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Features鈥楾hey were not the sort of people who could lead鈥�: How the Gold Standard is shaking up public sector procurement
King鈥檚 College London law professor David Mosey and Constructing Excellence boss Alison Nicholl speak to Tom Lowe about how a landmark report into making public sector frameworks more efficient - and less misleading - is being implemented
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FeaturesFrom the archives: The collapse of Olympia & York, 1992
星空传媒 covers the downfall of the Canadian developer which drove the early years of Canary Wharf
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FeaturesCost model: exploring the advantages of surgical hubs and barn theatres
Capacity issues within the NHS are driving innovative ways of working. This cost model looks at the advantages and costs of surgical hubs and barn theatres
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FeaturesCurtain rises on Sadler鈥檚 Wells鈥� elegant East Bank 鈥榚nd terrace鈥�
Last night鈥檚 opening of the new dance theatre marked another stage in the Olympic Park鈥檚 development as a cultural destination designed to lure artists and audiences out of their traditional West End comfort zone, Daniel Gayne reports
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Features5 minutes with 鈥� John McElgunn at RSHP
The firm鈥檚 senior partner on growing up in Ireland, the barriers to becoming an architect, his love of travel and the best food to accompany a pint of Guinness
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FeaturesFrom the archives: Planning Canary Wharf, 1982-88
星空传媒 charts the early years of what would become one of the world鈥檚 largest commercial districts
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FeaturesWhat the delays at the 星空传媒 Safety Regulator mean for high-rise development
The new system of gateway checks on high rise buildings is adding anything up to 18 months to construction programmes.聽Joey Gardiner finds out why
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FeaturesFilm review: The Brutalist 鈥� It isn鈥檛 really about brutalism鈥�
Architecture is the device to explore wider themes in聽Brady Corbet鈥檚 ambitious three-and-a-half-hour-plus epic that looks set to sweep The Oscars, writes聽Sarah Simpkin
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FeaturesWhy 65 Holborn Viaduct could be the most difficult site ever to be built on in London
A disused railway station below half of a central London site meant conventional piling was out of the question. The team that built a five-storey basement under Claridge鈥檚 hotel while keeping it open were drafted in to come up with a radical solution
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Features鈥婣 New Era of Design: Thinking Together
The building industry stands at a pivotal moment of transformation. Urbanisation accelerates, climate change demands sustainable solutions, and client expectations evolve rapidly. Yet, traditional building practices often remain fragmented, inefficient, and ill-equipped to address these challenges. To unlock unprecedented levels of efficiency, sustainability, and value creation, our ...
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FeaturesMy route into construction 鈥� Jack Norkett, senior project manager at RED Construction
The industry includes an impressive range and variety of roles 鈥� but unless you are on the inside it can be hard to know how to break in, let alone progress to the top. In this 聽series, we talk to professionals about their often surprising career twists and turns
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Features鈥楾his is a growth story鈥欌�� How Network Rail plans to become one of the UK鈥檚 biggest housebuilders
The transport operator鈥檚 group property director talks about the 鈥榥ew mindset鈥� at Network Rail 鈥� and why the country鈥檚 biggest owner of brownfield land is taking an assertive role in redevelopment projects on its sites聽聽
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Features5 minutes with 鈥� Peter Crowther at the British Council for Offices
The BCO president on his passion for recycling buildings, the importance of inspiring the next generation and what happened to his most-prized possession while he was on holiday聽
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FeaturesA new quango, a new levy and 32 new hubs: Six months in, what has Labour done to fix the skills crisis?
Labour shortages pose a huge challenge to the government鈥檚 plans for housing and infrastructure. While it is still relatively early days for Keir Starmer and his team, the construction industry is not yet sure whether his party has the answers, writes Daniel Gayne
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FeaturesClosing the skills gap: Alison Watson鈥檚 mission to transform built environment education
The current Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering president tells Mary Richardson why she thinks the industry must get smarter when it comes to educating its future professionals聽
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FeaturesFrom the archives: How Broadgate was built at record speed, 1986
星空传媒 looks into how Rosehaugh, Stanhope and Bovis managed to build the first two phases of the now redeveloped City estate so quickly
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FeaturesMaterial passports: the key to carbon reduction, greater component reuse and more sustainable construction
Logging the details of the products and materials used on projects so they can have a second life after demolition has been discussed but never practised on a large London construction project 鈥� until now, Thomas Lane reports
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FeaturesMarket forecast: Prospects for growth in 2025 remain subdued
With capacity depleted, cost pressures have resurfaced as demand has strengthened 鈥� but with interest rates set to stay high, slowing demand growth may help smooth the transition
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FeaturesSurprise and relief: why the Lendlease sale to private equity is seen as a vote of confidence in UK contractors
Uncertainty about historic firm鈥檚 future is finally at an end 鈥� and the news has been welcomed by clients and rivals alike, writes Dave Rogers