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FeaturesCormac MacCrann: Above and beyond
With new transport links to the area and the Olympics up the road, Canary Wharf Group is fast expanding its Docklands home. But Cormac MacCrann, who heads the firm’s contractor business, isn’t just sticking to east London.
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FeaturesRafael Viñoly's Firstsite centre: show time
Rafael Viñoly’s latest UK building finally takes centre stage, but why was it nearly undone by delays, overspends and legal spats? Thomas Lane reports, while below Ike Ijeh asks if it was worth all the pain
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CommentBuilding buys a pint ... for Blake Newport
Sport, Guinness and unusual jaunts abroad topped the agenda when Building bought a pint for Blake Newport
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CommentMy digital life…Tristram Carfrae
Doesn’t it annoy you when people have their phone constantly on silent?
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CommentHansom: Be there or be square
Did you go to RESI last week? How about the Alliance Ball? Well, here’s the gossip for those of you who missed out and those of you who just had too much fun and forgot everything that happened
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NewsKier cuts public construction work to 50%
Boss of firm says he expects workload to stabilies at 50/50
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FeaturesOffice to residential conversions: New direction
As the value of prime residential soars and the office sector wobbles, commercial developers are hoping to cash in by converting offices to homes. Building looks at the strategies of some of the key players
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NewsJobs to go as HLM Architects closes Guildford office
Firm to amalgamate two offices into one in London
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FeaturesThe state we’re in: CEO White Paper preview
With the party conference upon us, how do industry leaders really feel about the government’s economic policies? Sarah Richardson and Will Hurst unravel the data compiled in Building’s first CEO State of the Nation White Paper
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NewsHPF joins forces with US firm
Firm will target new international markets in JV with Robert Derector Associates
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CommentAdjudication: When the going gets rough
Adjudication is supposed to be a 28-day dash over the hurdles, but there are some cases where the justice is a bit too crude to be enforced
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CommentContracts in writing and SMEs
The rule that contracts have to be in writing is about to be scrapped, but SMEs in particular may mark its passing with regret
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FeaturesCost model: Residential
Office-to-residential conversions may become increasingly popular, so what does it cost to turn a commercial space into a home? Ben de Waal and Chris Amesbury of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company, look at the conditions needed for success and the key financial considerations
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Inbox: Mad for metaphors
Comparisons abound this week, with designers likening pylons to dinosaurs and daggers, while other readers lament the stingy proportions of ‘shoebox’ homes and ‘toy town’ developments
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CommentConstruction and finance: Where's the money?
Construction’s recovery depends on finding finance for major projects and infrastructure. But the banks are risk averse and investors are lacking in long-term vision
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Bilfinger Berger to raise £245m for PPP projects
Firm will use London float to invest in PPP portfolio
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NewsPickles and Perrins hit back at planning critics
Berkeley boss and communities minister defend industry against attacks by anti-development campaigners
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NewsRise and shine: Belfast's new sculpture
The biggest public art sculpture in Belfast has been completed