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Regenerating Rotterdam
Architect Aukett Europe has won an urban design competition to regenerate the 11 ha site of a former power station in Rotterdam.
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What is the use of QSs?
Ian Yule - The general public has little or no idea of what QSs do. As far as the law is concerned, they fulfil three valuable roles that are helping to shape the future of quantity surveying
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When size is the prize
Frank Devoy - says bulk-buying clients and the outsourcing revolution may force builders to consolidate
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The profession rules, OK
Tony Bingham - The RIBA's private rules are coming under scrutiny from the Office of Fair Trading – do they exist to maintain standards or to keep out the competition?
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MIPIM uncovered
As stock markets nosedived last Thursday, the 17,000 alcohol-assisted attendees of the MIPIM property fair networked like there was no tomorrow. Marcus Fairs and Gordon Jon Thompson spent 24 hours at the champagne apocalypse
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Mike Welton
Balfour Beatty has been lambasted for Hatfield, undervalued by the City and dubbed the "the worst scum of capitalism". Here's how its chief executive is answering the critics.
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Meet our man in London, Paris, New York ...
Multinational clients are clamouring for global solutions to their building needs. Here's how firms such as HOK, Amec, Arup, Bovis Lend Lease and Mott MacDonald are responding to their demands.
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Mixed-use scheme, Glasgow
This £57m development in the Merchant City area has been given detailed consent. The 71,600 m2 design by architect Conran and Partners includes apartments, retail, leisure and office space.
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Mace and Robert McAlpine to link up for GLA site
Firms set to form joint venture to bid for £200m of work on London Bridge development.
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Jolly green giant
Bill Dunster's "Flower Tower" is not only a radical answer to the need for high-density housing, it is so green that it actually has a beneficial effect on the earth's climate
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Future perfect
Stakeholder pensions aren't exactly the new rock 'n' roll, but builders might find they like them. John Jory, manager with B&CE, explains his company's product.
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A waste of energy
Chris Twinn - How we think about energy at the moment is fundamentally misleading. Here's why
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Rogers' polite entry into the West End
Lord Rogers' latest London building is a far cry from his previous landmarks. Buried in the heart of Soho, this compact office block combines high-tech with street manners.
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EDAW wins Stevenage job
An EDAW-led consortium is to prepare a regeneration strategy for Stevenage town centre.
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Fresh doubts over future of Picketts Lock
Crunch talks being held this week over the future of the 2005 athletics championships could jeopardise Picketts Lock stadium.
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Southampton heads off DETR inquiry
Southampton council has launched an intensive consultation into its massive harbour redevelopment before inviting tenders in an attempt to avoid a DETR inquiry.
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Tube PPP deal imminent
The £20bn public–private refurbishment of London Underground is finally set to go ahead following a deal over maintenance contracts.
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Merger creates 'one-stop shop'
The chairman of a new Egan-inspired "one-stop" consultant has predicted that others will follow its lead and offer integrated services.