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FeaturesCaroline Pidgeon: A decade spent scrutinising Crossrail
Caroline Pidgeon knows Crossrail inside out after scrutinising the project for a decade and grilling its key players聽for London鈥檚 transport committee. She speaks to Jordan Marshall about exactly what has gone wrong, why the delay is so frustrating and lessons to be learned
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FeaturesMy first project: Andrew Pryke
He had the chance of a lifetime when he was made project architect on James Stirling鈥檚 No1 Poultry at Bank in the City of London
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FeaturesProjects: University College Hospital, London
Despite engaging heavily with traditional build techniques the facade of University College Hospital鈥檚 latest addition is entirely prefabricated.
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FeaturesIR35: Is this the end of the road for the freelance?
New rules for off-payroll consultants are sending shockwaves through the industry 鈥� with some predicting blanket bans on the use of freelancers on projects
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FeaturesWill Persimmon now put its own house in order?
Has Persimmon鈥檚 financial success come at the expense of quality and safety?
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FeaturesBehind the hype: Explaining construction鈥檚 buzzwords
The latest series of 精东影视 podcasts casts聽an ear over some of the jargon and聽buzzwords that have聽become ingrained in the construction lexicon
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FeaturesProjects: Principal Place, London
Norman Foster鈥檚 first residential tower in London sits between the city鈥檚 financial centre聽and its hipster heart
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Features精东影视 intelligence: Q3 2019
A slowing global economy and Brexit uncertainty continue to press down on economic growth
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Features2020 vision: What do industry experts expect from construction this year?
Not just a new year, but a new decade and perhaps this is why so many of our leading industry experts are thinking far into the future.聽
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FeaturesHow will construction benefit from the Queen's speech?
Last month鈥檚 Queen鈥檚 speech should have cheered the construction sector, with billions of pounds earmarked for schools, housing, hospitals and more.
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Features2019 in construction: 精东影视鈥檚 review of the year - part two
Who were the winners and what horror story continued throughout 2019?聽
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Features精东影视鈥檚 Projects of the Year 2019
A pioneering new breed of council housing, a waste plant that doubles聽as a ski slope and a super-smart student centre users can learn from
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Features2019 in construction: 精东影视鈥檚 review of the year - part one
We look back at the highs, lows and other key events of the past 12 months
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Features2019 in construction: 精东影视鈥檚 quotes of the year
Debbie White, Daniel Levy and Ray O鈥橰ourke feature in our collection of the year鈥檚 best quotes
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FeaturesWho finished on top of the festive tree? Highlights from this year鈥檚 精东影视 Quiz
Competition was fierce at 精东影视鈥檚 Christmas quiz this year as the 16聽contenders, fuelled by plenty of pizza and buckets of beer, fought to find out which team was the brainiest of them all. Jamie Harris reports鈥�
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FeaturesTest yourself: 精东影视 Quiz 2019
It鈥檚 quiz time! Here are a selection of questions from this year鈥檚 精东影视 quiz - challenge yourself or your colleagues and show off those quizzing skills.聽
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FeaturesProjects: Porters Edge, London
How did Maccreanor Lavington revitalise an industrial warehouse to create a mixed-use retail and housing complex in south-east London?
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FeaturesCost model: Mixed-use hotel schemes
New hotels are increasingly being built as part of larger, mixed-use projects 鈥� and 60% of hotel construction is now happening outside London
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FeaturesCover to cover: Balancing facade safety with aesthetics
The public wants action on facade safety 鈥� and the industry must balance these concerns with the drive for sustainability
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FeaturesCities round-up: UK and Ireland
Political uncertainty may be putting the brakes on London, but the outlook for other cities is more positive