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CommentWonders & blunders with ... Angus Morrogh-Ryan
Angus Morrogh-Ryan is stunned by Oscar Niemeyer’s Niterói Contemporary Art Museum but the same architect’s Museum of Cinema is just a sad, unused shell
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NewsWates construction profit drops by 50%
Chairman and chief executive Paul Drechsler hails “very solid” results despite drop in pre-tax profit for construction business
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NewsAnger at Carillion’s 120-day payment terms
Shadow business secretary expresses concerns over move to extend standard payment terms to 120 days
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FeaturesStephen Gee: Turning the tables
John Rowan Partners emerged from the nineties’ recession with just five staff. This time around, it has already returned to growth, with a 25-year plan to employ 750 people worldwide. We spoke to managing partner Stephen Gee
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NewsAtkins unveils Nanjing masterplan
Atkins reveals masterplan for Nanjing in China – a project it will also oversee landscaping and construction of over the next two years
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NewsFrancis Ives details plans for Sweett Group shake-up
Exclusive: Former chairman woos shareholders with promise to quadruple share price if bid to return succeeds
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NewsContractors share in government nuclear funding
Laing O’Rourke, Costain and Arup benefit from £31m funding boost for research projects
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FeaturesCommunity housing in Toxteth
It’s just 32 homes on a small plot in Toxteth, but Habitat for Humanity’s housing project is creating a community of volunteers, trainees and entrepreneurs and bringing hope to an area feeling the brunt of the housing crisis
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NewsThree-strong design team for £1bn Croydon mall
Exclusive: Three firms lined up for design team for £1bn Westfield and Hammerson shopping mall in Croydon
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NewsNew Cabe departures announced
Head of design review Alan Thompson among three staff taking voluntary redundancy
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NewsCarillion defends 120 day payment scheme
Contractor says it is getting good feedback from the ‘large number of suppliers’ signed up to the scheme
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NewsBellway profit up 50%
Housebuilder Bellway has posted a nearly 50% hike in profit, with revenue up 9.6%.
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CommentUncharted territory: The Jackson reforms
Lord Justice Jackson’s cost reforms, which come into force on 1 April, will create a new landscape for litigation. How will this affect construction and engineering cases?
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CommentWhat implied terms imply
The question of what terms should be implied - and what they mean when they are implied - is often at the centre of disputes, as recent cases show …
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NewsUnite targets Crossrail over blacklisting
Britain’s biggest union pledges new campaign against £15bn project linked with the blacklisting scandal
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NewsSurvey reveals 'epidemic' of late payments
Four in five construction firms in Scotland have experienced problem of late payments
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NewsTerry Farrell to lead government architecture review
Review will inform future government architecture policy
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NewsOne in five sites fail in safety crackdown
Health Safety Executive says 433 sites have been subject to enforcement action over past month
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NewsHOK’s Istanbul financial centre starts on site
Architect to design two of the scheme’s high rise towers
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CommentAdjudication: A 63 lever arch file problem
Doubtless you’d feel miffed to have to wade through huge files of material in just seven days so you can serve your response. But don’t expect a court judge to take pity on you