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FeaturesFirst Impressions: Make's Birmingham Cube
Three architecture students give his honest opinion on the new 拢100m metallic tower
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Make That Christmas single out now
Construction鈥檚 first celebrity supergroup record first single - download now and help us raise money for two charity
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Make That's: We built this city
Christmas is a time for dressing up right, having fun, and giving, right? What better way to combine all three than forming a band to cut a charity single?
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FeaturesGreen army: How the Green Deal will work
The government hopes its Green Deal will encourage homeowners to install energy efficiency measures and create an army of 250,000 to do the work. Sounds great, says Iain Withers - but will anyone join up?
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FeaturesAnything but tinsel: High-tech and artistic decorations
Fairy lights, Christmas trees and Santas are bedecking high streets across the country in the time-honoured tradition. But for a hardcore group of artists and designers, Christmas is more about technology than tinsel
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Projects of the year 2010: Take it to the max
锘縏he big, the beautiful and the bonkers - Ike Ijeh and Thomas Lane dish out the awards to an international array of projects that helped keep construction headlines lively in 2010
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FeaturesAn overview of 2010
It was the year we all knew was going to be bad. It was just a question of how bad. The key events everyone was waiting for, with bated breath, were the general election in May and George Osborne鈥檚 Comprehensive Spending Review in October
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Features2010鈥檚 heroes and villains
The past year wasn鈥檛 all bad - which is why we have kicked off our review of the year with the heroes of 2010 - something a little more positive to ease you in.
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Happy endings in 2010?
Whether it was true love or marriages of convenience, 2010 had plenty of matches through mergers and acquisitions - one of which became the industry鈥檚 worst kept secret 鈥�
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FeaturesUnhappy endings in 2010
The recession continued to take its grim toll on construction, with 760 construction firms becoming insolvent during first half of the year and 68,000 jobs lost by the thrid quarter
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FeaturesElection 2010 - A tale in search of an ending
Politicians had to grapple with a new reality when the electorate returned a hung parliament, something not seen since 1974
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FeaturesDeadly rivals in 2010
Adversity can force innovation. It can also exacerbate problems and rifts. Here is a round-up of the most vicious squabbles of the year.
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Sustainabilty targets in 2010
Just days after May鈥檚 election, David Cameron vowed that his government would be the greenest ever. So how is it doing in the environmental stakes compared with the last administration?
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FeaturesGlobal events in 2010
This year was all about emerging markets after the sudden implosion of Dubai at the end of 2009. Despite this crash, with work in the UK looking so limited, firms have continued to look overseas over the past 12 months for lucrative, if often risky, opportunities.
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FeaturesProjects of the year 2010: Take it to the max
The big, the beautiful and the bonkers - Ike Ijeh and Thomas Lane dish out the awards to an international array of projects that helped keep construction headlines lively in 2010
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FeaturesThe tracker: Late harvest
Activity rose for the first time in half a year in October, but winter is already extending its icy grip around the industry. Experian Marketing Information Services reports
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FeaturesThe perfect gift: Tax-efficient tendering
What shows your appreciation for a prospective client better than cutting 拢1m off a bid? 好色先生TV explores the surprising savings that can be made from tax-efficient tendering
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FeaturesPollard Thomas Edwards' Islington square: Shaping up nicely
Pollard Thomas Edwards has made a north London square whole by filling in its missing fourth side with a residential scheme that sensitively reinterprets its traditional context
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FeaturesHas the financial crisis killed the construction dispute?
Conventional wisdom says that this downturn will spark an explosion in legal battles as cash-strapped firms pursue the last penny from their partners. So why do disputes seem to be on the wane? 好色先生TV and law firm Addleshaw Goddard gather a panel of experts to thrash it out