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Contracts
Overbury lands £12m contractOverbury, the fit-out arm of contractor Morgan Sindall, has won a £12m contract to refurbish central London offices of financial consultant Deloitte & Touche.Mansell wins £10m MoD workContractor Mansell has been awarded three contracts worth £10m by Defence Estates, the property arm of the Ministry of Defence. ...
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Corner-cutting
Corner-cutting: Architect Rem Koolhaas’ design for the £385m headquarters of the Chinese television corporation in Beijing has been revealed to the public. Koolhaas’ practice, Office for Metropolitan Architecture beat off 10 competitors to win the project, including Dominique Perrault, Kohn Pedersen Fox and Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. The 230 m ...
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Wimbledon venue set to join world-class tennis league
All England Club considers redesigning Centre Court to bring it to the standard of other grand slam stadiums.
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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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Comment
Our apartheid
Britain today is characterised by a selfish elite living in exclusive communities indifferent to the miserable lives endured by everyone else
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FeaturesRichard Saxon
As the Egan era draws to a close, the chair of construction think tank Be is ready to take over as the industry's helmsman. And, as he tells Marcus Fairs, his aim is to create an industry that has more self-confidence, more self-knowledge and more self-control.
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Contracts to watch
PFI abroadPFI is going global – and UK firms’ expertise is required everywhere from Ireland to Turkey. Beijing Olympics 2008This year, China will start awarding tenders for what is likely to be the most ambitious Olympics of all time. Firms are licking their lips at the prospect of the £23bn ...
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FeaturesDifficult neighbours
How the government will tackle impossible house prices in the South and impossible houses in the North
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Get ready to answer your critics
We're in for a year of ecological activism – from an unlikely source
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Bad news for the City
The year will have a poor results season and a difficult housing market
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Changes to the Building Regulations
Part A: StructuresConsultation on amending this section took place in 2001 and the part on disproportionate collapse has been rewritten. However, the events of 11 September have meant that this section has come under intense scrutiny, which has delayed the publication. Expect new guidance late in the year. Part B: ...
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FeaturesProjects to watch
Staiths South BankNext week, fashion guru Wayne Hemingway unveils his first-ever housing project – a 700-home estate in Gateshead for Wimpey. Proper architects have pooh-poohed the scheme, which has normal-looking houses set in car-free, landscaped gardens – but the avalanche of enquiries from would-be buyers suggests that the punters love ...
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