All Building articles in 06 January 2012 – Page 2
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FeaturesPredictions for 2012: The year of the groundhog
So what does 2012 have in store? Well, there’s the Olympics, of course, and some potentially interesting developments in nuclear power and infrastructure. But mostly it will be a year of battening down the hatches. There will be recklessly low bids for work, some firms will go under, others will ...
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NewsMivan's wins £3.5m job on luxury London hotel
Foster + Partners-designed hotel in Covent Garden will open in time for the Olympics
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NewsArdmore wins £49m subcontract on scheme built by rival
Contractor to work on re-started scheme alongside rival United House
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NewsYRM to operate as separate studio after RMJM takeover
Architecture specialist to work as ‘YRM-Lab’, with few staff transferring to Scottish-based firm
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FeaturesCountry focus: The Balkans
The republics of the former Yugoslavia were hit hard by the global recession in 2009, and now the EU debt crisis is threatening their recovery. Sasa Trajkovic from EC Harris reports
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NewsMPs’ committee blasts planning changes
Report criticises changes to the planning system for allowing unsustainable development and urges reform
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FeaturesCanada's bold new library: Can we borrow it?
A city near Vancouver has taken a bold approach with its new public library - throwing out traditional study spaces and pioneering design by social media. Could it provide a template for our own beleaguered institutions? Ike Ijeh reports
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CommentHow Britain can control its own destiny
While Europe is turning into a technocracy, at least the British public still has some say in its own affairs - and a chance to challenge the government’s austerity drive, says David Blunkett
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NewsShaylor bullish on profit and turnover
Chief executive Stephen Shaylor says diversification strategy will put firm back to 2010 levels
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CommentHansom: Choose wisely
There are lessons to be learnt as one firm backs publicly disgraced figures, a despot is credited with building monstrosities and a property tycoon may regret reaching for the shaving foam
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CommentDeals in writing: Noel's house party poopers
TV presenter Noel Edmonds learnt the hard way that if a deal’s not put in writing, it’s a no deal
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CommentMy digital life ... Gareth Moores
An app that tells you where the nearest Starbucks is is this managing director’s vice …
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NewsUKGBC launches series of Olympic learning events
Programme will offer industry leaders the chance to learn from Olympic projects
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Inbox: Set in motion
Readers offer a solution to propel feed-in tariffs to success, draw up a plan to help small builders and extol the virtues of forward-thinking projects such as the McLaren factory
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NewsWill Alsop's The Public could be shut, council admits
Controversial £55m art complex in West Bromwich could be closed just four years after opening
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NewsSix storey new build for Cadogan Estate wins planning
Scheme by Stiff and Trevillion Architects also involves engineers AKT II and Arup
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NewsHill wins contracts in Iraq, US and Greece
Consultant is project manager on new $100m Al Anbar Olympic Stadium in Al Anbar, Iraq
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NewsConfidence in London property market falls sharply
Survey indicates eurozone crisis may trigger decline in property investment in the capital