All Building articles in 17 October 2014
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Stanton Williams unveils £37m Royal Opera House revamp
Architect to submit a planning application for transformation of the Royal Opera House before Christmas
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Popstar Sting snaps up Battersea power station flat
Sting adds power station apartment to his global property collection
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Subcontractor in retentions row with Costain
Waste specialist TEG has suspended trading in its shares amid a row with Costain over waste work in Greater Manchester
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McLaren shakes up London business
McLaren restructures its London business with two new bosses replacing London managing director Graham Sturge
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Battle over Bishopsgate towers plan heats up
A dozen towers planned for Shoreditch site, with campaigners saying scheme is “big, ugly and not fit for purpose”
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What are garden cities worth?
Richard Rogers might not like them, but there’s merit in the garden cities movement
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Scouting further afield for contractors
There is no doubt that there is a strong case for new entrants in the market and it is occurring
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Construction urged to to crack down on modern slavery
Home Office publishes figures showing there were more than 50 victims of modern slavery working in construction last year
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Architect David Morley gets go-ahead for Jamie Oliver conversion
Historic King’s Cross buildings to become pub and restaurant
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Architects and consultants are industry's top employers
Architects and consultants have dominated this year’s Building Good Employer Guide
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Pick Everard senior partner announces retirement
David Brunton will retire next month after four years leading the consultant
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Balfour Beatty strikes £36m deal over Olympic stadium cost rises
Cost of Balfour Beatty’s £154m Olympic stadium conversion job soars by £36m due to the complexity of installing the new stadium roof
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Arcadis boosted by acquisition spree
Consultant sets out how takeovers of Hyder and Callison will translate into full-year profit and revenue growth
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Costs to soar on Balfour Beatty's Olympic stadium job
Cost of £154m Olympic stadium conversion job could rise by as much as £50m due to the complexity of installing the new stadium roof
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Ardmore takes £80m Goldfinger bank job
Contractor to transform historic Midland Bank Headquarters in the City of London into a new hotel
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Stirling Prize winner slams UK procurement
Architect Steve Tompkins says UK system freezes out young practices and reveals Haworth Tompkins is targeting international work
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Safety tests planned for glass on Mace office tower
Inspection of glass on AHMM-designed office block comes after pane fell from building last week
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Profit at housebuilder Cala soars
Housebuilder ups land bank, with £4.7bn development pipeline, as pre-tax profit more than doubles