All Building articles in 25 July 2008 – Page 4
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Credit crunch forces Saint-Gobain to make 6,000 redundant
French materials giant to make swingeing job cuts in its UK, US and Spanish divisions
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Devereux and Allies & Morrison to design £41m neuroscience centre
Architects to collaborate in creation of “iconic” building to house King's College London's new clinical neuroscience institute
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NewsShed a tear for construction's poorly paid bosses
UK construction's top directors must be paid more if they are not to be tempted away into private equity
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London mayor approves controversial Holland Park school
Boris Johnson gives green light to Aedas-designed Holland Park Community School despite objections by heritage groups
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NewsConstruction drives UK economic slowdown
Economy sees lowest quarter-on-quarter growth for three years thanks to housebuilding woes
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NewsTaylor Wimpey cash shortage threatens lifeline deal with banks
Housebuilder's debts mean it is 'unlikely' to get same reprieve as Barratt
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NewsRuth Reed to become next president of the RIBA
Birmingham-based teacher and architect will be the institute's first female president
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NewsBoris may veto Allies & Morrison's Waterloo towers despite council approval
Veto feared after Lambeth council gives consent to Elizabeth House scheme against the mayor's wishes
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NewsOlympic worker seriously injured on site
A worker on the Olympic park has spent the past month in hospital after a site accident
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Prison plans may spell end for Norfolk eco-town
Developer says it will abandon scheme if Ministry of Justice prison on former airbase site is approved
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NewsGovernment clients renege on fair payment standard
ODA and Department of Health fail to enforce 30-day payment rule in Construction Commitments
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Crunch brings directors’ pay rises to a grinding halt
… but Derbyshire contractor Bowmer & Kirkland bucks trend to award its best-paid director £8.6m
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Taylor Wimpey may be forced to sell US and Spanish arms
Disposal could be condition of raising funds from sale of 30% stake to private equity firms
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NewsHow students built the Millau viaduct in a day
The Constructionarium gives students the opportunity to build miniature versions of the world’s most challenging structures
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NewsTrivial pursuits
Thanks to John Battye of Telford and Wrekin council for sending in this picture taken by his colleague Matthew Venables in Barmouth, north Wales.
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NewsViñoly's Colchester arts facility: what went wrong?
The US architect’s visual arts centre has joined an inglorious list of public projects that have paid a high price for lofty ambitions. As the local council desperately searches for funding to complete the stalled project, Thomas Lane finds out what went wrong
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CommentA slippery slope
A recent order by a judge for a party to reveal its insurance details has sparked concern that claimants will now be able to request this information all the time
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CommentWebmaster review: Rafael Viñoly website
The website of Rafael Viñoly boasts the benefits of pure Flash, but that has drawbacks too
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NewsModern wonder
Tate Modern has unveiled a substantially redesigned upgrade of its £215m Herzog & de Meuron extension.
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CommentPublic madness
Not another one! That is the initial reaction to the news that the Rafael Viñoly-designed visual arts centre in Colchester languishes unfinished while its contractor and client squabble over the escalating budget.