All Building articles in 20 March 2009 – Page 6
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Building buys a pint... Davy Smith Architects
When I arrive at the curiously named George and Vulture off Old Street, the team from Davy Smith Architects are clustered around a baby grand piano
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Arch rivals: Hopkins Architects’ winning design for Brent civic centre
This is the first image of Hopkins Architects’ winning design for a £60m civic centre in Brent, west London
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Pidgley's upturn optimism 'only applies to London'
Housebuilders and analysts advise caution over reading too much into words of Berkeley boss
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Part L: The animated edition
Building Regulations could include pictures and diagrams to help foreign builders, architects and householders interpret them, if suggestions by government advisers are followed through
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Bovis Lend Lease announces plans to conquer Latin America
Bovis Lend Lease is planning to expand across Latin America over the next three years
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Will Alsop's Peckham library revisited
Source: Astrid Kogler The front elevation, complete with giraffe-leg columns
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MPs push for immediate legislation against blacklists
Nearly 80 MPs including ministers and members of select committees have signed an early day motion to ban the use of blacklists
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Wrekin creditors face ruin – as African ruby mystery deepens
The collapse of Shropshire builder Wrekin is likely to put many of its subcontractors out of business, a lawyer representing creditors has warned
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The market in Mexico: What are you afraid of, gringo?
The Mexican government is planning PFI projects worth more than £200bn. The problem is it doesn't really know how to do them, so it's desperate to find British firms to help it out - so far without much luck. Emily Wright took a little trip to find out why...
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Why the long face: Construction Act amendments
The House of Lords is considering an amendment to the Construction Act that would make its payment rules ever so simple to use. Here’s what it says
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All aboard at King's Cross
Argent, the developer behind King’s Cross Central, last week announced a £250m investment package to drive forward construction of the 67-acre development
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Schools quango to wield £50bn building spend
More than £50bn of capital investment is to be put in the hands of the organisation running the government’s £45bn secondary school programme
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£200m Whitehall framework frozen until June
A £200m public sector framework has been put on ice for three months after the government failed to refresh it on time
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Top Abu Dhabi developer demands 20% fee cuts
Aldar Properties imposes retrospective cuts as survey reveals Middle East market malaise
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Latest construction appointments - 20 March 2009
Hill appoints two dispute resolutions directors and Amey names new head of legal
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Watts makes 10% pay cut
Watts, the international property and construction consultant, has asked its staff to take a 10% pay cut because it expects this year’s turnover to be down 14% on the £27m recorded last year
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Wates cracks £1bn but warns of tough year ahead
Contractor hits turnover target a year ahead of schedule but says margins will be squeezed in 2009
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Rok boss predicts turnover will drop back below £1bn in 2009
The chief executive of Rok has said turnover will fall back below £1bn in 2009
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Ex-Hammerson man woos UK firms for £1bn Gulf job
The man that Dubai developer Majid Al Futtaim poached from Hammerson is tapping UK expertise to get a £1bn-plus Middle East shopping centre programme off the ground