brick shortages if workers at materials supplier Hanson vote for strike action.
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Bucknall Austin hires boss
Quantity surveyor Bucknall Austin has appointed John Morgan chief executive.
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NewsFirst night at the Almeida
The refurbished Almeida Theatre in Islington, north London, had its first performance last night after a £7.6m makeover by architect Burrell Foley Fischer. The seating has been rearranged to improve sight lines, and new lighting, sound equipment and ventilation have been installed. Main contractor was Banner Holdings, QS was Roger ...
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Pell Frischmann rocks with £30m Gibraltar scheme
A team led by consultant Pell Frischmann has won a contract for a £30m housing scheme in Gibraltar.
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CABE on the threshold
One of the more remarkable British success stories since the millennium has been the rise of CABE, whose leading lights feature on this week's cover.
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Bigging up the style council
The industry's architectural watchdog has grown from a small group of dedicated personnel to a multi-layered organisation with staunch government backing. Here we chart the rise and rise of CABE
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Desperate for a decision
The first respondent, HBG, entered into a contract for the building of a leisure complex at Kingask, St Andrews with St Andrews Bay Development Limited. The conditions of the contract were the Standard Scottish Building Contract with Contractor's Design (May 1999 Edition) with amendments. On 9 ...
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FeaturesThe pig is taxiing for take-off
For an increasingly cynical public, the successful redevelopment of Battersea Power Station is looking as likely as a porker at 12 o'clock. Its owner, Parkview, insists that the latest project really will get off the ground. We assess the chances …
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FeaturesUp, up and away
Floating on the alternative investment market is the ideal way to raise your firm's growth, profit and profile. So why are so few joining it?
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FeaturesBridging Tactics
As the designer of military bridges used in the Iraq war, Tom Foulkes took pride in last month's victory. But will the head of the Institution of Civil Engineers win an internal battle for change?
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CommentEveryman's adjudication
A new guide spells out in layman's terms just what adjudication is and holds your hand through the whole process. It's just what builders – and lawyers – need
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FeaturesKeep on truckin' … please
Within two years, the road haulage industry is going to undergo a personnel crisis that will make construction's skills shortages look like a walk to the shops. So how are your materials going to find their way to the site?