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News
Appointments: HLM Architects appoints new directors
Also this week: Planning Inspectorate announces new non-exec director
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NewsBeijing Olympics Water Cube
Watch an animation of the architectural star of the Olympic opening ceremony
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NewsSpectacle in Marrakech
London Metropolitan University presents work by undergraduates from the summer 08 show
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NewsDyson's Bath school in doubt after 'scandalous' call-in
Government office of the South West decides to call in Wilkinson Eyre scheme due to flooding and heritage issues
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NewsCapita Symonds QS on £70m Sefton scheme
Consultant signs a 10 year contract with Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council to deliver property and highway services
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NewsZaha Hadid defends aquatics centre
Architect behind the 2012 pool blames spiralling budget on the rising cost of materials
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NewsGovernment decision ends battle for Croydon Gateway development
Foster + Partners’ scheme for Stanhope given go-ahead as rivals’ CPO is turned down
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News'It's ok, the hospital is only ten minutes away'
The construction supervisor's response when challenged about health and safety on his site
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NewsGovernment rejects Smithfield redevelopment scheme
Hazel Blears says Thornfield Properties and City of London's proposal will 'significantly detract from the market complex'
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NewsRail-led loss drives Emcor away from sector
M&E firm moves away from rail work after sector problems lead to group loss of £6.1m
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NewsCroydon turns to Aussies to fill planning posts
Dearth of planners from the UK forces council to search for suitable candidates in Brisbane and Melbourne
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NewsArcadis turnover jumps by a fifth
Dutch consultant turnover £338m mainly due to recent acquisitions including two US firms
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NewsUK house prices sink to June 2006 levels
Prices dive 8.8% over the year but monthly rate of decline slows to 1.7%
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NewsBank of England holds interest rates at 5%
Risk of inflation prevents monetary policy committee from coming to housebuilders' aid by cutting rates
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NewsIES enters free DEC software market
Alternative to 'incomplete' ORCalc being developed by the Scottish firm.
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NewsBeijing CCTV tower wins race to finish by Games opening
Arup and OMA's CCTV Tower just beat the deadline to finish cladding before the Olympics opening ceremony
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NewsBirse wins £9.2m contract on Land Secs' Ebbsfleet
Civil engineer to undertake infrastructure works on 10,000-home mixed-use development
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Comment
A nasty hole has appeared in the new orders figures
One set of bad orders figures provides no real cause for concern. This data series can bounce around like a drunken kangaroo. It is a feature of the lumpiness of construction projects. But a second consecutive set of duff figures does start to set a few alarm bells ringing.So the ...
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Comment
Probably the worst Halifax house price figures ever - unless you're a homebuyer
So house prices dropped a further 1.7% in July according to Halifax (HBOS). For those concerned about the depth of any correction in the housing market that will be worrying.Added to the other eight monthly falls there have been over the past 12 months that means on the Halifax "smoothed" ...
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NewsRoyal Arsenal: Berkeley Homes boss who lives in his own scheme
Berkeley Homes boss John Anderson talks to Chloe Stothart about the housing slowdown and what it's like living next door to his customers