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NewsUS firm wants my advice on post-war work, says Iraqi
Kellogg Brown & Root may hire exiled historian to help select UK partners and advise on Islamic issues.
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Features
Setback for Atkins after candidate snubs top job offer
Consultant draws up shortlist of six for chief executive after applicant declines chief operating officer post.
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Comment
Not a holiday camp
A decade after it was launched, journalists have finally been given their first glimpse of Britain's biggest and most awesome building project, Heathrow Terminal 5. There's not much to see yet – just a few cranes and the odd dumper truck rumbling through the dirt (pages 24-27). But this is ...
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Rupert’s new home
Rupert’s new home: Architect Richard Rogers Partnership this week released pictures of a 16 ha mixed-use development for publisher News International. Convoys Wharf in Deptford, south-east London, has three towers, key-worker housing, private housing, office and retail space, a river bus terminal, a public piazza and a tram link along ...
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Scots parliament report attacks Bovis and DL&E
A leaked report for the Scottish Auditor General has lambasted the project team for the Scottish parliament building in Edinburgh.
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BBC goes for avant-garde
The BBC this week announced a shortlist of cutting-edge architects for its music centre in west London.
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Brown: Less red tape and a boost for SMEs
The Government this week promised to cut red tape in the construction industry and boost investment in small and medium businesses.
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Canaries plan £45m scheme
Norwich City FC has unveiled a £45m development plan that includes a stand, a hotel and 300 waterfront flats.
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Council issues writ over luxury hotel plan
Gloucester council has issued a writ against three men for fraudulent misrepresentation.
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Northern heights
Northern heights: This £5m BBC television and radio complex in Leeds, designed by West Yorkshire architect DLA, has been topped out. The PPP scheme, which covers more than 4600 m2, will be home to BBC North. The complex is next to the West Yorkshire playhouse and Leeds College of music, ...
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£13m paid for shipyard regeneration plan
The South East England Development Agency has bought the Woolston shipyard site in Southampton for £13m from support services and shipbuilding company VT Group.
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CITB plans training blitz
The Construction Industry Training Board has launched a trial scheme with the Learning and Skills Council to give extra training to 10,000 construction workers.
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Wembley site to earn Quintain £1.1m a year
Developer Quintain Estates has bought a site in Wembley to help pay for its £500m plan to regenerate an 18 ha area surrounding the national stadium.
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CABE calls for flexible listing system
The government's overhaul of listing buildings should aim to kick-start regeneration, architectural watchdog CABE said last week.
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School cap
School cap: Galliford Try and specialist Vector have just put this ETFE foil dome over Kingsdale School in Dulwich, south London. The roof brings the whole school under one space and puts a lid on a new auditorium, library, dining area and assembly hall. The scheme’s client was Southwark council, ...
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Contracts
Mowlem wins £10m MoD workMowlem has landed a £10m contract from the MoD to develop the Otterburn army training area, which will be managed by Defence Estates. Sheffield council picks KierKier Group has signed a £640m limited liability partnership contract with Sheffield council for the provision of the council’s building ...
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Stock exchanged
Stock exchanged: The Corporation of London this week granted planning permission for the redevelopment of a site in Old Broad Street owned by the stock exchange. The scheme, designed by Grimshaw, includes 50,000 m2 of offices and 2800 m2 of shops. The 1970s 26-storey Exchange Tower, in the centre of ...
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Liquid asset
Liquid asset: The Tropicana swimming pool on Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, is undergoing renovation. Located on the man-made peninsula reaching out into Weston Bay, the revamped Tropicana will include an indoor pool, a five-screen cinema, a bowling alley and a variety of bars and restaurants. Architect and planning consultant Scott Brownrigg + ...
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Vining buys final part of defunct Citex
Birmingham consultant Vining Management has bought 12-strong French arm of Citex, the last remaining part of the former QS.