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CommentOlympic effort
With the Rio Olympics almost upon us, it’s worth remembering that the London Games were a shining example of British planning and development teams pulling together on a huge scale. It’s a spirit that needs to be rekindled on future projects
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FeaturesGlobal city focus: China's Pearl River Delta
Connectivity between the cities of China’s Pearl River Delta is key to economic development. Investment in advanced infrastructure is creating the world’s first ‘megalopolis’
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FeaturesBudget 2016: Box clever
The infrastructure sector may not be expecting much from this year’s Budget, but both George Osborne and Boris Johnson are in contention for the biggest title in the land
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CommentHansom: Heaven knows I'm miserable now
This week’s tattle sees former Smiths frontman Morrissey consider running for mayor of London, Sir Terry Farrell brands a west London development a ‘cock-up’ and visitors to the Cheesegrater are left feeling squiffy
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Affordable housing, New York
This week’s sketch is by Fernando Villa of Magnusson Architecture Planning
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NewsImage of the week: On the floor
Ecobuild returned to London’s ExCeL exhibition space earlier this week
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CommentNEC: Start at the beginning
A new clause in the NEC3 Engineering and Construction Contract encourages earlier contractor involvement on projects and heralds a sea change in the employer/contractor relationship
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FeaturesMore Young Architects of the Year: On sustainability
In the second of our series talking to the nominees for the Young Architect of the Year award, the architects give us their take on sustainability
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CommentInfrastructure: Bobbing and weaving
Fighting over funding for infrastructure projects has become a key battlefront in the contest to see who succeeds Cameron as Tory leader
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NewsPutnam: 'Nowhere near enough' firms going green
Ecobuild latest: Contractors and clients say culture is key to driving sustainability agenda
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NewsAdonis: Heathrow expansion 'only show in town'
Lord Adonis throws his support behind a new runway at Heathrow
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NewsGovernment 'outsources too many client skills'
Ecobuild latest: Construction mandarin pledges to make public sector ‘client of choice’
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NewsInfrastructure commission backs Crossrail 2
Government urged to open north-south rail link in the capital by 2033
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NewsBREEAM qualification launched at Ecobuild
Ecobuild latest: BRE and HOK launche BREEAM Associate qualification
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NewsCommercial shows strongest growth in four months
London and rest of the UK experience strongest commercial activity reports Savills commercial index
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NewsDeveloper and architect win major Manchester scheme
Network Rail and Manchester City Council move redevelopment of Oxford Road Station site forward
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NewsHCA buys Tesco Wolverhampton site
The former Royal Hospital site is to become a residential development with starter homes
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NewsNotting Hill tower set for approval despite objections
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea recommended to approve replacement for 1950s ‘eyesore’ Newcombe House
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NewsArchitect of the Year crowned
Stephen Fry presents Britain’s best architects with their awards at glittering ceremony