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Sweett launches New York-based JV
15 May 12
Consultant ties up with US project manager VVA
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Empire State Building owner may go public
6 Dec 11
Malkin Holdings, which owns the landmark, will release details over next three months
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Turner & Townsend buys US project manager
21 Oct 11
Consultant swoops on $5m-turnover New York firm Ferzan Robbins & Associates
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Sir Richard Branson opens $209m spaceport
18 Oct 11
Terminal in New Mexico desert will offer public space flights some time after 2012
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What Brad Bitt can teach Obama about US infrastructure
18 Oct 11
The moribund state of American infratructure could be transformed if the President followed lessons learnt in the actor’s new film Moneyball
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Gleeds buys New York consultant to target US
07 October 2011
Firm wants to generate half of its business from international work within three years and will use acquisition to target New York fit-out market
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HPF joins forces with US firm
23 September 2011
Firm will target new international markets in JV with Robert Derector Associates
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Judge stops 'illegal' work at Brazil's largest airport
15 Sep 11
Renovation work on Sao Paulo airport has been halted over claims the project went ahead without a bidding process
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Ground Zero: The world's emptiest space
02 September 2011
Until the physical gap is filled, the emotional void of 9/11 will continue to haunt the city. Ike Ijeh looks at how designers, architects and builders are working to do justice to the significance of the site. Photography by Keith Kleiner
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Straw house specialist goes Stateside
12 Aug 11
Bristol-based ModCell launches office in San Francisco
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US construction spending to outpace GDP over next decade
05 August 2011
Spending on the US building sector predicated to grow an average of 6% over next decade
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Carillion signs off on £1.7bn hospital in Canada
3 Aug 11
PPP contract spans 30 years with construction starting this month
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New York architect bags New Holland job
2 Aug 11
Brit David Chipperfield loses out to US firm WORKac in Russian competition organised by Architecture Foundation
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Balfour Beatty buys California contractor for £58m
1 Jul 11
Latest acquisition makes firm the third largest construction services provider in US
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Country focus: The US
03 June 2011
As the US economy grows in strength and demand for buildings increases, the office and retail sectors are likely to be the first to experience a tangible improvement
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Davis Langdon aims to become ‘the next McKinsey’
24 September 2010
QS to move into high-level management consultancy to offset lack of new construction work
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Balfour Beatty wins place on £65m Florida airport job
3 Sep 10
Firm will work with local contractor to replace terminal gate
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Giant Brazilian mega-church gains planning approval
23 Jul 10
Rogério Silva de Araújo’s 55m-tall design will seat 10,000 worshippers
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UK's Billings Jackson on Times Square redesign team
21 Jul 10
New York’s Transport Department announces the team that will transform the world famous Manhattan site
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Carillion agrees £306m deal for Toronto coroner's complex
24 Jun 10
JV will design, build, finance and maintain building for Canadian city
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Scott Wilson in takeover talks with two US firms
18 June 2010
Consultant engineer turns back on other suitors in bid to gain access to US market
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Balfour Beatty picked for multibillion-dollar Denver rail scheme
17 Jun 10
Contractor’s team wins Eagle P3 commuter rail project in Denver metropolitan area
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Thomas Balsley unveils waterfront park beside new Tampa art museum
10 Jun 10
Curtis Hixon Park forms centrepiece of waterside regeneration in Florida city
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Mormons pioneer sustainable church building
29 Apr 10
Green new-build and retrofit programme will be rolled out worldwide if pilot proves successful
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T&T Canada merges with local firm
23 April 2010
Turner & Townsend’s Canadian operation has merged with Toronto-based firm CM2R.
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Turner & Townsend Canada merges with local firm
15 Apr 10
Toronto-based construction consulting firm CM2R works across Canada and northern USA
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Four years predicted for Chile rebuild
5 Mar 10
President says seventh most powerful earthquake on record has left between $15bn and $30bn worth of damage
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McBains Cooper to target Brazilian market with local ally
23 Feb 10
Civil engineer Concremat to help contractor win work on $231bn PPP programme
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Two US firms vie to take over Davis Langdon
12 February 2010
Partners of UK’s second largest QS meet to vote on proposals for acquisition by Aecom or Jacobs
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UK launches rebuilding effort for Haiti
9 Feb 10
Gordon Brown announces 1,000 strong civilian stabilisation group made up of professionals who can rebuild Haiti's infrastructure, including prisons
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Gas power plant blast kills five US construction workers
8 Feb 10
About 200 people were working at the plant which is due to open in the summer
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Taylor Wimpey may demerge US arm
21 Jan 10
Housebuilder examines options for floating north American business to raise £600m
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RICS calls for strict standards in Haiti rebuild
21 Jan 10
Surveyor body in talks with government of earthquake-hit country to ensure rebuild will provide quality housing
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Second quake hits Haiti
20 Jan 10
Region west of capital city rocked by aftershock mere week after earthquake ravaged country
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Viñoly unveils his New Domino riverfront park and housing complex in Brooklyn
11 Jan 10
Mixed-income New York housing scheme with four acres of public green space and riverfront esplanade goes for public review
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US construction spending falls 13%
5 Jan 10
Sharp decline in housebuilding drags November's overall construction spending to lowest level in over nine years
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US giants plan raid on British consultancy sector
11 December 2009
Davis Langdon, Turner & Townsend and EC Harris thought to be among takeover targets
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Viñoly's Vdara hotel opens at Las Vegas' CityCenter
2 Dec 09
Other elements by Foster, Kohn Pedersen Fox, Pelli Clarke Pelli, Daniel Libeskind and Helmut Jahn also to open shortly
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China construction to overtake US in 2018
12 Nov 09
Report predicts reshuffle of global markets will also favour Nigeria, India and Poland
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Rider Levett Bucknall sets up Caribbean association
9 Nov 09
Consultant forms networking group of 20 companies to target region where it estimates GDP will grow 1.5% in 2010
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Tomkins: 'some global markets have stabilised'
5 Nov 09
But engineering and manufacturing group's building products division continued to decline through last quarter
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Parsons Brinckerhoff shareholders approve Balfour deal
22 Oct 09
Final hurdle completed for £380m acquisition of US consultant by Balfour Beatty, as vote secures 99% support
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Balfour Beatty wins US contracts worth £273m
20 Oct 09
Series of contract wins from US military clients boosts contractor's workload
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UK firms urged to join Brazil's building boom
9 Oct 09
2012 FIFA World Cup and 2016 Rio Olympics will generate 80 construction projects
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BAA vs Obama: who's the best project manager?
9 Oct 09
Terminal 1 team to battle it out against president's campaign team for international award
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Rio de Janeiro to host 2016 Olympics
2 Oct 09
Brazilian city is first South American city to host Games
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Taylor Wimpey may sell North American housing arm
2 Oct 09
Housebuilder, who is sounding out private equity firms, could use proceeds from sale of Taylor Morrison to cut £1bn debt pile
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Viñoly-designed New York architecture school opens
16 Sep 09
Newly renovated New City College of New York Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture opens today
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Balfour Beatty JV nails £252m Texas roads deal
24 Aug 09
Joint venture with Fluor is picked for design-build highway scheme near Dallas
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Housing starts in US take surprise dip
19 Aug 09
Number of homes built drops 1% in July, undermining hopes of a housing recovery
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US work helps drive 14% profit rise at Balfour Beatty
12 Aug 09
Strengthening US business drives up group's building sector operating profit by 39% for the half-year but rail profit down
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Parsons Brinckerhoff's Rosa Parks bus centre
30 Jul 09
'Cloud-like' transit centre tribute to civil rights heroine completes in Detroit
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Turner & Townsend: We will be bigger in US than UK
24 July 2009
Consultant continues global push as it breaks £200m turnover and eyes two acquisitions
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Presidential scandal fails to draw bids for Watergate hotel
22 Jul 09
Notorious site of party headquarters break-in that led to Richard Nixon's 1970s downfall is a flop at auction
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UK arm of Kohn Pedersen Fox set to go solo
21 Jul 09
Architect behind Heron Tower plans share-swap buyout to gain independence from US parent, say reports
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Observation 103 floors up
20 Jul 09
Sears Tower in Chicago is fitted with an observation area jutting 1.4m from the building
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Video: greening the Empire State Building
14 Jul 09
New York's most famous landmark has just gone eco
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Up Mexico way: Rogers' 221m tower
10 July 2009
Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners has been commissioned to design a 221m tower for bank BBVA Bancomer in Mexico City
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Rogers designs 50-storey skyscraper in Mexico City
7 Jul 09
Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners commissioned to design headquarters for BBVA and Bancomer
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Vinoly returns home to build luxury flats
3 Jul 09
Battersea Power Station architect completes first project in native country of Uruguay
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Builder rescues woman from whirlpool
1 Jul 09
Construction worker dangles from crane to pull woman out of river after boat overturns
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States most attractive for UK firms
29 Jun 09
US comes top in ranking of G20 construction markets, followed by UK and Canada
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US housing starts hits 30-month high
17 Jun 09
A 17.2% increase in May was more than twice what economists predicted
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Currie & Brown robbed of Mexican police station haul
12 June 2009
A programme to build 80 police stations in Mexico, that was being managed by Currie & Brown, is to be re-tendered as the government tries to drive down costs
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US construction spending jumps
2 Jun 09
Spending unexpectedly hits eight-month peak after five consecutive monthly falls
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Arup and Bill Clinton join forces to fight climate change
1 Jun 09
British engineer is to help the former US president’s charity to advise major cities on reducing carbon output
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Supersize me: HKS' Dallas Cowboys stadium
29 May 2009
The sheer scale of HKS’ stadium for the Dallas Cowboys kicks Wembley’s arch and Wimbledon’s retractable roof into touch
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US housing starts lurch downward
20 May 09
Surprise record low crushes widespread hopes of upturn in housebuilding
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Hill plans to buy big-name QS
15 May 09
US consultant to buy a top 20 British QS firm as part of its European expansion plan
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The big swoop: Impact of US consultants on UK firms
15 May 2009
US consultants are huge, they’re rich and they’re looking to cut themselves a big slice of the UK market, but what does that mean for UK firms …
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BIG's friendly giant: New Tamayo Museum, Mexico City
08 May 2009
Danish architect BIG has won a competition with Mexican architect Rojkind to design a museum overlooking Mexico City
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Video: Five-storey building collapses in New York
30 Apr 09
Front half of the building collapsed on a construction site in the Tribeca district
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Swine flu shuts McBains' Mexico office
28 Apr 09
Fear over outbreak of fatal swine flu prompt a week's closure for McBains Cooper's Mexico City office
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Freddie Mac finance chief found dead
23 Apr 09
Suicide the apparent cause of death as US lending giant remains under investigation for accounting methods
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Joyriders crash 75-ton crane into ditch
15 Apr 09
Two teenagers were arrested after crane in Indiana was hijacked
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Drugs make Mexico top investment risk
14 Apr 09
Fears grow that foreign cash could be put off as world's biggest companies warn about narcotics-related violence
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Currie & Brown strengthens US presence
7 Apr 09
Consultant sends former director of Southern region to America in belief that large part of global economic recovery will come from the States
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Empire State Building goes green
7 Apr 09
£13.6m green makeover to slash world-famous office building’s carbon footprint by 38%
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Amec to buy Canadian consultant for £4.8m
24 Mar 09
Addition to firm's environmental division will be ninth such acquisition since January 2007
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Bovis Lend Lease announces plans to conquer Latin America
20 March 2009
Bovis Lend Lease is planning to expand across Latin America over the next three years
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The market in Mexico: What are you afraid of, gringo?
20 March 2009
The Mexican government is planning PFI projects worth more than £200bn. The problem is it doesn't really know how to do them, so it's desperate to find British firms to help it out - so far without much luck. Emily Wright took a little trip to find out why...
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US housing market shows signs of life
18 Mar 09
Government figures for February show monthly upturn, although levels still well below 2008
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Hadid and Gehry in small town ruckus
16 Mar 09
Politicians and residents of Elk Grove in California argue over 2012 aquatic centre architect’s suitability to civic centre
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Turner & Townsend buys US cost consultant
3 Mar 09
Acquisition of Busby & Associates strengthens consultant's existing North American network of five offices
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Rivington Street Studio's York St John University: New York, New York
27 February 2009
Rivington Street Studio’s flamboyant design for York St John University’s new quadrangle in England’s most complete medieval city provoked predictable outrage. Now that it’s built, its youthful verve frees it from the heritage vice
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Chilling and chilli in Mexico City
25 Feb 09
The relaxed attitude of Mexico's business community belies the huge opportunities here – and the dangers of the local delicacy
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Dead bodies on US building site could be prostitutes
25 Feb 09
Remains of 10 people unearthed at a housing development site in Albuquerque, New Mexico
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Move over Dubai, here comes Mexico
24 Feb 09
With Mexico predicted to become a global economic leader by 2040, the Latin American nation is definitely one to watch for construction firms
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Balfour Beatty buys RT Dooley Construction
23 Feb 09
Corporate fit-out and data centre specialist will complement US South-east division
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Carillion wins £144m hospital expansion in Ontario
23 Feb 09
Contractor's PPP win will be its fourth Canadian hospital project
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Obama approves £548bn kick-start for US economy
18 Feb 09
Package includes massive funding for infrastructure projects to boost employment
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Donald Trump’s casino company goes bankrupt
17 Feb 09
American billionaire's Trump Entertainment Resorts has debts of $1.74bn as gambling revenues dropped last year
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Foster's Las Vegas tower 'cut in half' after construction blunder
9 Feb 09
Its 49-storey hotel has to be topped out at 28 storeys after 15 storeys of rebar is installed incorrectly
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New York to get new safety laws
5 Feb 09
City's Department of Building to spend £3.6m enforcing rules
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Broadway Malyan appointed to Canadian city regeneration
3 Feb 09
Firm will be masterplanner for new community in Calgary for 12,000 people
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Adjaye makes shortlist for US black history museum
2 Feb 09
Foster + Partners, IM Pei and Moshe Safdie also on shortlist for $500m Washington DC museum
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Balfour Beatty preferred provider for $1.7bn US project
28 Jan 09
Five-year contract to support electricity transmission in US will be joint venture with MJ Electric
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David Chipperfield to masterplan extension of Houston art museum
27 Jan 09
New buildings at the Menil Collection will include galleries, a café, an auditorium and a drawing institute
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Caterpillar axes 20,000 jobs as profit slumps
27 Jan 09
Plant giant also plans factory closures as profit falls 32% despite record sales
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Obama seeks green building advice from UK
23 January 2009
European initiatives could form template for US legislation
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Obama's infrastructure pledge falls flat
22 Jan 09
The US construction industry is already disappointed by the new president after his promised $825bn infrastructure programme is watered down
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Expat survival guide to Mexico
20 Jan 09
To gain a share in the mass of infrastructure work, perfect your business lunching – but remember to have a snack first
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University Medical Centre of Princeton: House building
16 January 2009
The hitherto-fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital from the US television series House will be a reality by 2011
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US architect sacks 50 in wake of Dubai downturn
13 Jan 09
Burt Hill makes close to 50 redundancies among staff on delayed UAE projects
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Design longlist revealed for US Embassy
5 Jan 09
SOM and KPF selected, but HOK fails to make longlist for Battersea building
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US home sales hit 17-year low
30 Dec 08
Housing market continues to struggle as sales drop 35.3% in a year
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Bovis man faces charges over New York blaze
22 Dec 08
Bovis Lend Lease safety supervisor expected to be charged for manslaughter over Manhattan fire
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Coop Himmelb(l)au goes to school in Los Angeles
22 Dec 08
Austrian architects open High School #9 in downtown LA
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Emerging market focus: Argentina
4 Dec 08
Argentina is managing to escape the worse of the global credit crunch and has opportunities in the resdiential sector
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Argentina faces housing shortage
3 Dec 08
South American country calls on international construction firms to help build 300,000 homes
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Mexican windmill inspires HOK Sport stadium in Monterrey
2 Dec 08
The architect's designs for a 80,000-seat stadium are based on the shape of a toy 'rehilete'
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US construction falling faster than expected
2 Dec 08
Private housebuilding hardest hit, declining 3.5% in October alone
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Trump hits troubled times
1 Dec 08
Property magnate is sued after defaultig on loan for Chicago hotel and tower
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Kyu Sung Woo designs student pads for Harvard graduates
25 Nov 08
American architect designs accommodation for 215 students at the famous Massachusetts university
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Obama plans $700bn construction programme to beat recession
25 Nov 08
President-elect to 'lay groundwork for long-term growth' by building infrastructure
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Alternative vision revealed for Coney Island
21 Nov 08
Concepts for Coney island have been drawn up by group made up of architects, economists and the local community
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Images: Design museum turns derelict building into New York icon
20 Nov 08
Vacant building is reworked into Museum of Arts and Design by Oregon architect Allied Works Architecture
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Robert Stern: designing Dubya's library
7 November 2008
Architect and academic Robert Stern is to design a library for the outgoing president of the United States. The joke going around, of course, is that it must be a fairly small building. Dan Stewart found out
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Man dies in Mississippi scaffold collapse
5 Nov 08
Seven Land Coast workers were trapped in the collapse which occurred in a power plant
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What does Obama's victory mean for construction?
5 Nov 08
These are the pledges Barack Obama made in the run-up to his historic election victory
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Amec boosts US strength with £5.9m acquisition
5 Nov 08
Addition of architecture and engineering consultant hoped to help win US government contracts
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Balfour Beatty JV wins £230m road contract in Hong Kong
5 Nov 08
While firm's US PPP subsidiary reaches financial close on £105m military housing project
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US heads for change with Barack Obama
5 Nov 08
New president plans to invest $10bn in infrastructure, creating 2 million construction jobs
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US construction slows less than forecast
4 Nov 08
Increase in private non-housing boosts construction spending as presidential polls open
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Ground Zero contractor forced to work double shifts
31 October 2008
Skanska and Bovis Lend Lease ordered to speed up work, as cost of project delays rises to £28m
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McCain and Obama: Where do they stand on construction?
31 October 2008
They’re the two most talked about men in the world, but where do John McCain and Barack Obama stand on the issues that matter to the construction industry? With four days to go until election day, Roxane McMeeken and Emily Wright find out what they’ve pledged
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Sky high: Celebrating New York's architecture
31 October 2008
Martin Spring celebrates New York’s architectural chutzpah
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Success and the city: Making it in NYC
31 October 2008
Fancy a shopping trip to New York? US companies are attractive acquisitions, but don’t think you can just wade in there and lay down the law. Emily Wright talks to WSP Cantor Seinuk about its very special Anglo-American relationship
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The dream factory: Architectural innovation in New York
31 October 2008
From the days of the first skyscrapers, architectural innovation has always found a home in New York. Martin Spring looks at the latest eye-openers from the city that never sleeps
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The incident on 51st: Crane safety in New York
31 October 2008
Since January, nine people have died in crane collapses in New York. The response? Tough safety rules, which the city council says will prevent death, and the industry says will make life impossible.
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The neverending story: On site at Ground Zero
31 October 2008
After the bravura of the original construction and the tragedy of its destruction, comes the drama of the rebuilding of the World Trade Centre. Emily Wright went on site to see work in progress
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Trump's Towers: Interviewing real-estate guru Donald Trump
31 October 2008
King Donald has become the living symbol of New York real estate. But now he’s busy buying up the rest of the world as well, including Britain. Emily Wright asked him about his dreams
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McBains Cooper expands in Latin America
30 Oct 08
Consultant opens two new offices in Lima and Mexico City
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Candys quit Noho Square in Kaupthing swap
30 Oct 08
Icelandic bank takes over London scheme while CPC to run 9900 Wilshire in Beverley Hills instead
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US markets leap on hope of interest cut
29 Oct 08
Upbeat trading across the globe follows speculation that central banks are about to cut rates
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Foster + Partners picked for New York super-library
24 Oct 08
New Central Library will become the world's largest public library
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McBains Cooper goes global
24 October 2008
Consultant McBains Cooper has launched a global division after opening two offices in South America.
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US doctors try to reattach builder's severed foot
23 Oct 08
Accident occurred during pile driving works at New Jersey power plant site
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Wolseley cuts 3,000 more US jobs
23 Oct 08
Materials firm's job losses since 2006 market peak now total 10,600
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US workers fail to grasp safety training
22 Oct 08
Study shows workers endangered by failure to understand terminology
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Construction worked killed in New York state
21 Oct 08
Safety violations are suspected at site after excavation collapse leaves 20-year-old dead
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US crane accident kills another construction worker
21 Oct 08
Welder killed after being hit by swinging boom and falling 8m
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WSP throws reinforcements into Freedom Tower battle
10 October 2008
Structural engineer WSP Cantor Seinuk to double staff on troubled New York Ground Zero project
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Pittsburgh builder suffers fatal fall
8 Oct 08
US authorities investigating death of construction worker after 20-storey site fall
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Sears tower set for £85m green makeover
8 Oct 08
Chicago landmark skyscraper plans to install wind turbines and PV to reduce energy use by 10%. Plus video interview with scheme architect
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Gleeds enters US top 10 project management league
6 Oct 08
Survey by Engineering News Record puts Gleeds in ninth place based on fee income
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$700bn bail out fails to lift US markets
6 Oct 08
House of Representatives pass rescue deal on second attempt but financial markets remain subdued
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Royal Haskoning to review New Orleans flooding risk
3 Oct 08
Consultant signs new deal aimed at maximising damage limitation in future floods
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Another crane topples on US building site
2 Oct 08
Latest incident comes just weeks after new safety rules issued to halt run of crane accidents
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Overspend and delays hit World Trade Center station
1 Oct 08
Transport hub on ground zero site is running hundreds of millions over budget and five years late
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Foster + Partners unveils Virgin spaceport
29 Sep 08
Architect designs Virgin Galactic space terminal for Richard Branson in New Mexico
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New York authorities charge two workers over crane collapse
26 Sep 08
Brothers accused of compromising safety when dismantling crane, which fell and killed a site worker
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FBI fraud probe into banking crisis firms
24 Sep 08
Lehman Bros, AIG, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to be investigated for possible fraud, say reports
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Insurer AIG saved in $85bn rescue deal
17 Sep 08
US Federal Reserve agrees two-year loan in return for 80% equity stake
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Barclays retrieves £1bn chunk of Lehman Bros
17 Sep 08
Deal to buy large part of firm out of bankruptcy makes UK bank a Wall Street giant
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HOK Sport unveils 'Armadillo' stadium
11 Sep 08
Metallic-clad 50,000-seat football stadium in Mexico is inspired by adjacent mountain
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New York mayor slams building delays at Ground Zero
11 Sep 08
Planning agency responsible must go, says Michael Bloomberg on eve of today's 9/11 anniversary
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Former KBR chief admits using bribery to win contracts
8 Sep 08
Nigerian officials were allegedly bribed over 10 years in efforts to obtain engineering and construction contracts
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Worker killed in NY crane collapse
5 Sep 08
Anthony Esposito fell 40 storeys on the site of the Silver Towers apartment scheme
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Close encounters: International UFO Museum and Research Center
05 September 2008
This is the design for the new $30m (£16.8m) 18,000ft2 International UFO Museum and Research Center, in Roswell, New Mexico.
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Builders among six killed in US shooting spree
3 Sep 08
Deputy sheriff also shot dead in rampage by vagrant with links to building trade
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Levees hold in New Orleans
2 Sep 08
City survives close call with Hurricane Gustav but scale of damage still being checked
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Greening up Manhattan
22 Aug 08
City mayor hopes to put wind turbines on skyscrapers and build windfarms in the ocean
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Balfour Beatty ties up £103m US military housing project
6 Aug 08
UK contractor will design, construct and renovate accommodation at historic West Point
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At last! The theatre that goes to you
1 August 2008
The Mobile Performance Venue, a 3,900m2 transportable theatre designed by Ramboll Whitbybird and Norwegian practice Various Architects, will tour the world in 2009.
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Renzo Piano tower altered to deter climbers
18 Jul 08
Rods removed from Italian starchitect’s NY Times tower to prevent climbing daredevils
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Performing arts college in Dallas gets creative
2 Jul 08
Allied Works Architecture's design transforms Booker T Washington High School in Texas
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The top 5 American green buildings
2 Jul 08
The founder of green website Jetson Green picks his five best completed projects in America, from housing schemes to a hotel and an office
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World Trade Center redevelopment delayed until 2013
1 Jul 08
Libeskind, Foster and Rogers towers to be $3bn over budget and two years late, says report
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International markets: 10 fastest growing markets in the world
13 June 2008
As the economic downturn sets in at home, it might be time to consider working abroad. That’s why Building is launching a new international section, where we’ll bring you essential guides to doing business in the most exciting economies outside the UK. To kick off, this week we take a whistle-stop tour of the world’s 10 fastest growing construction markets, as ranked by Davis Langdon
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New York cracks down after 15 site deaths in six months
13 June 2008
Mayor Bloomberg launches a package of tough legislation as crane inspector is arrested
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UK body to advise New York after tower crane deaths
6 June 2008
Strategic Forum offers ‘hand across the water’, as latest accident brings death toll to nine since March
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Hill wins New York City Hall contract
2 Jun 08
Consultant is construction manager on £40m renovation scheme
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US to revise LEED green assessment system
2008 Issue 19
The main environmental assessment method used in the US and Dubai is to be revised after criticism that it allows energy-guzzling buildings to get a top rating.
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New Orleans reconstruction: We shall overcome
2008 Issue 16
Three years after Hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans, the city is still in ruins and 40,000 people are homeless. The government has abandoned reconstruction in favour of commercial development, but the residents of the Lower Ninth Ward, determined to stop their district becoming an industrial park, have engaged charities, architects and a Hollywood star to change the fate of their community. Dan Stewart went to take a look
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New York crane collapse prompts safety review
19 Mar 08
Site inspection and procedural review to follow crane collapse that killed six
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Bovis Lend Lease fined for safety breaches in New York
2008 Issue 8
Contractor accused of 19 safety failures after fire at Deutsche Bank site at Ground Zero
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Space-age farm wins New York design competition
18 Feb 08
WORK Architecture are the latest winners of the musesum version of the UK's annual Serpentine Gallery Pavilion
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Battery Park City, New York: A green and sunny vision
21 Jan 08
Strict environmental planning rules at Battery Park City have produced a cluster of ever-greener residential towers
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Brad Pitt reveals designs for flood-proof New Orleans homes
6 Dec 07
Brad Pitt launched his drive for green and flood-proof houses in New Orleans yesterday. Pitt and the local campaign is called Make it Right and has enlisted 14 architects to work on designs for the Lower 9th Ward of the city, including Adjaye Associates.
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Nouvel in New York
2007 issue 47
French architect Jean Nouvel has been appointed to design of a new tower to be built adjacent to the Museum of Modern Arts in New York City.
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Taylor Wimpey bullish despite £61m US hit
2007 Issue 31
Taylor Wimpey, the UK’s largest housebuilder, this week insisted it was “in good shape” to come out of the housing slump in the US, despite taking a further £61m hit in its first half results, writes Sarah Richardson.
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New York architect wins mammouth job in Siberia
26 Jul 07
Leeser Architecture wins competition to design World Mammouth and Permafrost Museum
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Ohio silver: Coop Himmelb(l)au
2007 Issue 29
Austrian architect Coop Himmelb(l)au has added sweeping glass walls, a jutting roof and a whole lot of metal to a Midwestern art gallery
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Hill International win New York City housing deall
3 Jul 07
Consultant will provide construction management and build services on $50m housing scheme
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David Chipperfield does the triple at RIBA awards
2007 Issue 26
Practice honoured for office, museum and library in Spain, German and America
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Balfour booming in US
2007 Issue 23
The American subsidiaries of contractor Balfour Beatty have won £550m of contracts.
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Britons more development-averse than North Americans
2007 Issue 23
British people are five times more likely to oppose new housing schemes than their counterparts in the US, according to a survey.
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Flash dance school: Canada's National Ballet School
2007 Issue 22
Toronto HQ wins 2007 Institute Honor Award from the American Institute of Architecture
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Royal Ontario Museum: A legend in his lunchtime
2007 Issue 22
No need to play ‘guess the architect’ on this new wing for the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto. But you’ll never guess how he did it …
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Learning to think big in the land of the skyscraper
2007 Issue 19
New York was the location for last week’s annual conference of the British Council for Offices
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Find me a famous architect! Gehry's NY building
2007 Issue 18
For ask.com’s new HQ there was only one answer: Frank Gehry’s first New York building
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Taywood takes £41.6m hit in Florida
2007 Issue 18
Taylor Woodrow’s vulnerability to a takeover by Persimmon grew this week after it revealed that its American operations had taken a £41.6m hit.
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Viva Seattle: Foster + Parners' Civic Centre
2007 Issue 09
Architect Foster + Partners has won a competition to redevelop Seattle’s Civic Square – the final stage of a 10-year masterplan for the city.
