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NewsWhatever happened to Peabody's prefab?
Britain's largest factory-assembled affordable housing project, the Peabody Trust's Raines Dairy in north London, was handed over this week
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Local lowdown
Yorkshire's job hotspot is Hull, where developments are on the increase and a skills shortage is pushing pay upwards.
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Morgan Sindall storms to top with work worth £124m
Contractor ends quiet spell by winning most work in June; Laing was hard on its heels with jobs worth £116m.
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The case against Kaufman
Gerald Kaufman has fought a campaign against London's Olympic bid that is as lengthy is it has been lonely. Here's why he should now give up the struggle
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CommentWonders & blunders
Michael Ankers reflects on two faces of construction – one beaming from ear to ear, the other snarling like a sheep-killing dog
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FeaturesSeaside rocks
Britain's seedy seaside towns are about to get tons and tons of regeneration cash, a dozen or so world-class architects and some schemes that will knock your socks off.
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Government hires top consultants for communities plan
The government is laying the foundations for its sustainable communities plan by setting up schemes in two of the four areas earmarked for development.
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Government abandons small-scale PFIs
The government has ruled out backing any future PFI projects valued below £20m, as the cost of the bidding process makes them uneconomic.
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Laing lands £350m Dubai airport …
A Laing O'Rourke joint venture has beaten off three rivals, including Balfour Beatty, to win a £350m airport contract in Dubai
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NewsDriving them up the wall
Architectural and sculptural designer Gerry Judah designed this giant wall display for last weekend's Festival of Speed at Goodwood, Sussex. Three Ford GT40 racers, famous for winning first, second and third prizes at Le Mans in 1966, were hung from a 36 m high, 28 m wide structure built out ...
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NewsThe age of aquariums
Plans for the £1.5bn Silvertown Quays redevelopment in east London have been boosted by a £25m cash injection from the Bank of Scotland. This will fund the project through the planning stages. Proposals for the scheme include 3500 homes, 500,000 ft2 of retail and leisure facilities and Europe's largest aquarium, ...
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HBG counts cost of fire damage at hospital site
HBG has called in structural steel specialist Giffords to assess fire damage at its site at the £13m Wharfedale hospital near Leeds.
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Mace leads African eye clinic campaign
Construction manager Mace is spearheading a campaign to fund the building of an African eye hospital.
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NewsHappening Hampstead
SHH architects has been granted planning permission to construct a contemporary house amid the Victorian properties of Denning Road in Hampstead, London. Plans for the 3121 ft2 house include a garage, a south-facing 70 ft long garden and 435 ft2 of verandas. The interior layout is a split-level open-plan concept ...
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News… and then two at once
Strzala Associated Architects of Manchester has designed its second bus station in the North-west. Burnley bus station was completed earlier this year, and now Chorley in Lancashire is open for business. The £2.7m station is designed to airport terminal standards and includes a fully glazed concourse, an automated door ...
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Enterprise wins battle for Thames Water firm
Support services and building maintenance group Enterprise has been named preferred bidder for the purchase of £100m-turnover utilities group Subterra – a division of Thames Water.
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How the East must be won
The government must get a move on with Crossrail if it wants to keep Ken Livingstone quiet.
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Adjudication on the home front
The employers were Mr Legg and Ms Carver, the owners of a house at 188a Sutherland Avenue, Maida Vale, London. An architect prepared drawings and a specification for the proposed refurbishment works to the property. The employers were residential occupiers for the purposes of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration ...