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    A preference for Percy

    2006-03-17T00:00:00Z

    This design for Shuttleworth Community College in Burnley has helped the Catalyst Education consortium win preferred bidder status for a £250m east Lancashire schools programme.

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    Euston, Victoria architects named

    2006-03-17T00:00:00Z

    Two of the developers shortlisted for the redevelopments of Euston and Victoria stations have signed architects to masterplan their bids.

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    Argent wins fight to revamp King's Cross

    2006-03-17T00:00:00Z

    Developer Argent has won a six-year battle to secure planning permission from Camden council for its scheme to regenerate King's Cross.

  • Consultant AA Projects has released this image of the planned £70m Middlesbrough College.
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    Tees for training

    2006-03-17T00:00:00Z

    Consultant AA Projects has released this image of the planned £70m Middlesbrough College.

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    Davis Langdon and HOK to work on stadium in Lyon

    2006-03-17T00:00:00Z

    Davis Langdon and HOK Sports have been appointed to work on plans for a 55,000-seat stadium in Lyon, France's second city.

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    Happold wins Albanian deal

    2006-03-17T00:00:00Z

    The international development group Happold Consulting has won a contract to advise on strategic planning in central Albania.

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    DSDHA emerges as new architect on the block

    2006-03-17T00:00:00Z

    Young architectural practice DSDHA is emerging as a significant player after it won an appointment to work alongside Foster and Partners in central London.

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    ODPM gives councils more time to police regs

    2006-03-17T00:00:00Z

    The ODPM wants to extend the period during which local authorities can take action against those who breach Building Regulations from six months to two years.

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    Industry experts join disaster aid unit

    2006-03-17T00:00:00Z

    British construction consultants are to join an organisation being set up to deliver emergency aid in the aftermath of disasters.

  • Birmingham council is set to give the go-ahead for a two-site location for the city’s library at a council meeting next week, a decision that will rule out a proposal by Richard Rogers Partnership for a single-site building at Eastside.
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    Split decision

    2006-03-17T00:00:00Z

    Birmingham council is set to give the go-ahead for a two-site location for the city's library at a council meeting next week, a decision that will rule out a proposal by Richard Rogers Partnership for a single-site building at Eastside.

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    Amec chairman Sir Peter Mason to retire

    2006-03-17T00:00:00Z

    Sir Peter Mason is to retire from Amec at the age of 60 after 10 years at the helm of the company.

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    Pensions strike imminent

    2006-03-17T00:00:00Z

    About 70,000 construction workers employed by councils are set to strike this month in a row over pensions.

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    Costain boss plans to reduce operating sectors

    2006-03-17T00:00:00Z

    Andrew Wyllie, the chief executive of Costain who was appointed last September, has completed a strategic review of the business and plans to slash the sectors in which the company operates from 15 to 10.

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    Davis Langdon to open Philippines skills centre

    2006-03-17T00:00:00Z

    Davis Langdon is to open an engineering academy in the Philippines to counter a worldwide skills shortage.

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    Iconic buildings planned for Lake District

    2006-03-17T00:00:00Z

    A series of iconic buildings are to be built in the Lake District national park.

  • Plans for a tall tapering spire over Moscow were unveiled by Lord Foster at this week’s MIPIM exhibition in Cannes.
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    Moscow's mammoth tower

    2006-03-17T00:00:00Z

    Plans for a tall tapering spire over Moscow were unveiled by Lord Foster at this week's MIPIM exhibition in Cannes.

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    Ken in Cannes

    2006-03-17T00:00:00Z

    The mayor of London revealed at this year's MIPIM property fair that he has called in architects PRP and Dunster Associates to advise the GLA on how to make new developments zero carbon …

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    Curzon receiver makes 86 employees redundant

    2006-03-17T00:00:00Z

    Ernst & Young sheds staff at fit-out firm while negotiating buyout deal with management of furniture subsidiary

  • Hot property: Miller’s City Road development
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    Miller bucks downward trend with 40% rise in profit

    2006-03-17T00:00:00Z

    Keith Miller, chief executive of Miller Group, was in a bullish mood this week after the firm reported a rise in pre-tax profit for 2005 of 40%, taking it to £76m.

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    Family housing a priority in London, says Cooper

    2006-03-17T00:00:00Z

    Housing minister Yvette Cooper has announced steps to make developers provide more family housing in London.