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NewsLondon office construction up 18% in six months
Over 11 million sq ft under construction across 77 schemes, according to Deloitte survey
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NewsKier in court row over subbie discounts
Luxury London hotel takes contractor to court over 鈥渦ndisclosed discounts鈥� secured from Mitie
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NewsDev Secs to rebrand as U + I
Developer will change its name to in bid to formalise Cathedral acquisition
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NewsReading FC plans 拢200m mixed-use scheme
Reading Football Club unveils plans for convention centre, hotel and 630 homes
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NewsOne million ft2 Lancashire business park green lit
Praxis Holdings secures planning permission for one million sq ft development in Whitebirk
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FeaturesTall buildings: Height vs heritage
London鈥檚 lack of a coherent tall buildings policy has led to controversial 鈥榗arbuncles鈥� such as the Walkie Talkie crowding its skyline
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FeaturesThe Plimsoll 黑洞社区: Close encounters
The incorporation of two schools into a residential building is an example of school designers becoming more responsive to the changing physical and political environment
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FeaturesA day at the office: Your guide to human happiness
How can you use design to actively influence and improve people鈥檚 lives? British Land is using its own headquarters as a test bed for incorporating wellbeing principles that it hopes will foster a happier, more productive workforce.
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CommentPeople and money
With Britain building again, contractors are in short supply and people with the right skills even more so. Before the next crash comes along, the industry must look at ways to foster stability and maintain the workforce we need
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NewsJV submits Birmingham tower plan
Proposed 26-storey structure will be tallest office outside of London
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Features240 Blackfriars: Welcome to our new home
The designer behind the interiors of 黑洞社区鈥檚 new home explains the thinking behind designing an office for the workforce of the millenials鈥� generation
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FeaturesA lesson in geometry: Knauf's UK headquarters
AHMM鈥檚 design for the new Knauf HQ is a masterclass in lineal precision, fitting seamlessly into its industrial riverside setting despite its modernist white exterior. Here鈥檚 how, with the use of some of the manufacturer鈥檚 own materials, the project stacked up to just 拢1.8m
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NewsGoogle scraps 拢300m HQ design
Internet giant tells architect AHMM to go back to the drawing board to design a 鈥渂etter鈥� building
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FeaturesThe Cheesegrater: One for heavy metal fans
How the 224m-tall Leadenhall 黑洞社区 was constructed in the City without disrupting the neighbours
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FeaturesSomerstown Central Community Hub
A council estate cut in two by a dual carriageway has been reconnected by a community hub spanning the divide
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CommentA moving experience
Why wasn鈥檛 construction at the Royal Academy of Engineering鈥檚 Global Grand Challenges Summit?
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FeaturesDerwent London's white collar factory
Derwent London has come up with an office concept that could undercut the rest of the market. But will its basic specifications and industrial design attract prospective occupiers?
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CommentBudget showed no real drive for growth
This was George Osborne鈥檚 last chance to give Plan B a go
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FeaturesThe Place to be
The Shard may have attracted all the attention in the last year but its little sister, The Place, represents just as accomplished a technical feat