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FeaturesMake has triplets
Make Architects has just unveiled three pavilions for the University of Nottingham – two in terracotta allude to the city’s geology, the third is even more heavyweight …
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Construction needs ‘half as many recruits as expected’
The number of recruits needed by the industry over the next four years has been halved by the downturn, according to data released on Wednesday.
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CommentMy digital life — Martin Clowes
The boss of Elementa Consulting climbs mountains, reads war tales, sails boats and owns old vinyl records, and likes any technology that fits in with these passions
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CommentEat, drink, fall overboard
It’s Cowes again, where gentleman are free to do what gentleman do best – sail close to the wind, sink pontoons, tumble arse-first down hatches and beer-first off the back of boats
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NewsDutch masterplan
This is the first view of Anglo-Dutch architect S333’s masterplan for the regeneration of the area around Derriford hospital, to the north of Plymouth.
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NewsHalt to eco-towns consultation called for until after review
Planning lawyers have called for the government to delay a consultation on its eco-town programme until after a judicial review of one scheme.
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NewsMulti-faceted learning
Architect Broadway Malyan has received outline planning permission for this £24m sixth-form college and centre of excellence in Stoke-on-Trent.
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Gateway standards
All new homes built in the Thames Gateway may have to meet standards such as Building for Life and BREEAM after Cabe said they should be a mandatory part of a “design pact”.
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Brewery redevelopment
Sunderland Arc is looking for a developer to redevelop the former Vaux Brewery site in Sunderland into a business district with space for 3,200 jobs.
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Social services
Up to one in 10 people access housing association services such as community centres, children’s play areas and sports grounds, according to a survey by the National Housing Federation.
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Land of hope and glory
Native Land has secured £56m funding from Bank of Scotland Corporate to develop a 2.5-acre site on London’s South Bank.
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Williams leaves HSE to become 2012 safety boss
Stephen Williams, the chief inspector of construction at the Health and Safety Executive, is to take up a newly created post at the organisation policing safety at the 2012 Olympics.
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Tyros take on media centre legacy
A trio of cutting-edge architects has been appointed to help masterplan the legacy of the £350m 2012 Olympics media centre.
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Gandy quits Carillion for Bovis Lend Lease
Paul Gandy, the former construction boss of Multiplex, has joined Bovis Lend Lease’s southern division as operations director.
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NewsSharewatch: housebuilders’ shares lurch south again
The collapse of Lehman Brothers, the nationalisation of AIG and the slide in HBOS shares was a cruel blow to the optimists. Just when they thought it was safe to go back to the market, another bucket of blood splatters against the wall.
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Housebuilders voice concern over HBOS-Lloyds merger deal
A merger between HBOS and Lloyds TSB would have far-reaching implications for the British housebuilding industry.