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FeaturesWho wants to be in social housing?
Six months on from the collapse of Rok and Connaught, their competitors are scrambling to take their places against a backdrop of cuts and jittery clients. And now the big players are looking to muscle in on the social housing market
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FeaturesThe Tracker: Early risers
Orders remain low and the bleak employment outlook continues. However, tender enquiries did rise, as did the overall UK index. Experian Marketing Information Services provides the latest figures
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FeaturesWe are living in a materials world
Contractors find themselves between a rock and a hard place - the rock is the relentless rise of raw materials; the hard place is feeble demand and low margins. But is there anything they can do about it?
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FeaturesSocial networking: So tweet me
Gone are the days when social networking was seen as the procrastinator鈥檚 distraction of choice. As the construction industry is fast discovering, it is a useful business development tool. We consider the benefits 鈥� and dangers 鈥� of entering the Twittersphere
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FeaturesCountry focus: Saudi Arabia
Investment opportunities are rife in Saudi Arabia at the moment, thanks to a growing economy and population. Colin Morris from EC Harris, reports
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FeaturesPassivhaus diaries: Keeping it all in
It鈥檚 taken longer than expected to turn a leaky Edwardian house into an exemplar of energy efficiency. Now it鈥檚 finished project architect reports on the exterior insulation, finishing off and how the house is performing
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FeaturesDennis Hone: the long goodbye
The Olympic Delivery Authority鈥檚 new boss has kept his cool in the furore over the Games鈥� legacy. He鈥檚 more concerned with meeting those unmissable deadlines and ensuring the ODA itself bows out with grace
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FeaturesWorld in action: Top global markets
Global construction spend will reach 拢7.5tn by 2020, according to a report out this week. But only a tiny fraction of that will take place on UK soil. So where are the predicted hotspots and how can you tap into the world鈥檚 fastest growing markets?
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FeaturesThe Dali Enigma: HOK's Florida museum
HOK鈥檚 Salvador Dal铆 Museum in Florida marries the classical with the fantastical, a paradox the artist himself would have cherished
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FeaturesThis is the BBC ...
After nine years, two architects and 拢1bn, the controversial BBC Broadcasting House refurbishment is winding up. But is it a feat of architectural elegance and practicality, or just another prime-time flop?
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FeaturesEcobuild: Five top trends
In this week鈥檚 Ecobuild special, we take a look at five top trends to find out about at the show on 1-3 March. And there are some surprising suggestions to help you get more green
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FeaturesNick and Christian Candy: The Candy men can
Nick and Christian Candy reckon you may as well put a sign up at Heathrow saying the UK doesn鈥檛 welcome successful people. But if anyone can persuade the country we have the entrepreneurial nous to get us out of the hole we鈥檙e in, it鈥檚 the men behind One Hyde Park ...
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FeaturesCost update: Q4 2010
Our quarterly analysis of costs and prices shows the construction industry being squeezed by falling tenders and rising materials prices. Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company, reports
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FeaturesOne Hyde Park: Heart's desire
Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, known for its left-leaning sympathies, is the architect behind the world鈥檚 most expensive apartments: One Hyde Park in London鈥檚 Knightsbridge
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FeaturesUnder siege: Construction in the Middle East
Construction鈥檚 safe haven has turned into a war zone. As protest, revolution and regime change spread across the Middle East, what can companies do to ensure their staff and contracts are safe, and does this means the end of the good times?
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FeaturesFirst Impressions: Renzo Piano's Central St Giles
Nottingham Trent architecture students on the controversial and colourful scheme in central London
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FeaturesSchools special: Where the money's going
A full breakdown of current schools funding and the outlook for the next five years
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FeaturesCan subbies survive on less?
Government and private sector clients are pressurising contractors to make big savings on projects. Often that means just pushing the pain down the supply chain. Can specialists get by on smaller and smaller rations?
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FeaturesHome truths: Localism and development
The government maintains that localism will boost development, but the latest planning figures show the exact opposite. Just how scared should developers be by this new political reality?
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Avanti Architects on education specification
With a smaller pool of projects and severe pressure on fees, winning work in the education sector is about to get even tougher. 星空传媒 asks Amir Ramezani, a director at London architecture practice Avanti Architects, to assess the market