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Into the deep: Snøhetta's marine lab
Norwegian architect Snøhetta has designed this 16,000m² laboratory as part of a research centre for marine technology company Marintek
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Proposal to pay off Nimbys slammed as ‘cheque-book’ planning
Tory proposals to allow developers to come to financial arrangements with objecting neighbours in order to secure their support have been denounced as “cheque-book planning”
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The man from Rio
Alexandre Techima, the infrastructure manager of Rio de Janeiro’s 2016 Olympics programme, is the latest speaker to confirm his attendance at Ӱ’s Global Infrastructure Forum in May.
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Stamp duty changes
Stamp duty must be revised to encourage private investment in new homes for rent, according to MPs
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Affordable homes
Housing minister John Healey this week signed off £500m of spending under the National Affordable Housing Programme to pay for 8,000 new affordable homes. He said 3,000 would be available through the HomeBuy scheme.
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Nakheel chief leaves Dubai firm
Nakheel’s chief commercial officer has left the state-linked Dubai developer, as its parent Dubai World tries to restructure $22bn (£14.3bn) of debt
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McCann Homes finance boss buys out chief executive
The former finance director of £73m–turnover family-run housebuilder McCann Homes has bought out the chief executive as part of a major restructure
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Mysterious cities of gold: Beijing's energy-producing park
The Chicago and China offices of architect Skidmore, Owings & Merrill have designed a plan for an energy-producing central park in Beijing’s Dawangjing district
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Paris of the east
Piling works by German building firm Bauer International FZE have begun for the Louvre Abu Dhabi
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Tories plan to lift lid on PFI deals
The government’s procurement agency is working up plans to publish the contents of contracts with public bodies
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Two firms eye Earls Court demolition job
Plans to tear down the iconic Earls Court exhibition centre in west London will gather pace next month with the appointment of Keltbray or McGee on the estimated £25m demolition job
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Stacking up nicely: WAM's Architecten's Inntel hotel
The £13m, 12-storey Inntel hotel in the Dutch town of Zaandam near Amsterdam is nearing completion
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Latest construction appointments: 26 February 2010
Two senior managers, Kevin Nishioka and Dawn Timan, have joined Ernst and Young’s real estate tax practice.
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Morgan Sindall sets sights on infrastructure growth areas
Waste and energy among sectors contractor is set to focus on after reporting 28% drop in pre-tax profit
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Citywatch results just in
The results season kicked off in earnest this week with six major players reporting, on the whole, an optimistic picture of the construction industry
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Fall in commercial work causes 84% profit plunge at Waterman
The fall in private commercial work has hit the bottom line at engineering and environmental consultant Waterman
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Telford unveils £7.5m warchest
East London housebuilder Telford Homes has announced a £7.5m share placement to fund private housing
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Bam to shake up board after UK chief executive retires
Richard Gregory will retire as chief executive of Bam Construct on 1 April
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Architecture students explore 'immortality'
RCA architecture students view a society obsessed with youth and beauty, and denial of death