All Building articles in 01 May 2015 – Page 2
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Scaled-back refurb of London's Southbank Centre wins planning
£24m repair and upgrade scheme approved after controversial glass box plan mothballed
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Launch of 'Teach First-style' scheme to get architects into councils
Local authorities sign up to attract brightest young architects and planners
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British Pavilion at Milan Expo 2015 opens to public
Wolfgang Buttress-designed structure set to cause a buzz
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L&Q unveils ambitious housebuilding plans
Housing association to treble development pipeline to 50,000 homes over next decade
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Comment
Who can we trust?
With the prospect of a coalition government, it’s important to properly consider the smaller political parties’ construction values
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Features
Sketch of the week: High level park, Peckham
This week’s sketch is part of a proposal for a high level park in Peckham, south London
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Features
Floating voters: Which way are you leaning?
This week we catch up with our panel of floating voters, first selected during the 2010 election, to ask what they think the different parties offer the industry and who they are intending to vote for this time around
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Features
Eric Pickles' letter to the construction industry
Conservative party’s secretary of state responds to Building’s manifesto aims
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News
Pickles: Vote Conservative to protect housebuilding sector
The Conservatives, UKIP and Greens write letters to the construction industry
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Comment
Commitment issues
Commercial landlords know to keep their buildings looking smart and working well. But when financial pressures intrude, other sectors should follow this lead and plan to invest over the whole life of a building
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Features
This week in 1997
Labour predicts that plans for Regional Development Agencies will spread quickly across the North if elected, ahead of the 1997 election
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Amato exits Dalian Wanda after 10 months in role
Development director departs Chinese property firm before work starts on £900m One Nine Elms scheme
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Comment
Construction’s election week: 01.05.15
With less than a week to go housing is edging higher in the two main parties’ agendas
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Features
Election special: The parties compared
With less than a week to go until the election, and all parties having finally published their manifestos, how do the parties line up on the key issues for construction?
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News
Canary Wharf Crossrail retail area opens to public
Retail and leisure space above Crossrail station to open tomorrow
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Sweett Group gets Network Rail Western and Wales work
Sweett Group to provide support on estimating services to Network Rail’s Western and Wales program
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Willmott Dixon lands £26m university hub
Firm appointed to build University of Kent academic hub
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Bourne delivers big pre-tax profit jump
Steelwork specialist’s pre-tax profit jumps 104% in year ending October 2014