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Interview: Dar's Andrew Loudon talks to Ðǿմ«Ã½
Dar may still be an unfamiliar name to many, but the Beirut-based owner of Currie Brown, Elementa and Perkins+Will has ambitions to grow its operations rapidly in the UK, Brexit notwithstanding
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Hackitt review and regaining trust: ‘The industry has created a monster’
With the government’s formal response to the Hackitt review of building regulations and fire safety expected soon, a panel of industry experts at Ðǿմ«Ã½ Live discussed their own responses – and how trust in the sector can be won back
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Cities love to build arts venues to trigger urban regeneration - but it doesn't always work out
It’s called the Bilbao effect: a city engages an architect to build an arts venue in the expectation that urban regeneration will follow. Alas, it doesn’t always turn out this way
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BD Live’s first ever live design competition: A new quarter for Canada Water
Architects competed at Ðǿմ«Ã½ Live with plans for the London development’s retail space
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Tracker: October 2018
Civil engineering activity built further on its September gains after four months of decline, while non‑residental was the only sector in which activity failed to grow last month
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Projects: Blackfriars Circus, London
Maccreanor Lavington’s Blackfriars Circus for Barratt Homes does everything a scheme centred on a 27-storey residential tower can do to engage with London’s architectural heritage
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Economics: Infrastructure – railway upgrades
Chris Pike and Simon Rawlinson of Arcadis examine the contribution that innovative engineering can make to delivering better outcomes for all users
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Housebuilding by numbers: how many homes should London be building?
Is mayor Sadiq Khan’s plan to build 65,000 a year anything more than wishful thinking?
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Brexit: what's at stake for the supply chain?
We’ve all got Brexit jitters, but few have them worse than those in the industry who rely on materials coming in from Europe
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Interview - Sir Stuart Lipton talks to Ðǿմ«Ã½
Developer Stuart Lipton is among the biggest names in the business – and has no intention of leaving it any time soon
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Testing times: are specialist contractors the answer to construction's innovation woes?
In an industry starved of innovation, specialists are often the pioneers in research and development – and now the government has pledged £170m to help them. But those at the technical forefront still face obstacles.Â
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Projects: University of Birmingham's Collaborative Teaching Lab
A new teaching laboratory at Birmingham university takes a pioneering approach to design, applying a collaborative working ethos never before tried in a university setting
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Ðǿմ«Ã½ Awards 2018: Personality of the Year
Read about this year’s winner of the Personality of the Year Award
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Ðǿմ«Ã½ Awards 2018: CEO of the Year
Read about the winner of this year’s CEO of the Year Award
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Ðǿմ«Ã½ Awards 2018: Female leadership award
Read about the winner and runners up for this year’s female leadership award
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Ðǿմ«Ã½ Awards 2018: Good Employer Guide Award
Read about the winner and runners up for this year’s Good Employer Guide Award
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Ðǿմ«Ã½ Awards 2018: Ðǿմ«Ã½ Magazine Project of the Year
Read about the winner and runners up for this year’s Ðǿմ«Ã½ Magazine Project of the Year Award
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Ðǿմ«Ã½ Awards 2018: Major Contractor of the Year (over £300m)
Read about the winner and runners up for this year’s Major Contractor of the Year (over £300m) award
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Ðǿմ«Ã½ Awards 2018: Construction Consultant/Surveyor of the Year (more than 100 staff)
Read about the winner and runners up for this year’s Construction Consultant/Surveyor of the Year (more than 100 staff) award
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Ðǿմ«Ã½ Awards 2018: Construction Client of the Year
Read about the winner and runners up for this year’s Construction Client of the Year Award