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FeaturesA lens on 3XN’s new Museum of Liverpool
There is just one thing about 3XN’s Museum of Liverpool on which everyone agrees: it will offer fabulous views of the Mersey. Thomas Lane looks at the construction challenges behind the city’s most controversial new structure.
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FeaturesPlenty of countries for old men
Building’s second Good Employer Guide, published with this week’s issue, looks at how firms can help their staff to find their feet overseas. And, as Dean Gurden reports, this has become an increasingly tempting option for more experienced professionals
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CommentWebmaster review: Feilden Clegg Bradley website
Following Feilden Clegg Bradley’s recent Stirling prize victory, we take a look at www.fcbstudios.com to see if its website design matches its Accordia project
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The tracker: Still in the woods
Although some regions’ fortunes are looking up, activity continues to decline and it’s showing no signs of getting better, warns Experian Business Strategies
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NewsUnlikely partners
This man is dancing with a 13-tonne digger as part of the Dance Umbrella festival, which comes to London this weekend.
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Diploma uptake half that expected
Just half of the original 3,000 students who were expected to sign up for the construction and built environment diploma are actually on the course, it was revealed this week.
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NewsB4 its time: Sheppard Robson B4 Building
Sheppard Robson has submitted the £70m B4 Building for planning
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Olympic village bail out
The Olympic Delivery Authority this week revealed it had received £95m in contingency funds to enable work on the Olympic village to proceed as negotiations with developer Lend Lease
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Arsenal revives sports centre plan
Arsenal football club has reinstated a proposed sports centre in its £800m urban regeneration plan around its Emirates stadium after pressure from local residents.
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Birmingham masterplan revision
Cabe has called for “a fundamental rethink” by Aukett Fitzroy Robinson of its £450m masterplan for the Eastside Locks area of Birmingham.
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Table correction
Ramboll Whitbybird has 177 UK chartered staff, and not 128 as was stated in last week’s top 100 engineers table.
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NewsLuxury Libeskind: Swiss shopping centre
This Daniel Libeskind-designed shopping centre in Switzerland opened its doors to the public last Wednesday
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NewsSharewatch: Hooligans at the poker table
Christopher Rickard, Taylor Wimpey’s new finance director, has an interesting few weeks ahead of him.
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NewsEast is east
Telford Homes has been granted planning permission to convert a listed Victorian building in east London into a working man’s club and 39 flats.
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House prices to fall 5-10% more, says expert
House prices will fall by another 5-10%, before levelling off, an eminent economist has told a parliamentary committee.
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Report predicts housebuilder takeovers
The housebuilding industry is set for a rash of takeovers as larger builders snap up smaller rivals in a bid to beat the financial turmoil.
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CommentBuilding buys a pint … for Sheppard Robson
Camden is usually a good place to spot celebrities, be it Amy Winehouse or the Mighty Boosh.
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Building intelligence Q2 2008: A mixed picture
The downturn sent most graphs south in the second quarter of the year, but a closer look at the data shows wide variations between regions and sectors, according to Experian Business Strategies
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Raynsford to head emergency government liaison council
Former construction minister Nick Raynsford is to lead an economic council set up by the industry to provide a single point of contact with government during the financial crisis.
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Rising damp
Manchester-born developer Urban Splash made its name building funky flats for trendy Northerners but the current climate hasn’t suited its business model. Muireann Bolger examines how it’s keeping its head above water