All articles by Phil Clark – Page 36
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Crisis? What crisis?
Rover s woes sent government and media into a tailspin, but West Midlands construction firms say the local market is motoring along nicely.
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Contract hiccups delay NHS procurement shake-up
Launch postponed for six months because of property division s failure to anticipate contract problems.
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New CABE committee will encourage bold design
Clients to be offered advice on procurement and choice of architect before schemes go to planners.
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Treasury revolution to start a year early
Outgoing procurement chief Mike Burt tells conference that switch to three preferred routes begins in June.
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Builders wary of cowboy pilot, Raynsford tells MPs
Minister tells parliamentary debate on construction that Birmingham pilot has “chicken and egg” problem.
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Raynsford attacks estates full of ‘tawdry little boxes’
Construction minister urges housebuilders to improve quality and density of urban housing developments.
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DEGW founder Duffy to follow global clients to USA
Space planning expert to head New York office for three years as international client base grows.
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Flagship brownfield project almost doubles in value
Project Vauxhall in south London now worth extra £190m as housing density rises and facilities are increased.
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London Eye in legal talks over rival Prague wheel
Wheel team may take action over copyright as architect accuses consortium of “blatant plagiarism”.
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Design teams go under the productivity microscope
Leading clients are about to subject their architects to BRE-style time-and-motion study.
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Four teams vie for £200m brownfield housing scheme
Consortia competing for Southwark redevelopment to be interviewed on Saturday.
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UK architect to design PFI hospital in Soweto
HLM Design’s £50m hospital redevelopment aims to export private finance initiative expertise to South Africa.
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Opening of Libeskind’s Jewish Museum delayed
Berlin landmark to open one year late because of work to improve security and cope with more visitors.
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‘They just quietly beaver away, changing the face of the world’
Designing buildings is one thing, but working out where to place them to maximise their use requires in-depth analysis of public spaces. Which is where a little-known firm called Space Syntax comes in.
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Rogers to design Wembley Bluewater
Leisure, retail and residential scheme will give urban taskforce chairman chance to put ideas to the test.
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Case exposes ‘serious loophole’ in adjudication
Judge Dyson ruling may allow losing party to suspend payment if winner is in financial difficulties.
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Fielden Clegg strengthens London operation
Bath-based architect changes its name and boosts staff at its operation in the capital.
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Welsh assembly hit by six-month suspension
First secretary Rhodri Morgan extends audit three months as he considers scrapping project.
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Lipton calls for cash to fight CABE’s London bias
Architecture champion says lack of resources prevents it from spreading influence across the whole country.
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Raynsford tells industry to respect workforce
Construction minister urges industry to respect, recruit and retain staff as he launches construction week.