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First steps
It's hard to imagine now, but when Richard Rogers and his fellow members of the urban taskforce unveiled their grand vision for revitalising rundown towns and cities, it seemed like the manifesto of some radical art movement from the mid-20th century
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CommentBrief encounter: Has Sir John helped?
We pick up where Tony Bingham left off, discussing Sir John Dyson's decision in the Halsey vs Milton Keynes NHS Trust case and asking where it leaves mediation
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Two sides of the coin
I was interested to read Gus Alexander's article highlighting the design inadequacies of the Metropolitan Police HQ in Lewisham (7 May, page 39)
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A weary hack writes
Congratulations for acknowledging – at last – that too many housebuilders treat their customers with disdain, if not contempt (16 April, page 42).
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Treasury, give us our money
The majority of articles and correspondence I have seen recently regarding the issue of late payments seems to focus on the relationship between contractor and subcontractor
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Something to hide?
It is extremely disappointing to read that yet again pressure-testing of houses has not been included in the proposed changes to the Building Regulations (21 May, page 18).
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… the experts think so
Our work at BRE has shown huge variation in the air leakage of new homes.
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You can't blame the builders …
Absolutely – pressure-testing should be compulsory on domestic properties.
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NewsEco-hero
Lend Lease, the Australian parent company of Bovis, has built itself a headquarters in Sydney that sets eco-friendly standards for the country. Developed by Deutsche Property Trust and designed by Dominic Snellgrove, Lend Lease's staff architect, and engineer Che Wall, it is the first building to be awarded a five-star-rating ...
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Inquiry into roof collapse could take five months
The investigation into the collapse of the terminal roof at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris may not finish until the end of the year.
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Babcock sticks to its offer
The spat between senior management at Peterhouse, the infrastructure group, has intensified after Babcock International refused to increase its £95m bid.
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UK firms stay put in Saudi despite fatal siege
Davis Langdon has moved two of its staff in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from western compounds to a safe house in the city following last week's terrorist attack in which 22 hostages died.
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Thinktank calls for more glasnost in PFI
A research centre has called on the government to make more information available about PFI projects by extending the NHS' transparency rules to other public services.
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NewsWacky Woking
Housebuilder Barratt continues its series of sculptural buildings with the £23m Centrium development next to Woking station, Surrey. To fit into a narrow, irregular site, Acanthus LW Architects has arranged the 288 dwellings as an undulating block. The scheme also contains shops and restaurants at ground level and 72 affordable ...
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NewsPrizegiving
Architect Aedas has won the education category in this year's Manchester Society of Architects Design Awards. Its winning entry was St Peter's High School in Belle Vue, east Manchester. The design had to strike a balance between providing hard play areas, access and informal social areas. Aedas also received a ...
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Adjudications torn up in £4m Jarvis rail dispute
Troubled rail company Jarvis is locked in a legal battle with rail communications specialist Alstom Signalling over the £90m extension to the Tyne and Wear Metro to Sunderland.
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20% of Scots firms are short of workers
Nearly one in five construction employers in Scotland have vacancies, according to a survey for CITBConstructionSkills.
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NewsChanging Leeds' skyline
Contractor Bovis Lend Lease began on site this week on Bridgewater Place in Leeds.When completed in two years, the £80m development will stand at 32 storeys high and will be the tallest building in the north of England. A mixed-use development that will house the region's ...
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Franklin + Andrews wins gold
The sport and leisure arm of QS Franklin + Andrews has been appointed cost consultant for London's bid to host the Olympics and Paralympics in 2012.