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NewsHerzog & de Meuron's souped-up stadium
A consortium including Swiss architect Herzog & de Meuron and ArupSport this month won a competition to design the £300m Olympic Stadium in Beijing for the 2008 games. The bird's nest-like arena, in the northern suburbs of the Chinese capital, will hold 100,000 people during the games and will subsequently ...
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NewsTake me to the river
London Eye architect Marks Barfield's latest addition to the River Thames, the Millbank Millennium Pier, will be officially opened at the end of May. The scheme was this month lifted into water at the dockside in Rochester before being transported to its final destination outside the Tate Britain museum. The ...
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Avonmouth families get £1.3m
The families of four workers who were killed in the Avonmouth Bridge collapse in 1999 were this week awarded £1.3m in compensation.
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Piano tower won't spoil views, says DEGW
Architect Degw has rejected claims by English Heritage that Renzo Piano's London Bridge Tower would harm views of heritage sites.
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NewsHave you seen the light?
The largest Sikh temple outside India, the £17.5m Southall Gurdwara, was officially opened at the end of last month. It was clad in high quality limestone and granite. The Architect Co-Partnership-designed, 6000 m2 scheme was paid for by the local Sikh community. The project team included contractor ...
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NewsAdmirable solution
Contractor Laing O'Rourke's headquarters at Admirals Park in Dartford, Kent, is complete.It is the first of a series of "customised office solution" buildings designed by a collaboration between Reid Architecture, Laing O'Rourke and consulting engineer Buro Happold. The backbone of the building is a concrete structural frame system developed by ...
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View from the City
Alastair Stewart, analyst at Seymour Pierce, uncovers what Ferrovial will get for its money
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Adios Amey, hola Ferrovial
Imagine how happy Amey's shareholders felt when their £1bn investment (2002) was knocked down to £81m last Wednesday (see news).
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The folly at Holyrood
With costs for the new Scottish Parliament edging up towards £400m, politicians have been forced to address the reasons behind the vast cost overruns.
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A can of terms
The defenders, Lilley Construction, carried out construction works for the pursuers, the trustees, at Merchants Quay Development at Peterhead Harbour. The contract was the ICE Conditions of Contract 6th Edition (January 1991) although it did not comply with requirements of sub-sections (1) to (4) of Section 108 of the 1996 ...
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Galliford Try to axe jobs and close Plymouth office
Shake-up at contractor-housebuilder means staff cuts will also affect Leeds and Maidstone arms; most will be redeployed in London branches.
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DTI set to relocate 2000 staff
The DTI is considering moving more than 2000 clerical staff out of its offices in Victoria Street, central London.A Whitehall source said that the lease would have to be renegotiated soon and senior officials were looking for other offices because they expected the cost to rise sharply. The department has ...
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Sabotage at BBC White City
Bovis investigates workers after falling victim to more than £10,000 worth of damage at landmark site.
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NewsSmall firms call on Brown to keep promise on red tape
After chancellor's pledge to cut paperwork, contractors point to processes in need of overhaul – including PFI.
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NewsDunster's surprise
Britain's greenest architect is trying to turn BedZED, his first zero-energy housing scheme, into a financially viable product. So the new, improved model comes in a box – complete with a team to build it for you.
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Driver's fate in balance as court rulings hit £250,000
Future of regional contractor hangs in balance as creditors meet to decide whether to give it breathing space.
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NewsMouchel on the prowl for firms in £2-15m price range
Debt-free consulting engineer aims to buy niche specialists for services arm – money no object.