All Building articles in 26 October 2018
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News
New images of Birmingham HS2 station revealed
A design team of WSP, Grimshaw Architects, Glenn Howells Architects and landscape practice Grant Associates is working on the scheme
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Features
Job swap - could you make the change? part two
Jamie Harris speaks to more professionals across the sector who have changed disciplines
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Comment
Construction industry gossip: a single round of applause
Lack of trophy space might steal Foster + Partners’ Stirling prize ‘triple’, the Lib Dems get a single round of applause and firms gear up for word on the future of Help to Buy
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Features
Sketch of the week: The Samsara of Building No.42 on Dirty Street
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Li Han, one of the founding partners of Drawing Architecture Studio in Beijing
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Features
Building Awards 2018: Housing Project of the Year nominees
Among the nominees for the Building Award in this category are three impressive schemes for older people and a live-work-eat scheme aimed at trendy, young buyers
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Features
From the archive: 2015 - Help to Buy
The government’s Help to Buy programme, now believed to be under threat, got a warm welcome from the construction industry when it was introduced five years ago
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News
In pictures: Heatherwick's £100m Coal Drops Yard opens its doors
King’s Cross scheme built by Bam
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Features
Online poll: Help to Buy
This week’s poll: Are you worried that chancellor Philip Hammond will cancel the Help to Buy scheme in next week’s budget?
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Comment
Sustainable construction is stepping into the spotlight
It’s clear that this sector is increasingly viewed as a major opportunity for the government’s clean growth agenda
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Comment
Is the ICC target cost contract ready to compete with NEC?
Ian Yule explains the recently released ICC target cost contract and weighs it against its main rival as an engineering contract, the NEC
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Features
Job swap: could you make the change?
Jamie Harris speaks to professionals across the sector who have changed disciplines
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Features
Is this the end of the road for Help to Buy?
Next week’s Budget is likely to determine the fate of the government’s controversial Help to Buy scheme. Is it likely to be scrapped, hitting share prices hard?
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News
Housebuilders braced for Help to Buy overhaul in Budget
Changes expected next week as scheme attracts mounting criticism over claims it pushes up executive pay
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Comment
Get it in writing before work starts
Failing to execute a formal contract risks severe exposure in the face of a defects claim, warns Christopher Filor
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News
Vinci says revenue at UK arm fell in third quarter
Company taking “more selective approach” to new business
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News
Legal & General brings in new faces at affordable housing arm
Firm's affordable housing arm has named new operations and development bosses
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Comment
It’s time to talk about Britain’s infrastructure much more boldly
We are great at building infrastructure, but we need a revolution to make the UK the most internet-connected country
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News
Big names among consultants appointed to universities' £80m framework
Currie Brown and T T among those set to carry out work for north-east institutions
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Features
Image of the week: A bridge too far
The world’s longest sea-crossing bridge opened this week, between Hong Kong, Macau and Zhuhai in China.