All Building articles in 8 September 2017
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Building halls of London
Competition from build to rent and other land uses, as well as planning policy, are factors making purpose-built student accommodation hard to build in London. So how do you make it affordable too?
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Image of the week: High speed
London’s highest running track is unveiled at the White Collar Factory office building
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Back to school: Summing up the savings
What effect will changes to funding have on the construction and education sectors, and what precedent it could set for the future?
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The London Housing Strategy 2017: Much to like but delivery is key
There is much to like in the Mayor’s London Housing Strategy, which was published this week for a three month consultation. It’s an old fashioned, down to earth housing strategy, covering different tenures and price points, housing need, different providers - including SMEs, self builders, housing associations and traditional ...
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Sketch of the week: Chatham Historic Dockyard
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Alan Mitchell of Baynes and Mitchell Architects
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Developer named for Maidenhead scheme
Hub appointed for mixed-use regeneration of town centre site
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DfE ‘seeks billions to fund school building programme’
Funding bid to Treasury for third phase to £4.4bn PSBP follows £900m cut to school building budgets
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Architects recover some confidence but long-term worries remain
RIBA Future Trends index gives mixed picture
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Hansom: Making progress
While Armitage Shanks celebrates a proud anniversary and Wetherspoons opens a super-boozer, Battersea Power Station watches paint dry (in exactly the right colour) and there’s conflict in the London Resort area
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Learning the hard way
The government’s decision to divert £900m of funding away from school’s capital budgets raises troubling questions over the longer-term impact on the education sector’s estate
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Arcadis eyeing sale of architect arm
CallisonRTKL employs 1,700 staff across 23 offices worldwide
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In for the long haul?
A recent judgment raises questions over whether the courts should approach long-term contracts differently to shorter-term ones, insofar as termination provisions are concerned
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Back to school: Funding formula
Universities’ investment in their campuses continues to be strong but for how much longer? Brexit and Labour’s election pledge to scrap fees are giving vice-chancellors the jitters.
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Ramboll nabs WSP man
Ramboll has poached former WSP operations director Andrew Henderson to head up its buildings division. The engineer said Henderson (pictured), who has become the firm’s UK executive director for buildings, will also sit on the Ramboll UK board. Henderson worked for Hyder Consulting before moving ...
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Mayor bins plan to increase number of luxury flats at New Scotland Yard
Developer wanted to reduce proportion of ‘affordable’ flats at prestigious London site
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Government spells out advice to councils following Grenfell tragedy
Building owners encouraged to send ACM cladding sample for testing, as well as a range of information connected to this