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NewsThe plight of the ‘new poor’
Here are 10 measures that we must implement if young people are to have any hope of buying homes
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NewsA green oasis
A team including consulting engineer Buro Happold has won a competition to design a government district in Tripoli, the capital of Libya.
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CommentGordon Brown vs the housing crisis
There wasn’t too much we hadn’t heard before in Gordon Brown’s preview of the next Queen’s speech, and it was pretty short on detail, but the message came over loud and clear: if his predecessor’s top priorities were education, education, education, his are housing, housing and housing.
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NewsHackney rebuffed
Hackney council looks like it has been defeated in its attempt to prevent superdense development spreading to the east London borough.
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English Partnerships to insist on bigger homes
English Partnerships (EP) is to require that houses built on its sites offer greater space.
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NewsDensity backlash
Anti-superdensity feeling increased last week after Islington council in north London vetoed plans for a 39-storey residential block on the outskirts of the City.
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Park Hill revamp
Developer Urban Splash has revealed detailed plans for its £146m redevelopment of the Park Hill estate in Sheffield.
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RIBA vs Arts Council
The RIBA is to meet with the Arts Council over its decision to drop its subsidy for Architecture Week.
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Berks business park
McBains Cooper has won a contract to cost manage a £100m business park in Berkshire for client Sergo.
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Bluestone on fire
Bluestone has won a £46m deal to construct a fire station and a police and fire headquarters in Poole in Dorset, and another fire station in Poundbury, also in Dorset.
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Eco action plan
Trade bodies including the Institution of Civil engineers have announced an action plan called the Sustainable Development Strategy to help meet sustainability targets.
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Derwent footbridge
Dean & Dyball Construction is to design and build a £3.3m footbridge over the River Derwent in Derby as part of a £3.8m scheme by Derby City Partnership.
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NewsThe Hanging Garden of Fenchurch Street
Planning permission has finally been granted for Land Securities’ Fenchurch Street Tower after being called in.
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Sheffield mall architects named
Hammerson has appointed five architects to its £500m New Retail Quarter project in Sheffield.
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ECB lets 500m job
The European Central Bank has called for tenders to build a £500m headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany.
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VAT campaign
The Federation of Master Builders is in talks with the RICS, the RIBA and the National Home Improvement Council to launch a cross-industry campaign to reduce VAT on energy efficiency products and green technology.
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Kings Cross contract
Durkan Pudelek has won a £2m contract to renovate and redesign a listed Victorian warehouse in King’s Cross, central London.
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Australian courts quiz Multiplex on Wembley and mall scheme
Wembley stadium contractor Multiplex faced two legal battles in Australia this week.
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Gleeds’ £169m Edinburgh schools deal
Consultant Gleeds has been appointed by Axiom Education to oversee the biggest education PPP project in Scotland.
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NewsTheatre in motion
Willmott Dixon has been appointed main contractor on the £27m Aylesbury theatre in Buckinghamshire.