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Tropus wins £250m scheme
Developer Oak Holdings has selected Tropus as project manager and cost consultant on a £250m leisure scheme in South Yorkshire.
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NewsSpanish venture
Construction has begun on this eight-storey office in Madrid designed by US architect Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. The 20,900 m2 speculative building was designed by SOM London in conjunction with local architect Rafael de La-Hoz. The client is international property company Hines and the developer is Monthisa, a Spanish firm. ...
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Network Rail calls for fresh designer at Alsop’s station
Alsop’s designs for Birmingham New Street face the axe – although Network Rail owns the intellectual rights
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Gateway bridge delayed over ecosystem fears
A public inquiry may be held into the proposed £425m Thames Gateway bridge if its backers do not modify the design to takes account of some environmental concerns
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Row erupts over housing targets
A political row has broken out after a regional assembly voted to reject government housebuilding targets for the South-east
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Government in talks over skills qualifications
The government is in talks with construction chiefs over creating a register of reputable trade body skills qualification schemes.
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NewsBerkeley triumphs at Regeneration Awards
Berkeley scooped four awards at the 2004 Regeneration Awards, the first ceremony in an annual event organised by Building.
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NewsBovis wasn’t tough enough at Holyrood, boss admits
Chief executive says contractor should have threatened to ‘up sticks’ during construction of Scottish parliament
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NewsUrban Splash wins iconic Sheffield redevelopment
Developer Urban Splash has won one of the highest profile regeneration schemes in the country, the redevelopment of the Park Hill estate in Sheffield.
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Call for delay to tax launch
The construction industry’s tax committee has asked the government to delay the start of a new tax scheme because firms need more time to comply with the rules.
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Regeneration firms vie for EP’s £90m Midlands fund
A shortlist of some of the country’s biggest regeneration names has been drawn up to create the first regeneration fund involving a public development agency and private development firms.
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NewsCambridge architecture school may be reprieved
University arts and humanities school agrees to divert funding to threatened department until 2008
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Private sector ready to bid for housing grants
Commercial housebuilders are preparing to bid for social housing grants for the first time, having won the go-ahead last month with the passage of fresh legislation.
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CommentThe scrabble for cash
Four years ago, when construction was comfortably ensconced at the old Department for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, the government ran a scheme called Partners in Innovation.
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Casino offers to bankroll Birmingham stadium
Las Vegas Sands says it will build Birmingham a 60,000-seat stadium if council allows them to build a super casino next door.
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FeaturesSmith bowls British Gypsum to victory
Paul Smith uses ballroom technique to beat Building magazine for the first time in Challenge Trophy.
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NewsDTI admits construction statistics blunder
Figures showing industry slump in 2003 were actually distortions caused by computer glitch.
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Hammerson and Multiplex to regenerate Cricklewood site
Hammerson will focus on commercial element while Multiplex concentrates on residential side of 240-hectare development.
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Golden Rule remains intact as Brown looks North
Chancellor says Golden Rule has not been broken and announces plans for "science cities" in the North.