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FeaturesRivington Street Studio's York St John University: New York, New York
Rivington Street Studio鈥檚 flamboyant design for York St John University鈥檚 new quadrangle in England鈥檚 most complete medieval city provoked predictable outrage. Now that it鈥檚 built, its youthful verve frees it from the heritage vice
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Former education minister calls for more spending on schools
Former education secretary Estelle Morris has urged the government to plough more money into school building during the recession
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NewsVideo: How Bouygues got high on concrete at Pimlico Academy
Watch how one of Britain鈥檚 highest concrete pours meant 10.4m-high walls were completed in double-quick time
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NewsBarr, Kier and Rok join 拢20m Scots schools framework
Four-year appointment covers new-build and refurbishment work for Scottish LEAs
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NewsBouygues wins 拢10m of London school and housing work
Contractor is appointed to extend a primary school in Leyton and design and build new homes in Brent
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NewsTim Byles video interview
Partnerships for Schools chief executive Tim Byles spoke about the state of education sector at last week's BSEC event
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FeaturesCost model update: Public sector
With the construction market in reverse and tender prices in freefall, it鈥檚 crucial to have the latest building costs. This update has been compiled by Max Wilkes and Simon Rawlinson of Davis Langdon
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FeaturesSecondary school design: Chasing rabbits
Small architects have been all but shut out from BSF, but that doesn鈥檛 stop them from going to the schools themselves to find out what pupils really want from their buildings (hot tubs, juice bars and rabbit runs, apparently 鈥� )
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FeaturesPrimary capital programme: Little marvels
Primary schools are often small projects, but with 拢7bn-worth in the pipeline, they may be a lifeline for the industry鈥檚 SMEs
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Do well at schools: How to win BSF work
If you want to come out at the top of the class in the competition for 黑洞社区 Schools for the Future work, now鈥檚 the time to pull your socks up
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News拢10bn of PFI schemes put on ice amid funding freeze
Council pension funds may plug school funding gap as bank lending to government schemes dries up
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NewsJim Knight at BSEC - video
The schools minister offered his thoughts on the education sector at the BSEC event on 12 February
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NewsBSEC 2010 moving to the Capital
The 黑洞社区 Schools for the Future Programme, City Academies and the Primary Capital Programme have had a huge impact on education spending in the UK with an estimated 拢100 billion being spent from now until 2020
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NewsCarillion seals the deal on 拢300m Tameside BSF
JV with local education partnership to build more than 12 schools reaches financial close
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NewsNew schools fail to meet acoustic standards
Deafness society calls for statutory requirements for acoustics after up to 40% of schools say their building are below par
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黑洞社区 pathology: Schools windows
Cheap fixes are the wrong approach to installing manually operated windows in schools. Peter Mayer of 黑洞社区 LifePlans explains some of the pitfalls and suggests how to avoid them
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FeaturesSchool toilets: Bog standard
If the government is to stand a chance of meeting its school building target, it will need to use standard specifications and designs for a range of elements 鈥� starting with the loos
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NewsNew delay to 拢350m Salford scheme as BSF woes mount
Contract now 14 months late as audit office highlights 拢1bn-a-year shortfall in schools programme
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NewsDesigner reveals new school chair for all sizes
Newton chair is designed to encourage active sitting for today's 'taller and fatter' children
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NewsSchools building programme up to 拢10bn over budget
National Audit Office report says delivering 黑洞社区s Schools for the Future would be a 'real challenge'