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UK planning 127 towers
The number of residential towers under construction has increased nearly two-thirds in the past year, according to Savills.
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Barratt wins two sites in £60,000 house race
Barratt Developments has secured two of the first four sites to be developed under the government’s Design for Manufacture competition to build a £60,000 house.
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NewsTowns and cities queue up for infrastructure funding
Ten areas throughout the country have submitted applications for cash in return for greater housing growth
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NewsNorth-west scraps housing squeeze
Planners in the North-west have scrapped a curb on housebuilding that has been stalling many developments.
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NewsNever mind the quality . . .
If cars had as many faults as houses there would be uproar, says James Sommerville
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NewsDown by the river
These are the first images of the collaboration between architects Make and Carey Jones.
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NewsSeagulls’ new roost
Architect KSS Design Group has unveiled this image of the long-awaited new stadium for Brighton and Hove Albion FC.
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Brumwell set to face CSCS leadership challenge
George Brumwell, chairman of the CSCS card scheme, is set to face a leadership challenge in January, according to senior industry sources.
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Ascot meeting switched
The race meeting that follows Royal Ascot has been switched to an alternative venue to enable contractor Laing O’Rourke to address any problems with construction work at the venue.
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Former Schal boss Chapman joins consultant
Terry Chapman, the former managing director of construction manager Schal, who left the company in April after a failed management buyout from parent Carillion, has joined Initiate Consulting as chief operating officer.
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9/11 study will call for design review of skyscrapers
A team of researchers is studying the behaviour of 9/11 survivors as they evacuated the World Trade Center in an attempt to improve safety in skyscrapers.
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NewsDover Street, Squire?
Architect Squire and Partners has received planning permission for this mixed-use development on Dover Street, near Piccadilly in central London.
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Fit-out firms vie for £100m Shell Centre contract
Three fit-out specialists are chasing an interiors contract for the 70,000 m2 Shell Centre in Waterloo, south London.
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Feilden Clegg joins Bath scheme
Architect Feilden Clegg Bradley has taken over as lead architect from Llewelyn Davies Yeang on the Bath Western Riverside scheme.
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Fears for workers as curbs on asbestos are relaxed
Industry experts say workers face increased danger from asbestos-related illness after laws governing removal of the substance were relaxed this week.
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Government to fund £40m skills academies
The government is to stump up £40m to fund four national skills centres to address labour shortages across UK industry, ministers announced this week.
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NewsThey shoot, they SCORE
Architect Penoyre & Prasad has revealed this image of an integrated sports, health and community centre, which opened last week.
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Prison Service strike threat grows
The threat of strike action by 7000 construction workers employed by the Prison Service has intensified after employers refused to accede to union demands for pay increases.
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NewsStamp of approval
Building Design Partnership notched up another award when its BBC Mailbox in Birmingham won the Best of the Best prize at the British Council for Offices Awards.
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NewsGlasgow glow
Architect Foster and Partners has designed Scotland’s latest performance venue – an indoor arena in Glasgow.