All Building articles in 13 March 2009 – Page 5
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NewsYou’re looking good, petal
Ian Simpson Architects has won an RIBA competition to design a £5m National Wildflower Centre in Knowsley, Merseyside
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NewsFresh wave of Nimbyism targets private housing
Survey finds number of active campaigners has grown to 29% – but support for new homes is also up
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Foster and HOK dragged into Wembley row
Multiplex expects to question about five employees of the architects that designed Wembley stadium as part of its £250m legal tussle with Mott MacDonald, the consulting engineer on the project
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Do as you would be done by
With our construction supply chain under pressure, I read with great interest your article “Out of credit” (27 February, page 20)
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CommentI’m cynically depressed
What’s going to happen to architecture now that the tyranny of the icon has ended? Well, looking around at the current state of the art, we shouldn’t get our hopes up
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CommentThe dance of debt: Costs of dispute
Some folk will perform the litigation tango over trifling disputes, and lose vast sums in the process. But at least they teach us a few new things about the law…
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Changes to planning
Small building alterations could be made easier if a change to the planning system proposed by the Killian Pretty review, which the government will consult on by summer 2009, is made law
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NewsThames Gateway chair hits out at ‘slow’ progress
Former Dome chief Lord Falconer pins hopes on Crossrail and Olympics to kick-start programme
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CommentWhat’s Russian for carpe diem?
Russia is hosting the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi in 2014, and UK construction should seize the day – with a little help from the British government, says Lord Davies of Abersoch
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CommentCatch-up from Cannes
Building’s journos are out in force at Mipim, bringing you the latest interviews, videos and news stories from the property event
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Call for collaboration
Housing associations and local authorities should join forces as “planner-developers”, and work together through the downturn, the Town and Country Planning Association has said.
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New low for new build
The number of new homes built next year could slump to 70,000, its lowest level in 88 years and half the level expected this year, trade body the National Housing Federation has said
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NewsPhase One: Bristol
Bristol turned out in force last Thursday for Building’s Phase One networking event for new professionals
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NewsBovis Homes to re-enter the land market this year
The chief executive of Bovis Homes said the housebuilder planned to re-enter the land market before the end of the year
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House heated by body warmth
Architect RMJM has unveiled a new model for green affordable housing that requires no artificial heating
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NewsMorgan has no plans to purge Redrow’s board
Founder plans to keep all but one of housebuilder’s directors in place if he seizes power
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CommentWonders & blunders
Roger Alton is at home at Terminal 5, but needs a map to find his way around the Barbican
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NewsWatchdog to probe role of contractors in setting up blacklist
Information Commissioner’s Office to investigate 40 firms as Unite looks into claims that union officials informed on their own members
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CommentBlackening our name
What is it with this industry? Just when you think we’ve left the Dark Ages well behind something comes along to remind us what a short step we are from dodgy and outdated working practices