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CommentHansom: Gargoyles and grotesques
Chelsea vs Spurs compete for your attention this week – plus, it’s journey’s end for a 1926 signalling cabin, we get ready for Construction Rocks and Boris Johnson gives us a fright (possibly not for the last time)
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FeaturesImage of the week: London’s burning
A 120m long model of London’s skyline in the 17th century is set alight on the River Thames
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CommentOnline poll: Ben Derbyshire’s RIBA presidency
Will Ben Derbyshire’s presidency of RIBA be good for the relationship between architects and the rest of the industry? Vote here
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FeaturesSketch of the week: 250 Tottenham Court Road
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Matter Architecture
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FeaturesThis week in 1981
We took a look at the refurbishment of Alexandra Palace following the fire in 1980
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CommentBrexit: The slow burn
Exclusive research by Building shows the construction industry may be slowing down faster than we think after the Brexit vote
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NewsAdministrators in at 270-year-old York builder
William Anelay goes under after creditors’ deal fails
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NewsConfidence returning to housing market, says RICS
Wobbles caused by Brexit are now easing, report adds
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NewsOlympic-style delivery authority to run £4bn Parliament works
MPs and peers will move out for six years
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NewsBalfour closes £163m wind farm cabling deal
Contractor to link Humber wind farm to the national grid
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NewsHinkley orders roll on with £100m-plus steel award
Bouygues and Laing O’Rourke prepare to deliver £2bn civils package
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NewsMay shelves National Infrastructure Commission law
Fears omission could weaken the infrastructure body
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NewsCPA forecast is latest casualty of Brexit
Economists say data is too sketchy to produce predictions until next February
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CommentOne way to solve the housing crisis
The industry needs to look differently at non-traditional construction methods - they could help solve the housing crisis.
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NewsHalf of industry professionals have lost work post-Brexit vote
Building’s exclusive survey shows 49% in construction have had jobs postponed or cancelled since referendum
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NewsGovernment under fire over delayed Bonfield Review
Six-month delay to Peter Bonfield’s report on energy saving scheme blamed on ministerial changes
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NewsCost consultant makes Quantem leap to New York
Davis Langdon offshoot now working on 20 fit-outs in US as consultant set to increase turnover by 24%
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NewsAlinea boosts residential offering with hire of Arcadis specialist
Alinea has continued its expansion into the housing sector with the recruitment of residential specialist Andy Platts from Arcadis
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CommentThe customer is always right?
A recent Scottish case illustrates some of the issues around a developer’s liability to end users for defects in a project