All Building articles in 27 February 2009 – Page 5
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Languishing in L
Regretfully I wholeheartedly agree with the statement that Part L is not being enforced. Moreover, it is generally not understood and often ignored
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CommentJudgment, not luck
Building’s article on the complex alterations being carried out at Queen’s College in Oxford (6 February, page 40) makes for some interesting reading but unfortunately is inaccurate in parts
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FeaturesRivington Street Studio's York St John University: New York, New York
Rivington Street Studio’s flamboyant design for York St John University’s new quadrangle in England’s most complete medieval city provoked predictable outrage. Now that it’s built, its youthful verve frees it from the heritage vice
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HCA’s regeneration power ‘hamstrung by spending rules’
Agency struggling to kickstart stalled schemes because of restrictions on what it can fund
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Olympic parkland go-ahead
Parkland plans at the Olympic site have been given the go-ahead by the Olympic Delivery Authority planning committee
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NewsGive us a lift
The Blue Bell Lane primary care centre in Huyton, Merseyside, has been announced as one of the healthcare projects shortlisted for the second annual LIFT awards for the NHS procurement programme
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NewsTo be Frank …
Frank Gehry, the deconstructivist architect, is to celebrate his 80th birthday this weekend
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Notice for new NHS framework
An Official Journal notice will be released for the new NHS ProCure21+ framework on 5 June, the Department of Health said this week
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CommentJourney’s end
A melancholy tale of thwarted hope this week, for a travelling bank manager, Gulf ex-workers in search of liquid comfort and the poor Yorkshire lass who’s taken a fancy to my prose
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Laing O’Rourke to double trainees
Laing O’Rourke is to double the number of apprentices it takes on
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Land Secs refuses to pay Crossrail tax on Walkie-Talkie
Anger grows over London mayor’s ‘bully boy’ tactics as developer decides against ‘£1.45m contribution’
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FeaturesSerbia: Construction's new hope?
Alright, it hasn’t got the shops, the offices, the hotels or the gleaming infrastructure – but then, that’s precisely why the so-called ‘Balkan Tiger’ is such a find for UK construction
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FeaturesThe world construction outlook
In the old days, before the world banking meltdown, firms looked abroad for expansion opportunities. These days they are economic migrants. Davis Langdon looks at the best places to flee
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NewsHCA close to deals to revive regeneration sector
London mayor will announce first schemes to get government help to restart stalled sites
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NewsCity watch: Season’s greetings
Morgan Sindall kicked off the first week of the results season with decent numbers, albeit with some signs of softening
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Former education minister calls for more spending on schools
Former education secretary Estelle Morris has urged the government to plough more money into school building during the recession
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NewsCustom built
The first phase of a £3.7bn regeneration project in east London is about to get planning permission from Newham council
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CommentBuilding on Flickr
Astrid Kogler, deputy art editor, calls this picture by NJSR Architects’ Ian Bramham of l’Institute du Monde Arab in Paris a “beautifully composed, a truly sophisticated shot