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    Market maker

    2001-06-29T00:00:00Z

    The pictured £14m redevelopment of Kensington market in west London, designed by architect Paskin Kyriakides, has won planning permission after an appeal.

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    Westminster cracks down on tall buildings

    2001-06-29T00:00:00Z

    Radical changes to Westminster's planning blueprint have been approved that will curb commercial and leisure development.

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    End in sight at Wembley

    2001-06-29T00:00:00Z

    A pared-down version of the £660m National Stadium at Wembley looked likely to go ahead this week after two companies offered to underwrite the project.

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    Funding for CABE to double

    2001-06-29T00:00:00Z

    The Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment is set to receive twice as much funding next year.

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    Contractors ignore internet revolution

    2001-06-29T00:00:00Z

    Contractors are failing to embrace the e-commerce revolution, according to two surveys released this week.

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    London prices to soar in next year

    2001-06-29T00:00:00Z

    Building tender prices in London are set to jump 5.3% over the next year, according to a report from cost consultant EC Harris.

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    Viva Viiva

    2001-06-29T00:00:00Z

    Viiva Architects, a young Finnish practice, has won the Arup World Architecture Award 2001 for this Finnish embassy building in Berlin.

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    £1bn 'new town' plan for former Scots steelworks

    2001-06-29T00:00:00Z

    Ravenscraig steelworks site to have 3500 homes, town centre, offices and leisure facilities.

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    … and they're rebuilding Pontypridd, too

    2001-06-29T00:00:00Z

    A £40m mixed-use redevelopment of Pontypridd is set to revitalise the town's centre.

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    £404m Aylesbury plan in doubt

    2001-06-29T00:00:00Z

    The financial viability of a landmark £404m regeneration project in London is being hampered by rising build costs and new social housing rent laws.

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    Three firms share £300m roads contracts

    2001-06-29T00:00:00Z

    The Highways Agency has awarded more than £300m worth of road maintenance contracts to Carillion, Balfour Beatty and Mowlem.

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    Sleek and cheerful

    2001-06-29T00:00:00Z

    Stanhope's Chiswick Park office development is light on colourful Richard Rogers touches and strong on refinement, parkland, barbecues and treasure hunts

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    Linden aims to double output in three years

    2001-06-29T00:00:00Z

    Housebuilder plans to double production to 1750 units a year after management buyout last November.

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    Berkeley turnover set to grow by half

    2001-06-29T00:00:00Z

    Housebuilder Berkeley is on track to boost turnover by nearly 50% after record house sales this month and last.

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    Management buyout at DEGW

    2001-06-29T00:00:00Z

    Architect and interior designer DEGW, which was owned by Dutch management consultancy Twijnstra Gudde, has successfully concluded a management buyout.

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    Atkins to bring UK staff together

    2001-06-29T00:00:00Z

    Multidisciplinary consultant WS Atkins is bringing its entire UK "middle and back office" staff to a base near Worcester.

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    Amey buys communications firm

    2001-06-29T00:00:00Z

    Support services group Amey has bought a 51% stake in Crown Business Communications, one of the UK's largest independent public relations agencies.

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    German drugs firm launches bid to build 3000 surgeries

    2001-06-29T00:00:00Z

    Stuttgart-based pharmaceuticals giant Gehe rolls out one-stop shop for GPs and healthcare trusts.

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    New-build housing rises 6% in May

    2001-06-29T00:00:00Z

    New-build housing applications in May rose to 13,398, a 6% increase compared with the same time last year, according to the National House Building Council.

  • Features

    The drug problem

    2001-06-29T00:00:00Z

    To all the dangers present on a construction site you can now add accidents caused by cannabis, ecstasy, amphetamines and cocaine