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NewsPrescott disappointed with industry
John Prescott, the deputy prime minister, has told housebuilders that he is disappointed by their lack of progress in increasing capacity to meet government housing targets
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Last chance to save Brighton’s West Pier
A last-ditch attempt to save what remains of Brighton’s historic West Pier will be made next week.
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Monolithic makeover
Stonehenge is gearing itself up for one of the world’s biggest conservation projects after a comprehensive planning application was submitted this week by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and the National Trust.
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Star architects vie for £1.5bn
Farrell, Koolhaas and KPF shortlisted to masterplan 43-acre mixed-use development in White City, west London
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Another pay dispute heats up at Terminal 5
Engineer Motherwell Bridge has been brought in to work on fuel tanks at the Heathrow Terminal 5 project in west London.
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Oxford wins lab injunction
Oxford University has been granted a temporary High Court injunction to protect workers on its biomedical research building from intimidation by animal rights protesters.
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NewsOlympic village looks to BedZed
The London Olympic village could be a giant version of BedZed, according to the man behind the masterplan for the 2012 Olympics site
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EP to use design codes at Bracknell site
English Partnerships is set to use design codes on the former RAF Staff College site in Bracknell, Berkshire.
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No place like home
Architect Allies and Morrison’s glazed office development at 85 Southwark Street has won the 2004 London Building of the Year Award from RIBA London.
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Construction leaders call for a cull of the institutions
Industry opinion-formers urge professional bodies to merge – or face loss of royal charter and charitable status
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MP: Paddington hospital report vindicates critics
A Conservative MP has described last week’s review of the £800m PFI Paddington hospital in west London as one of the most damning of a public sector construction in recent history.
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Team appointed to manage Elephant & Castle revamp
Southwark council has appointed a management team to co-ordinate the next phase of the £1.5bn Elephant & Castle redevelopment in south London.
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Method architecture
Architect John Pawson’s design for the newly consecrated Novy Dvur monastery in the Czech Republic makes up one of nine British exhibits at this year’s Venice Biennale of Architecture, which opened last Friday.
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Tory leader sets out plan to reform energy regulations
Michael Howard outlines scheme to replace Part L of Building Regulations with a single thermal energy target
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CommentTalking ’bout a revolution
Construction is too important to be left to the many venerable and dignified institutions that adorn our industry. If they’re to change, drastic action may be necessary
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CommentWonders & blunders
Philip Wildman stands up and salutes a Tube station that doubles as a dystopic film set, but is bent out of shape by a museum
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Slow but sure
In this month’s Tracker, Experian Business Strategies reports that growth in the industry is expected to continue over the next three months, albeit at a slower rate than before