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NewsTories in talks to cut all funding from Cabe
Design quango fears for its independence as Conservatives push plans for self-funding
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NewsMansell wins last London Olympics contract
Balfour Beatty-owned company to build Eton Manor, which will host swimming and tennis events during 2012 Games
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NewsExciting period for London Festival of Architecture, says founding director
In the lead up to the event in June and July Peter Murray says the downturn should provide an opportunity to think about the future of architecture
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NewsLouis Armstrong steps down as RICS chief executive
RICS seek replacement as Armstrong retires after 12 years in role
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NewsMiller Group ready to snap up HBOS land assets
Housebuilder and contractor hopes ‘great relationship’ will persuade bank to favour it as buyer
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NewsOFT withdraws support for housebuilder code of conduct
Competition body is ‘no longer part of equation’ because of £15,000 cap on dispute resolution
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NewsStructureTone wins deal to finish troubled Shell Centre
US fit-out contractor bags £10m contract in wake of ISG’s acrimonious departure from £62m project
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Costain hit by pipe damage on Bradford BSF
Costain and Ferrovial are being forced to carry out major repair work on their £400m Bradford Building Schools for the Future project after heating pipes at four schools under construction were damaged by bad weather
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NewsMayor announces deal for 2012 land transfer
A surprise deal to rescue the development prospects for the London Olympic site after the 2012 Games was revealed at the Mipim annual property conference in the south of France this week
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NewsRICS rethinks plans to quit CIC
The RICS has done a u-turn on plans to leave the Construction Industry Council
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NewsTime is of the essence
In this case of Sunshine Ventures and Rashmith Thakar vs Hussein Kurdieh, the judge had to decide whether ’urgency’ is sufficient ground to terminate a contract
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NewsProfit falls £6.6m at T Clarke
M&E contractor hit by £1.9m of bad debt, but says it was a ‘credible performance in a challenging market’
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Scottish schemes to trial infrastructure funding mechanism
Three large regeneration schemes in Scotland are hoping to be the first to use a regeneration funding mechanism that is new to the UK
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Hansom at Mipim: How the other half live
A rather “niche” hotel was being discussed by a group of delegates over dinner this week
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Hansom at Mipim: Ahead of the Games
London mayor Boris Johnson was on good form this week – perhaps his most whimsical tangent was the suggestion that, as the Olympics project was going so well, London should host it in 2011
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Man City plans stadium revamp to outstrip Old Trafford
Manchester City plans to expand its 48,000-seat stadium to be at least as big as Manchester United’s as part of a redevelopment of the area by the club’s owners
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NewsNew mall found in Dubai
A “sky diving experience” and acrobats on bungee ropes are among the attractions of a £540m shopping centre that opened in Dubai this week
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A stellar panel
The government’s chief construction adviser Paul Morrell is among six industry leaders who have joined Building’s editorial advisory board