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FeaturesYoung designers create a pop-up club
Heineken’s competition is for a concept nightclub based on the theme ‘changing perspectives’
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OMA Progress: Until 19 February
OMA/Progress is the first major presentation of architect OMA’s work in the UK and is guest curated and designed by the Brussels-based collective Rotor, who were responsible for the much praised Belgian Pavilion at the 2010 Venice Architecture Biennale.With unprecedented access to OMA’s archives and daily practice, Rotor has created ...
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NewsFirst recycled plastic bridge in Europe built in Scotland
Thermoplastic material used in construction of road bridge will be sold by Vetech next year
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NewsEnergy boss: 'PV subsidies a waste of government funds'
PV panels are not efficient enough to justify investment, says chief executive of RWN npower
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Archive TitlesMorgan Sindall picked for £200m Basingstoke regeneration
Urban regeneration division Muse appointed by Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council
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Archive TitlesMembers of government's Green Construction Board announced
Members include 15 drawn from firms including Wates, Arup, Skanska and Balfour Beatty
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NewsClark tells MPs planning reforms to be delayed
Decentralisation minister says there will be “transitional arrangements”
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NewsUcatt plans 500 public sector strike ballots
Action follows Unite’s move to ballot 6,000 electrical workers
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NewsMortgage lending edges up in the third quarter
CML data shows lending 2% ahead of 2010 despite September dip
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NewsGreen light for £70m south London housing scheme
Scheme at Loughborough Park Estate designed by BPTW given green light
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NewsIkea unveils 10.5ha mixed-use Stratford scheme
Retail giant’s property arm preparing planning application
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NewsJoiner breaks leg after scaffolding hit by bus
Panther Scaffolding fined £15,000 and ordered to pay £3,739 costs
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Collapse of carbon capture deal branded 'farce'
WWF slams ‘four wasted years’ as Department for Energy and Climate Change seeks a fresh pilot
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NewsLaing O'Rourke to run down its housing arm
Contractor confirms it is mothballing its loss-making Explore Living division
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NewsHalcrow cuts 55 staff and shuts offices
Engineer says closure of offices in the south and Manchester unrelated to CH2M Hill deal
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NewsUp to 100 BDP staff to lose jobs after project delay
Cuts follow ‘pause’ in design process of £420m Brighton hospital job and public sector cuts
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NewsFirms in critical financial stress up 41%
Number of construction companies suffering critical financial problems leapt to 1,214 in third quarter according to ‘red flag’ survey
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CommentBIM: 'Adoption could be slower than people hope'
BIM is a breakthrough, says the outspoken boss of H+H, but how do you avoid backing the equivalent of Betamax