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Qatari Diar eyes autumn restart for stalled Chelsea Barracks job
Multiplex was pulled days before it was due to start £250m job in February
More than 11,000 Carillion jobs saved
Official receiver to collapsed contractor says 11,093 roles saved to date
Construction starts on this year's Serpentine Pavilion
Aecom and Stage One putting up Frida Escobedo-designed structure
Firms no longer in business fined £2m after worker crushed to death
The incident occurred in 2015
Capita spells out £700m rights issue
Proceeds will be used to cut debt and fund restructuring
Persimmon and Bovis in the firing line over defects
Properties built by pair come under fire
Online poll: Public perceptions
This week’s poll: Has Persimmon’s multimillion-pound bonus scheme damaged public perceptions of housebuilders more generally?
Procurement update: revolution
Two decades on from the Egan report and with a construction sector deal on the way, will 2018 be the year for construction’s procurement revolution?
Inside the machine: the influence of high-tech architecture
Ike Ijeh explores the origins, impact and legacy of one of architecture’s most enduring concepts, as we begin a series reflecting on architectural styles through the ages
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Are late payment practices in construction too much for suppliers to bear?
Carillion’s collapse has exposed the harsh realities of construction’s late payment practices for suppliers. But now at last there are signs that the government and industry bodies are determined to crack down – the only question is: how far will they go?
Building Your Future - get involved!
Building 175 is all about your future working practices. We want to hear from you about your careers, colleagues and businesses. Here’s what you need to know
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Taking the long view
Infrastructure is all about long-term value – or should be. But to make that a reality we must learn to work together. Will you sign up to Project 13 and help transform the sector?
Data security: infrastructure lessons from Facebook
The Facebook/Cambridge Analytica affair has also ensured that data security has risen closer to top of mind for every single person and business using the internet
Contractor bashing does nobody any good
While subcontractors have been treated badly and payment terms need to be improved, the public humiliation of contractors is a step too far, says Tom Broughton
Hansom: Straight to the point
This week: sky-high asking prices at Centre Point, an enigmatic Libeskind video, and rail strikes make Parisians go green
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Projects: Centre Point - the ugly duckling
Conran and Partners has converted Richard Seifert’s landmark Centre Point into luxury flats, completing the transformation of the central London tower from rejected pariah to paragon of sixties chic
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Bill Hocking: Dealer's choice
Bill Hocking, boss of Galliford Try’s construction arm, might have felt he’d been dealt a bad hand when he took over the job two years ago, but now that he holds all the cards, he’s moved to reduce the risk the firm takes on
Image of the week: Gold leaf
A rainforest design is projected on to Buckingham Palace
Sketch of the week: Birmingham neighbourhood proposal
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Marcus Claridge, director of Claridge Architects
From the archive: 2016
The squeeze