All Building articles in 4 April 2014
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NewsAtkins to partner with Chinese construction giant
Atkins signs deal with massive state-owned Chinese contractor that will see firms working together across the globe
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CommentNo pot of gold for construction in the Rainbow Nation
A sluggish economy along with corruption, mismanagement and price fixing means South Africa’s construction industry is struggling
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NewsDesigns for UK's Milan Expo pavilion revealed
UKTI shortlists eight teams in running to design UK base for 2015 event
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NewsMorgan Sindall inks £135m Brixton regeneration deal
Morgan Sindall’s regeneration arm has struck a deal with Lambeth council to develop a £135m scheme across three sites in Brixton, south London.
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NewsGrimshaw team unveils Istanbul airport design
Terminal set to be the world’s largest airport terminal under one roof
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NewsScott Brownrigg unveils plans for Portsmouth tower
New 38-storey mixed-use tower on Portsmouth’s waterfront is being developed by Bouygues UK’s development arm
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NewsMorgan Sindall picks new bosses for London business
Exclusive: Morgan Sindall poaches Balfour Beatty managing director as part of shake-up in its London business
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NewsMcGee worker killed after digger falls through floor
Contractor McGee confirms one of its workers died on Grovesnor Square building site
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NewsKSR Architects to design Camden festival pavilion
KSR Architects has won a competition to design a public pavilion for the inaugural Camden Create Festival 2014
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NewsTeam picked for £1.4bn Sellafield job
Atkins, Mace and Areva selected as the preferred bidder to build plant to process nuclear waste at the Cumbria site
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NewsWorker dies on central London building site
A worker has died on a construction site in Grosvenor Square, central London, following the partial collapse of a building
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NewsNo fresh investment for new 'garden cities'
Government says it will offer range of support for three 15,000-home “garden city” schemes, but no fresh investment
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NewsCommonwealth Games bosses ditch flat demolition plan
Plan to demolish Glasgow’s Red Road flats live during Games opening ceremony has been dropped after the idea sparked outrage
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NewsClegg to promise 45,000 homes across three 'garden cities'
Government will invite bids from interested councils today
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NewsManchester pension fund kickstarts 244 homes
Wates enters joint venture to build Manchester homes under pioneering partnership
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NewsOlympia hotel in west London wins planning
Architect ColladoCollins wins planning for £35m 242-bed hotel
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NewsConstruction primed for 4.5% growth this year
Construction Products Association revises up forecast from 3.4% as surge in private housing and infrastructure drives recovery
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NewsAnger as watchdog hands blacklist database to contractors
Firms behind compensation scheme use court order to obtain database of blacklisted workers from information watchdog
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NewsSevere weather dampens construction output
Flooding and winter storms at beginning of the year takes toll as output falls 2.8% in February
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NewsWSP wins Network Rail level crossing role
WSP to undertake a feasibility study on options for closing level crossings on the East Coast Mainline