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Have we taken outsourcing too far?
This move towards total outsourcing begs the question – are we giving away too much?
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Sketch of the week: Hospital extension in Sheffield
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Duncan Finch, director of Avanti Architects
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Boris Johnson’s Cabinet clear-out hits construction
Both housing ministers fired as new PM rewards Brexiters
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Plan to open Crossrail by end of last year was a ‘fantasy’, admits scheme’s boss
New management team are 'realists', says Mark Wild
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Retentions: Is the endgame in sight?
Rudi Klein offers an update on the plan to reform retention practice in the construction industry with a brand-new system
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Stanhope puts £400m pricetag on British Library job
Scheme due before Camden planners next year
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Tall buildings: Housing versus heritage
In the first of our new series on the legal considerations of constructing tall buildings, Joanna Bassett considers the issues around planning permission
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Government launches talks for ‘built environment’ sector deal
Comes 12 months after launch of Construction Sector Deal
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Image of the week: Going swimmingly
“Gateway”, an intricately designed swimming pool by Portuguese artist Joana Vasconcelos, is unveiled in Edinburgh
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James Brokenshire axed as housing secretary
Former Northern Ireland secretary replaced by Newark MP Robert Jenrick, as Esther McVey appointed housing minister
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Kier woes deepen as British Land drops it for London job
Developer puts £300m Norton Folgate mixed-use scheme out to tender
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DfE outlines offsite building boom
Department wants to double number of schools built using method year on year
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Our cities in the UK can learn from Melbourne
Politicians should take a leaf out of the Australian city’s book and start to address liveability as a driver of change
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Borras hits high note with St Paul’s work
New chorister boarding house designed by Kilburn Nightingale Architects
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In pictures: HS2 ploughs on with Old Oak Common demolition
Work to tear down former Great Western Railway sheds took four months
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Green lobby bids to appeal Heathrow go-ahead
Formal case will be heard if court finds in Friends of the Earth’s favour