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NewsPhiladelphia lights
Philadelphia lights: Multidisciplinary consultant WSP is providing security, heating, electrical and fire protection services on Philadelphia Eagles’ 75,000-seat American football stadium, which is due to be completed in July next year. The £240m project is being developed by Kajima Urban Development and the main contractor is Turner Construction. WSP is ...
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NewsPoole rooms
Poole rooms: This residential development by Prowting Homes West is the second of three luxury developments to go on site in Poole, Dorset. All 12 of the "Chatsworth" development's two- and three-bedroom apartments have sea views and balconies. There are also two three-bedroom penthouses. Local artist Mike Jackson has been ...
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FeaturesBy royal appointment
The newly announced head of the DTLR's urban policy unit is currently Prince Charles' architectural right-hand man. Mark Leftly speaks to David Lunts about his struggle to bring traditionalism into the mainstream.
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£350m Thameslink deal puts Jarvis in top spot
Mace jumps into second with £201m of work, but Bovis and Sir Robert McAlpine still dominate annual tables.
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FeaturesMetropolis now
Berlin's spectacular new parliamentary committee building combines sci-fi and symbolism to help bring Germany's capital into the 21st century
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More housebuilding deals on the cards
The UK housebuilding sector will be swept by a further round of consolidation, according to stockbroker Old Mutual Securities.
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McAlpine buys FM firm Steill for £85m
Alfred McAlpine has bought facilities management group Steill for £85m.
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Was Gaudí any good?
As one grows up, eccentricity becomes charming in people – but in architecture, it's can get bit too close to kitsch for comfort
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FeaturesPiano's forte
With an international track record in performing and visual arts buildings, Italy's Renzo Piano has now converted a sugar factory in Parma, near Florence, into a simple, elegant, no-frills concert hall.
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Vanishing acts
How are the empty seats around industry's boardroom tables being filled? By raiding parties snatching the brightest and best from rivals and other sectors. And it looks like the vacuum will suck in even more companies before it is filled.
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What price procurement?
The hysteria over online bidding is misplaced – it can reap benefits for the whole supply chain
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Five tips on IT maintenance
Watch the bugs don't bite There are thousands of computer viruses around with hundreds of new ones every week. Some do very little damage but others can cause the inconvenience of protracted down-time and the expense of cleaning systems. Make sure you are using quality antivirus software and it is ...
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Losing your inhibitions
In Scotland? Worried that the chap you're in dispute with is about to scarper? You used to be able to have his assets frozen in a jiffy. Not any more …
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New life in old claims
Two recent cases mean that concealed defects can still come back to haunt builders, even if they are found many years after the building is completed
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Support network
Victoria Madine talks to Liz Emeny of services engineer Rybka about her new forum for young professionals in the built environment
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FeaturesAppointments
ContractorsEast Midlands-based construction group DE Clegg has appointed Bill Fiddian managing director of Clegg Construction. Steve Giltrap joins as managing director of Clegg Food Projects. He will take over from David Short (left), who becomes group managing director.Contrad Construction, the privately owned chartered building company, has appointed Jane Richardson marketing ...
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Tough deal
Putting Railtrack into administration may prove to be a costly mistake for New Labour. The City is warning that investors will be demanding an extra £1 billion from PPP deals to cover the risk of future projects failing.
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NewsCyril Sweett to scrutinise £300m cost of Wembley
QS called in to reassure 'twitchy' government and FA that troubled scheme represents value for money.