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CommentIn the detail
Can you identify this building to win a bottle of Quinto do Vale D.Maria 1999 gold medal-winning port and a £25 drinks voucher, courtesy of door manufacturer Vicaima?
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Outside the act
Captiva owned a site in Bournemouth. They contracted with Rybarn, a contractor, to construct 28 flats together with parking. The contract contained an option for Rybarn to take leases in respect of seven of the 28 flats. Clause 3.4 of the contract provided Rybarn with an exclusive right to ...
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CommentThe designer sweatshop
How much is a partly trained architect worth? The consensus in this country seems to be about £18,000, although a few practices estimate it to be zero.
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NewsBlair holds secret talks with industry over extremists
Prime minister co-ordinates strategy on animal rights militants as pension provider becomes latest target
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Migrant workers only to fill short-term skills gaps
Low-skilled migrant construction workers will be allowed to work in the UK only to plug short-term skills gaps under measures outlined by the government this week.
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Bart's gets go-ahead at last
The Department of Health has finally given the go-ahead for the £1bn PFI redevelopment of St Bartholomew's and the Royal London Hospital.
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NewsBucknall Austin appoints Sir Digby Jones
Consultant Bucknall Austin has pulled off a coup by securing the services of Sir Digby Jones as a non-executive director.
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NewsCurzon's future in doubt after receivers called in
Fit-out firm calls in Ernst & Young after series of setbacks including the £25m refurbishment of a Mayfair hotel
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NewsCarillion cautions on Mowlem write-downs
The Carillion board this week said that it could not guarantee it would not make further write-downs on Mowlem, on top of the £120m it has already wiped off the balance sheet.Carillion is now undertaking a thorough review of the Mowlem business, after it completed the £313m takeover two weeks ...
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Bankrupt Schmidlin confident that buyer is imminent
Bankrupt Swiss cladding maker Schmidlin is to reveal its new owner next week.
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Asbestos legal challenge
Thousands of construction workers could lose compensation for asbestos-related illness if the House of Lords decides in favour of the employers in the case of Barker vs Saint-Gobain.
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BDP falls victim to PFI hospital cull
Architect BDP has been stood down from the £761m PFI Pathway hospital development in Leicester while the government considers the future of PFI healthcare schemes.
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NewsClyde goes Forth
Developer ISIS has taken the first step to regenerating the Glasgow branch of the Forth & Clyde Canal after winning planning permission for this mixed-use development.
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Top developers vie for Euston and Victoria refurbs
Network Rail has lined up a shortlist of blue-chip developers for the refurbishment of Victoria and Euston mainline stations.
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Nuclear option rejected
A sustainability watchdog has come out against a nuclear power station programme.
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Foster and Partners moves back into profit
Norman Foster has revealed that his practice has turned a £544,000 loss for the year ended 30 April 2004 into a £2.5m profit in the following 12 months.
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NewsWembley parachutes in extra electrical firm
Electrical fit-out work reorganised to speed up delivery of the stadium and minimise financial penalties
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Argent names three main contractors for King's Cross
Developer plans to work with Carillion, Kier and HBG on a design-and-build basis if project gets go-ahead
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NewsCross purposes
Cross purposes Birds Portchmouth Russum Architects and structural engineer Techniker have won a design competition for two pairs of bridges, each supported on a thicket of spindly poles.
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Urban Catalyst founder sets up investment body
REGENERATION specialist Ken Dytor is launching a vehicle to lever private sector investment into education and healthcare.The Urban Catalyst founder has begun talks over his latest project, Regeneration Investments, with a number of parties. Dytor says he wants to concentrate on regeneration consultancy and investment instead of development.The venture has ...