All ɫTV articles in 2007 issue 46 – Page 8
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Affordable housing deal
The Housing Corporation has signed a deal with four councils in the West Country (Bristol, Bath and North-east Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire) to speed up the delivery of affordable housing.
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Government to reopen academies framework to contractors
The government’s framework for building academies is to be rebid next year, it is expected.
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80m college project
Aberdeen council has appointed quantity surveyor Doig + Smith to turn Marischal College into its headquarters.
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BDP profit slumps as staff costs soar £5m
UK’s biggest architect operates at £20,000 loss despite turnover rise and buoyant market
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BDP profit slumps as staff costs soar £5m
UK’s biggest architect operates at £20,000 loss despite turnover rise and buoyant market
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40 years of Foster
Foster + Partners is more than an architectural practice, it is a global institution. As it celebrates its 40th anniversary, it can boast 1,000 staff working on projects in 25 countries. Wherever in the world it is working, the name Foster carries with it a reputation gained from countless projects, ...
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£230m stock refurbishment
Four contractors have signed an agreement with Haringey council in north London for £230m of refurbishments for council stock.
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12 disciples
We found a dozen people who’d worked with Foster or his former partner Richard Rogers on their way to becoming celebrated architects in their own right, and asked them what they’d learned from following the way of the lords
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Sir Robert McAlpine tipped to scoop £1bn Noho project
Contractor in lead for Candy & Candy’s prestigious mixed-use scheme, north of Soho
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Ball raises £300,000 for Unicef
The construction industry raised more than £300,000 for children’s charity Unicef at a ball that is one of its biggest corporate fundraising events.
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Round the bend
Perry Philipp writes: “I saw this guy in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey. A few seconds later a car came along, missing the sandbag propping him up by inches.”
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Operation landfill
Reducing construction waste makes economic sense and is good for the environment but what should the industry be aiming for? Wrap and ɫTV gathered together a group of industry experts to discuss whether the goal of halving construction waste to landfill by 2012 is achievable and how it might be ...