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Ian Davidson memorial
A memorial is to be held on Thursday 4 September to remember Ian Davidson, founder partner of architects Lifschutz Davidson, who died suddenly in February 2003 at the age of 48.
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Higher pension costs hit Hanson's profit
Building materials company Hanson is the latest construction sector firm to be hit by the pension crisis. It has revealed that its scheme has a shortfall of £121m.
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Andrew Lett bows out at Aukett after 27 years
The former managing director and executive chairman of the UK’s only listed architect, Aukett, will leave the company next month after 27 years of service.
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Banner makes £1.1m return
Contractor Banner Holdings has announced a positive set of annual results seven months after a £5m management buyout from Henry Boot.
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£800m Paddington hospital stretches PFI market
Fears have emerged over the capacity of the construction industry to take on one of the UK's biggest PFI hospitals, the £800m Paddington health campus
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NewsThe Stanford experiment
Work has been completed on the £257m James H Clark Centre at Stanford University in California, designed by Foster and Partners in collaboration with US practice MBT Architecture. The corridors at the research unit have been replaced by external balconies to enable scientists to change the layouts of laboratories. A ...
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NewsWhat the doctors ordered
Contractor Killby & Gayford has won a £6m contract from the Royal Society of Medicine to refurbish its headquarters in Wimpole Street in central London. The scheme, designed by MJS Architects, includes a lecture theatre, an extension to the library, the refurbishment of the members' facilities and a revamping of ...
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Crane hire firm loses appeal over Canary Wharf deaths
Crane hire company Hewden has lost an appeal against a High Court decision that found that it was responsible for the Canary Wharf crane collapse in May 2000, in which three workers died.
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Green light for housing
Building residential properties in London does not necessarily lead to greater use of cars or increased road construction, says a report commissioned by Berkeley arm St George.
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Constructionline improves take-up by 25%
Troubled contractor vetting service Constructionline has reported a 25% rise in the number of public sector bodies that use it.
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NewsHeritage body balks at Paddington revamp
A row has erupted between conservation quango English Heritage and Westminster council over plans by architect Grimshaw to redevelop the grade I-listed Paddington station in west London.
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NewsShowing some Bootle
Building Design Partnership has been commissioned to design accommodation for the South Sefton Investment Centre in Bootle, Merseyside. BDP envisages a four-to-five storey office with 2800 m2 of space and a facade that runs along 75 m of Stanley Road. The linear floorplate will provide a central core zone with ...
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A plum job
Unions negotiate comfortable ride for T5 workers, with monthly long-weekends and discounted air fares
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Construction on TV
Ever get the feeling you’re being watched? Television producers, it seems, can’t get enough of construction.
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Blow that whistle
But make sure you know your rights, says Tara Cosgrove, partner at Beale and Company
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Gruel intentions
With the corporate killing bill on the way, should company directors be going on courses preparing them for a life of snout, slopping out and table tennis?