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Sorting it out
The black art of logistics used to be organised by a whiteboard and a magic marker. Now software is being developed that can ensure the most complex jobs are run with optimal efficiency.
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Counting the cash, counting the cost
The astonishing Laing O'Rourke pay deal at Heathrow's Terminal 5 has created an intoxicating mixture of glee, fear, envy and greed inside and outside the industry. We sort out winners from losers, and considers what it means for the future of construction.
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FeaturesAt home with the BNP
Just when the construction industry thought it was making headway in its fight against racism, along comes builder and British National Party councillor Robin Evans to grab the headlines. We spent a day talking politics with him, his girlfriend and his party minder.
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FeaturesCost study: Max Perutz lecture theatre
The Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge had nowhere for its Nobel Prize-winning scientists to present their research. So architect Feilden + Mawson and quantity surveyor Keegans created an auditorium extension on stilts – and here they reveal the details of how it was done
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You may scoff …
If Jonathan Meades wants to let us know that Bovis' site canteen isn't as good as Le Gavroche, we're forced to agree – but, er, that's because it's a site canteen
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FeaturesThe future’s bright …
… with people like these in the industry. We profile the five early starters who’ve made the shortlist for Building’s first-ever young achievers award, sponsored by the Construction Industry Training Board.
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NewsCell block
YJL subsidiary Walter Lilly has been named preferred contractor on this £16m centre for cell and integrative biology at King's College London. Designed by architect NBBJ, the 6850 m2 scheme brings together the School of Medicine's cardiology research group and the Institute of Psychiatry's neurological research group on ...
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NewsThe real Gosforth Park
Construction has started on the £3.3m Gosforth Business Park development in Newcastle upon Tyne. It will consist of three storeys of high-quality open-plan office space. Completion is due in October. The 35,000 ft2 scheme was designed by architect Ryder, main contractor is Miller Construction and developer is Rokeby/AWG. ...
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Three on shortlist for Canada Water scheme
Three teams led by Allied London Properties, British Land and Urban Catalyst/Multiplex make up the shortlist for the £400m Canada Water development in south London.
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Amey to clarify cash position
Shareholders in Amey expect to receive information clarifying the financial position of the beleaguered support services group by today.
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Tube set to remain in state ownership until autumn
The transfer of London Underground from government ownership to Transport for London, the body responsible for transport in the capital, will be delayed until at least the summer, and possibly the autumn, it emerged this week.
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NewsUrban Catalyst goes rural
Developer Urban Catalyst is to expand its portfolio to include rural development
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Curzon Holdings to axe 50 jobs
Curzon Holdings, the parent company of fit-out specialist Jarvis Newman, is to lay off one-seventh of its workforce.
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NewsOn the waterfront
A team including architect Building Design Partnership and developer ING has won a competition to develop Waterfront City, an £180m masterplan for the docklands of Melbourne, Australia. The team beat a group headed by local firm MAB to win the contract for the project, which will include housing, entertainment and ...
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Carillion in £100m cliffhanger
Contractor Carillion could seal two major central London contracts worth a total of £100m in the next month.
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Jailed director released after three days
The jailed director of Irish housebuilder Kilkishen Homes has been granted a reprieve after spending three days in prison.
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NewsFit for the purpose
Fitness industry giant Aspria opened its latest health club in Alstertal in Hamburg, Germany, at the end of last year. The £9m facility, measuring some 11,000 m2 – the largest in the Aspria chain – was designed by UK architect Colwyn Foulkes & Partners with Stiff + Trevillion Architects. ...
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NewsThat's the point
At 120 m, Ian Ritchie's Dublin spire has been hailed as the tallest sculpture in the world. Last week, Ireland's largest crane put in place the final piece of the spire, which is part of a project to regenerate O'Connell Street, the capital's main thoroughfare.
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Rogers is back on Welsh assembly
Richard Rogers is back on board to design the much-delayed Welsh assembly scheme, 18 months after his practice was sacked from the project when it overran the £27m budget, writes Clive Betts in Cardiff.