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CABE: Bring international developers to UK housing
Architecture watchdog CABE has told the Barker review that housebuilding competitions should be opened up to international developers.
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McCarthy & Stone slams section 106
The UK's largest retirement homes builder, McCarthy & Stone, has hit out at the misuse of section 106 agreements in its submission to the Barker review.
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NewsDiners' club
The Mint Leaf Indian restaurant, designed by Julian Taylor Associates, has just opened in London's West End. The interior is based on a mixture of Oriental and contemporary Western influences, using Uruguayan slate, stained oak and fibre-optic lighting. The refurbishment contractor was The Stanton Group.
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NewsEnd of the old school
Ask Developments has resubmitted design plans to Sheffield council for a 57-room hotel in the city's landmark Leopold Square development. The city council has already granted permission to turn the grade II-listed building, formerly Sheffield Boys' School, into a leisure centre complete with bars, cafes and restaurants. The plans for ...
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Let's be seen and not heard, say homeowners
Sound transmission is the main concern for people living in homes built to the density levels of PPG3, according to a report by architectural lobby group Design for Homes.
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Indian labourer wins tribunal
An Indian labourer has been awarded £31,464 after a Watford employment tribunal ruled that contractor Shrico dismissed him unfairly.
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AWG cleared over electrician's death
Contractor AWG Construction Services has this week been cleared of breaching health and safety regulations by Edinburgh Sheriff Court after the death of an electrician.
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NewsHousing bubble about to burst
House prices are set to tumble 20% over the next few years, according to Roger Bootle, an economist and adviser to the Treasury (pictured). Bootle said: "By spring I would expect house prices to be falling and they will carry on falling. The years of people being able to ...
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NewsI'm a big fan
Two views of the third phase of Sheppard Robson's 102,300 m2 mixed-use development in Regent's Place, central London.
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Desperate measures
Two important themes are emerging from Kate Barker’s inquiry into why we build so few houses.
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CommentWonders & blunders
Comedian Tony Hawks is uplifted by Gaudí's Barcelona buildings, but just finds the Design Council's offices funny peculiar
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Planning gain?
Housebuilders blame the planning system for an annual shortfall of 55,000 homes. The government could be on the verge of simplifying the process but at a cost: a new development tax on developers.
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The root clause
The appellant, Hewden Tower Cranes Limited, had hired out a crane to the first respondent, Yarm Road Limited, to construct a building at Canary Wharf. The contract between Yarm and Hewden incorporated, among other things, the Model of Conditions of Plant Hire and Yarm's standard terms and conditions. The crane ...
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FeaturesWild things
Blobby. Sparkly. Bendy. Spiky. Buildings today don't have to be square and straight – as a 21st-century architect you can really go crazy with ideas of fantastical design. Justin McGuirk looks at three schemes that will blow your mind
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FeaturesShow me the money
Reckon it'd be hard to have a lucrative career in construction? Convinced you'd have to be going grey before you get recognition and reward? Think again – Alex Wiltshire met three inspiring young people who've already made it big
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FeaturesDemolish the dining hall
Is your school drab and boring? Fancy scrapping the whole thing and redesigning it yourself to make it bright and funky? Nancy Durrant visits two schools where the pupils have done just that …
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Vital statistics
The industry employs 1.5 million people:187,000 are women; 43,000 are from ethnic minoritiesThe construction industry needs to recruit 76,000 people each year for the next 5 yearsBritish overseas construction work is worth £148m a year;engineering consulting abroad is worth £986 m a yearPay in the sector rose by 6.8% last ...
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Best of all worlds
Don't fancy being stuck in rainy old Britain but can't afford to travel? Jealous of your mates going to exciting places while you're facing a life of hard work? Never fear – a career in construction is your ticket outta here … and this lot can prove it, says George ...
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Uncommon people
These four are not your average Joes – they are TV celebrities, pop stars, movie icons, sporting heroes … and they’ve all worked in construction! ...
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FeaturesCould this be you?
Dear Diary … Welcome to a day in the life of Joe Riches, a 20-year-old on the year in industry scheme. Joe is working as a building assistant before his firm pays him to study construction management at Northumbria University. sounds cushy? you betcha!