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Country focus: Czech Republic

2007-06-15T00:00:00Z

A thriving economy and the biggest residential boom since the Velvet Revolution are driving the Czech market, report Miroslav Vasko and Pavel Cermák of the Prague office of EC Harris

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Country focus: France

2007-05-25T00:00:00Z

With President Sarkozy newly instated, Patrick Leniston, country manager for EC Harris in France, reports on the construction issues that may affect the country’s future leader

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Images: Siemens' Vienna HQ

2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Austrian architect Soyka/Silber/Soyka behind offices

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BMW Welt: How’s this for a car showroom?

2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Architect Coop Himmelb(l)au’s astonishing Munich creation is the latest blow in the battle between BMW and Mercedes-Benz

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Investors cautious after Spanish housing crash

2007-05-04T00:00:00Z

BAA owner Ferrovial is among contractors that could suffer knock-on effects from market fall

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Viñoly’s cube-shaped vision

2007-04-20T00:00:00Z

Rafael Viñoly’s Atlas ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV for the University of Wagingen in the Netherlands was due to open yesterday.

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Nouvels plate-balancing act

2007-04-20T00:00:00Z

This £130m concert hall by French architect Jean Nouvel is scheduled to open in the Parc de la Villette, in north-east Paris, in 2012.

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RICS ready for French showdown

2007-04-05T00:00:00Z

The RICS could take France to the European Court of Justice if it refuses to permit a British building surveyor to practise there.

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Motor City Norman

2007-03-30T00:00:00Z

Foster + Partners has beaten a star-studded shortlist to win a commission for a Motor City in Aragon, Spain.

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Vinci shares rocket amid takeover rumours

2007-03-30T00:00:00Z

Billionaire investor Pinault may bid for ownership of French construction group

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The dream towers of Mipim

2007-03-23T00:00:00Z

It was the year of the tall building down in Cannes, with Eric Kuhne’s V building in the vanguard

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Images: Czech library

2007-03-09T04:51:00Z

Future Systems beat 354 entries to design the National Library in Prague

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Zaha in Hungary

2007-03-09T00:00:00Z

Zaha Hadid has designed this mixed-use building for Szervita Square in the historic centre of Budapest in Hungary.

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Czech books: Furture Systems National Library

2007-03-09T00:00:00Z

Future Systems has won an international competition for the £60m National Library of the Czech Republic in Prague.

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Bankers draft: Coop Himmelb(l)au European Central Bank HQ

2007-03-02T00:00:00Z

Austrian practice Coop Himmelb(l)au has unveiled this design for the £500m headquarters of the European Central Bank in Frankfurt.

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Mace assesses Russian Olympic bid

2007-02-23T00:00:00Z

Consultant Mace has presented a feasibility study for a Russian bid for the 2014 Winter Olympics to President Vladimir Putin.

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Skanska wins 25m Czech railway project

2005-08-10T12:31:00Z

Contractor to rebuild 6 km stretch of line between Prague and Decin as part of overhaul of northern Czech network.

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Minister signs green building alliance with Sweden

2005-06-13T11:44:00Z

Environment minister Elliot Morley launches initiative to swap eco ideas with Sweden.

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Czech list

2004-08-06T00:00:00Z

The Czech Republic has updated its laws on public procurement to bring them into line with European rules – but there are one or two things you ought to know

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Czech the small print

2002-08-02T00:00:00Z

Communists have always been jumpy about private property – which goes a long way to explaining why developers must still take care in the Czech Republic