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Álvaro Siza scoops Royal Gold Medal
Portuguese architect wins RIBA's prestigous prize for influence on international architecture
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Former Arup chairman given RIBA honorary fellowship
A former chairman of Arup and the chief executive of Allied London are among 14 new honorary fellows of the Royal Institute of British Architects.Sir Duncan Michael, who has worked for Arup since 1962 and is now a trustee of the Arup Foundation, has joined the list of non-architect fellows ...
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Hopkins to design exemplar green offices for WWF
Conservation body gives architect 'awesome responsibility' of designing UK HQ to top sustainable standards
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Call for action to tackle 'worsening' recession
British Chambers of Commerce demands cuts in interest rates and business taxes as confidence collapses
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NewsConsultants and engineers hard hit by credit crunch
Survey shows slowdown has affected business strategy at 40% of firms, with revenues or margins hit at almost a quarter
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NewsScots boost renewables with new energy framework
Framework aimed to drive tenfold increase in renewable energy use for heat and transport
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McAllister to bow out as chair of Network Rail
Sir Ian intends to hand over reins as 'company enters a new phase'
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NewsGovernment holds meeting to appoint next construction minister
Name of new minister expected to be announced later today as will responsibilities of other ministers
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NewsClarke Bond wins satellite tracking station contract in Abu Dhabi
UK consultant nails project management contract months after opening UAE office
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Margaret Hodge hands architecture portfolio to Barbara Follett
Culture minister steps down from government in Cabinet reshuffle
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Houses set for a revival as flats wane in the wake of credit crunch
If one thing epitomised the boom years in the housing market it was the building of high-density blocks of apartments that were sucked up off plan by eager investors.The credit crunch has changed all that. Outside of London dense schemes of flats are rapidly going out of fashion.Having been for ...
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NewsRepossessions set to rise in the countryside, says report
Credit crunch study finds small businesses working at home to save cash
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NewsShepherd Construction CEO Vaughan Burnand to leave
Chief executive leaves contractor Shepherd, to be replaced by Allan McDougall
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NewsBalfour Beatty pays £2.25m following Serious Fraud Office investigation
Contractor makes payment following investigation into Egyptian JV
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NewsConstruction minister expected to change yet again
Vadera promotion in Brown reshuffle likely to mean industry will get eighth new minister in seven years
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NewsMega-models unveiled at Cityscape
A scale model of the 1km-high Nakmeel tower in Dubai is among the 'not so' miniature structures taking centre stage at Cityscape Dubai
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NewsMegaprojects prepare to launch at Cityscape 2008
Developers are unveiling the world's biggest ever construction projects at the four-day Dubai property event
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NewsLand Secs chairman steps down to join government
Paul Myners leaves developer after being appointed minister for the City at the Treasury
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Gleeds enters US top 10 project management league
Survey by Engineering News Record puts Gleeds in ninth place based on fee income