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CommentWonders and Blunders: the Economist Building and Kew Gardens' herbarium
For Giles Dixon, the Economist Building in London manages to hit the spot, while Kew Gardens’ herbarium stands out for all the wrong reasons
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Councils could lose millions by cutting housebuilding plans
This week the government will confirm terms for allocating New Homes Bonus
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Carillion's profit jumps 7% as UK revenue falls
Building firm posts pre-tax profit of £188m for year
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FeaturesThe Dali Enigma: HOK's Florida museum
HOK’s Salvador Dalí Museum in Florida marries the classical with the fantastical, a paradox the artist himself would have cherished
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CommentThe last straw
Dean Walton spotted a disaster waiting to happen from his hotel room in Bangladesh
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NewsAecom’s profits hit by Libya evacuation and Gaddafi uprising
Engineer unsure when infrastructure project will re-start
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NewsUniversity of Liverpool Eco-digs
Ocon is to build a £34m student accommodation scheme for the University of Liverpool. Designed by architects Stride Treglown, the Vine Court scheme, will be built as two horseshoe buildings and is being claimed as the most sustainable in the UK with solar thermal heating, air source heat pumps and ...
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NewsLakeside theatre in Xinjiang province
Broadway Malyan Architects has completed designs for the Kansas Lake Performance Theatre in Xinjiang province, north-west China. The venue is being built for the provincial government and the 1,200 auditorium will accommodate musicals, opera and dance. Enabling works are under way and building work on the main structure is due ...
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Latest construction appointments: 4 March 2011
This week Lovell, Morgan Sindall, Mitie, Adeo, McAuliffe and Crest Nicholson all have new appointments
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NewsNew town centre for Longbridge
Plans have been submitted for a new £70m town centre for Longbridge in Warwickshire
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V&A design competition
The V&A has shortlisted seven architects to design an extension to the museum.
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AHMM founder warns progress in school design is at risk
Paul Monaghan has raised concerns about the government’s cuts in school building
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NewsPupils win school design contest
Eight schools took part in a competition that involved students designing their own schools
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HMRC launches tax crackdown on plumbers
Campaign focused on tradespeople’s tax affairs starts with plumbers, gas fitters and heating engineers
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FeaturesPassivhaus diaries: Keeping it all in
It’s taken longer than expected to turn a leaky Edwardian house into an exemplar of energy efficiency. Now it’s finished project architect reports on the exterior insulation, finishing off and how the house is performing
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NewsHousebuilders will miss zero carbon homes target, says Barratt boss
Barratt Homes chief executive Mark Clare says firms will not meet 2016 government target
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NewsBalfour Beatty turnover hits £9bn
Britain’s biggest contractor to focus on global infrastructure markets as it reveals 20% increase in profit
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NewsChina to remain at forefront of global construction
£60tr to be spent on construction globally in next ten years
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CommentPassivhaus at Ecobuild: separating the hits from the hype
The voice behind our original Passivhaus Diary picks out his 2011 exhibition highlights