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    The big questions

    2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Readers share their respects for construction industry giant Sir Frank Lampl, who died last week, as well as pondering the nuclear debate and media coverage of unrest in the Middle East

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    Gifford purchase doubles Ramboll’s size

    2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

    The merged firm has almost 1,000 employees in the UK

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    Camberwell Leisure Centre refurbishment

    2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Watkins Grey International has completed the first phase of the south London project

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    Mixed-use scheme starts in north London

    2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

    A mixed-use development designed by architect HTA has started near the Wembley development

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    Wonders and blunders with Derry Long

    2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Derry Long loves the history and charm of St Pancras International station but can’t bear the simply criminal design flaws of Sutton Police headquarters

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    Pritzker prize winner

    2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Portugese architect, Eduardo Souto de Moura, has been awarded the highest honour in architecture: the Pritzker prize.The 58-year-old architect who designed Braga stadium (pictured) and the Burgo Tower in Porto, will receive a $100,000 grant and a bronze medallion. He is the second Portugese architect to win the prize, following ...

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    Eaga shareholder vote

    2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Eaga shareholders have voted to approve a £306m takeover bid by Carillion. Eaga shares are now expected to be listed under Carillion’s name on the stock exchange from 21 April.

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    Mansion tax looms

    2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Business secretary Vince Cable is in discussions with chancellor George Osborne to re-open the possibility of a “mansion tax” on homes worth more than £1m.

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    OFT fines on construction recruiters slashed

    2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

    CAT reduces penalties on agencies by 64%

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    Rebuilding Iraq: Mott MacDonald's Marsh Arab school

    2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

    How do you start to rebuild a country devasted by war? When Mott MacDonald was asked to make a school for the Marsh Arabs, it went back to using traditional woven reed – reconnecting the community to its roots.

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    Suspend reality

    2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Make sure you’re clear on the terms of a contract before suspending for non-payment. If you get it wrong, you could end up being burned

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    Oxford Street goes shopping

    2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

    The eastern end of London’s Oxford Street is in dire need of some street cred. Happily a £2bn revamp is on its way, spurred on by Crossrail. So what are the plans, who are the main players and where should you look for work?

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    How the OFT went OTT

    2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

    The penalties dished out by the OFT over cover pricing did more harm than the offence they sought to punish. Now the fines have been reduced by 90% and it’s time to move on

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    Building Awards 2011 shortlist: Aylesbury Waterside Theatre

    2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Shortlisted for Public Building Project of the Year: This theatre is designed to reflect the landscape surrounding it

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    Remixed: Ab Rogers interview

    2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Ab Rogers, son of Richard, flopped at school, became a hippy, and is, by his own father’s judgment, ’pretty crazy’. None of that stops him being a sought after UK designer trusted with designs for the likes of Pizza Express and the Fat Duck. Meet a true individual

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    About the size of it

    2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Small firm Cotswold Geotechnical was fined 115% of its annual turnover under the Corporate Manslaughter Act. But will larger organisations suffer a similar fate?

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    Oxford Street redevelopment: designing our way out of shopping hell

    2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Oxford Street is famous as a shopping destination but nobody really likes it there. We look at how the redevelopment will change this world renowned location, and also why now is the perfect time to give Oxford Street a makeover

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    The Olympic stadium: Sprint finish

    2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Functional, lean and tightly compact, the Olympic stadium has powered through the construction phase to be delivered early and under budget.

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    The UK’s largest zero carbon housing scheme

    2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

    In 2007 Linden Homes and Affinity Sutton joined forces to build what they say will be the UK’s largest zero carbon housing development

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    'Build now, pay later’ pilot to create 3,000 new homes

    2011-03-31T00:00:00Z

    Barratt, Countryside and Keepmoat first to benefit from government scheme on six HCA sites