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Guggenheim drops plans for New York HQ
American architect Frank Gehry's plans for a £613m follow-up to the Guggenheim art gallery in New York have been abandoned because of the client's financial problems.
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Amec snaps up Mowlem’s construction boss
Steve Bowcott makes ‘amicable’ departure to take over troubled contractor’s infrastructure division.
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Ex-Skanska boss set to take over Galliford Try
Construction arm MD Andy Sturgess slated as next Galliford Try chief executive.
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Cardiff stadium could create 1500 jobs
Holder Mathias Architects has submitted plans for a football stadium for Cardiff City FC to Cardiff council.It is estimated that the ground, which forms part of a £100m development masterplanned by Holder Mathias, could create 1500 jobs and 150 homes.Arup, Davis Langdon & Everest and planning and environment consultant RPS ...
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Key appointment at QS Davis Langdon & Everest
Rob Smith is taking over the reins from Paul Morrell as senior partner at quantity surveyor Davis Langdon & Everest.Smith’s appointment, effective on 1 May, was announced to DL&E staff this week. Smith’s role will be to oversee the firm’s UK, European and Middle Eastern activities.Smith said Morrell, who will ...
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The year ahead
What's going to happen in 2003If you’re curious about the changes that the next 12 months have in store for you, but don’t want to wait a whole year to find out what they are, then look no further.
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Europe's top 300
Is Vinci still the biggest contractor in Europe? And which are the top British firms? Look here to find out who’s in the ascendant this year and whether your company is one of the Continent’s top 300 contractors and materials producers
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Mustn't grumble
Tony Blair invited comparisons with Fraser of Dad's Army when he delivered a doom-laden new year's message, dominated by Iraq, al-Qaeda and the faltering global economy. He might also have mentioned gun crime, rail chaos, and hikes in council tax and national insurance – the latter courtesy of, er, Tony ...
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NewsPianissimo
Pianissimo: The Renzo Piano Building Workshop’s £45m basilica at San Giovanni Rotondo in southern Italy, which began construction in 1995, is expected to finish this summer. The 900 m2 Padre Pio pilgrimage church is a large, low-lying dome that is expected to accommodate up to 37,000 visitors to the home ...
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HSE: Fall in site deaths is not yet a ‘trend’
The Health and Safety Executive told the government this week that a trend towards fewer fatalities and major non-fatal injuries on site has not been established.
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Battle McCarthy expands into the USA
Consulting engineer Battle McCarthy will open its first overseas office in New York this spring as part of a US expansion.
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Housebuilders' fury over flood levy
Housebuilders have reacted angrily to a government proposal to introduce a levy for flood defences on new homes on brownfield sites.
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Triple bill
Triple bill: Chetwood Associates has received the go-ahead for three regeneration projects, including this £90m development for J Sainsbury in Maidenhead, Berkshire. It includes 8400 m2 of office space, more than 100 residential units, IT training accommodation and public transport facilities, built around a piazza. The other two projects involve ...
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NewsRogers' £150m Paddington office is put on ice
Market jitters stall £150m Grand Union scheme, and half-built £50m FA centre runs out of money.
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Three in race for Roche's £60m Welwyn HQ
Three construction managers are understood to be competing for the contract to build a £60m headquarters for pharmaceutical firm Roche in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire.
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NewsFate of collapsed Brighton pier hangs in the balance
Owner warns that if latest reconstruction plans are not approved soon, West Pier may have to be demolished.
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London developers team up
Developers Hammerson and Pillar Property are planning to to link their projects on neighbouring sites in north-west London.
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Cardiff stadium could create 1500 jobs
Holder Mathias Architects has submitted plans for a football stadium for Cardiff City FC to Cardiff council.
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NewsCrane awarded CBE in honours list
Rethinking Construction chief Alan Crane headed the list of construction professionals rewarded in the New Year's Honours List
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Glass junction
Glass junction: A 46,500 m2 building designed by Ryder Architects has been completed on the Cobalt 15 business park in north Tyneside . The four-storey building, constructed by Interserve, has a two-wing structure and is joined by a central linking atrium. Structural engineer on the project was Billinghurst George, civil ...