All Building articles in 28 August 2009 – Page 5
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Blazing saddles
Hopkins won Building’s second track cycling event at the historic Herne Hill velodrome in south London last week
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The BIG read
Danish architect BIG has won a competition in collaboration with Arup and architect AGU to design a national library for Kazakhstan
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Comment
Why is the OFT so unfair?: Coverpricing vs bid-rigging
Question: When is bid-rigging not bid-rigging? Answer: When it’s cover pricing. And it’s about time that our competition watchdog understood the difference
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O’Rourke: Government must resist ‘lowest bid mentality’
Laing O’Rourke boss expresses fears for public procurement as firm announces 13% rise in turnover
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Best laid plans: Scheme by Zaha
The egg-shaped pavilion celebrates the centenary of the publication of The Plan of Chicago
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Features
Hackney-sur-Mer: Levitt Bernstein’s Queensbridge Quarter
Dalston, a less-than-glorious corner of east London, is beginning to look as if it might be able to tempt well-heeled Londoners to give it a go – thanks in part to Levitt Bernstein’s Mediterranean-styled Queensbridge Quarter
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Bechtel lures Davis Langdon sustainability expert to Crossrail
Crossrail has poached a member of Davis Langdon’s sustainability team as preparatory work for the £16bn project intensifies
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NG Bailey boss looks beyond the bottom line
Mark Andrews has £76m in the bank, but warns that industry faces a rough ride from government
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Gleeds to enter OGC list through ‘back door’
Gleeds is gearing up to join one of the consortiums on the government’s £800m Buying Solutions framework after abandoning plans to fight for its own spot
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Sheppard appointed
Clyde Gateway Urban Regeneration Company has appointed Sheppard Robson Architects to lead an integrated urban infrastructure study in the Dalmarnock area of Glasgow.
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Comment
When is a duck an albatross?
Davis Langdon’s recent purchase of architect DEGW may mark another mutation in the DNA of cost managers. But there are reasons to think it will be a problematic one
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Minister seeks industry advice on construction tsar
Ian Lucas asks trade body bosses to suggest candidates for £120,000-a-year chief adviser role
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Number of active sites plummets to new low
Home Builders Federation survey reveals 18% drop since last year, despite rise in homes sales
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Making Strides: Stride Treglown student accommodation in Liverpool
This Stride Treglown scheme for a £45m halls of residence for the University of Liverpool was this week submitted for planning permission
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Persimmon profits falls 74%
Pre-tax profit at Persimmon has fallen 74% from £36.9m to £9.8m, despite growth of £27.9m on the value of its assets
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White Young Green plots £40m share issue
Consulting engineer White Young Green is preparing a share issue of about £40m to cut its £90m debt pile, according to sources close to the situation
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£35m Craven scheme
Craven council has chosen a Lovell and Maple Grove Developments partnership to develop a £35m scheme to create 220 homes and some shops in Skipton, North Yorkshire.
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Comment
Wonders & blunders - 28 August 2009
Geoff French considers two behemoths of the industrial age, and while he praises the masterful transformation of one, hopes only that the other will be put out of its misery
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Housing stats: New-build sales and completions in July 2009
This month’s data shows that average sales are still well down on last year …