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NewsGovernment speeds up school rebuilding programme
School projects worth £625m to be accelerated by at least six months to tackle delays to BSF programme
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NewsFestival vox pops: "We actually came here for the music"
It seems not everyone is going to LFA events for the architecture, but they're enjoying themselves nonetheless
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NewsWind and biomass revolution proposed
Government set to reveal renewable energy strategy later this week
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CommentFirst impressions: Projects by Foster + Partners and Hadid
Another First Impression panellist, this time James Procter from the School of Architecture at Westminster University, comments on new projects on the Building website
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NewsReport says eco-town developers must try harder
Eco-town Challenge Panel is critical of many schemes' efforts to reduce carbon emissions, and gives them a month to improve
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NewsNetwork Rail plans five new lines
Strategic review will consider options to meet booming train passenger demand to the north and west of London
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NewsAmec shortlisted for £40bn nuclear programme in UAE
Engineering firm vies with eight others for role of managing agent of about 14 nuclear facilities
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Boost to offshore wind power
Government plans 30-fold increase in offshore wind power as part of its renewable energy strategy
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NewsVinoly explains his vision for Battersea Power Station
Architect Rafael Vinoly explains why his Thameside skyscraper is the perfect complement for the redeveloped Battersea Power Station
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NewsZero-carbon media wall to light up Beijing
Simone Giostra & Partners' design uses integrated photovoltaics to power LED display sustainably
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NewsArchitects take over Kensington on first day of festival
South Kensington's Exhibition Street is pedestrianised for first day of the London Festival of Architecture
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NewsMake’s record-breaking sculpture goes up at Nottingham
Tallest freestanding piece of public UK art will be centrepiece of Shuttleworth’s new designs for university campus
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Fitzpatrick Contractors wins Olympic Park highways job
ODA awards Fitzpatrick three-year contract to carry out maintenance and construction work on internal roads
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NewsIndustry’s green leaders to be revealed
Sustainability Now show to highlight list of 40 top Green Gurus
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House sales drop a third as credit crunch bites
The latest transaction figures from HM Revenue & Customs underline the industry fears of a collapse in home sales.They show that sales of property worth more than £40,000 have fallen by more than a third since the credit crunch hit. This May's figure of 98,000 transactions compares with 155,000 last ...
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UrbanBuzz Summer Party - 26 June
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Housing market gets tougher says Rightmove
The housing market is getting tougher with 15 homes on sale to every buyer, according to the latest research by the website Rightmove. And although asking prices dipped this month they remain at about the same level as last year.Set this against the usually conservative predictions from the HBOS, which ...
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NewsHousing starts down by 50%
Just 9,589 homes started on site in May compared to 20,019 the previous year according to the NHBC
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NewsLondon's first glimpse of Gehry in Hyde Park
Taylor Woodrow lifts 30-tonne columns into position as work starts on the construction of Frank Gehry 2008 Serpentine Gallery Pavilion
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CommentLook who’s footing the bill
Using outsiders to bankroll disputes has been treated with some suspicion by the courts. But the construction industry would be well advised to explore it