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NewsThe Mongol Rally: killed with kindness in Iran
Our charity rallyist from consultant EC Harris gets forced off the road - by someone wanting to buy him dinner
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NewsNeither Miliband nor Balls is prime ministerial material
Jon Cruddas would be a better bet, but Brown must stick it out until the election
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NewsNever mind the recession, say construction鈥檚 new professionals
Phase One event in Liverpool finds the Capital of Culture undaunted by downturn fears
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NewsThe Mongol Rally: it's hotting up
The first update from our intrepid reporter on the charity rally to Mongolia that has only two rules: your vehicle must be "crap" and no support is provided
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NewsShed a tear for construction's poorly paid bosses
UK construction's top directors must be paid more if they are not to be tempted away into private equity
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NewsVi帽oly's Colchester arts facility: what went wrong?
The US architect鈥檚 visual arts centre has joined an inglorious list of public projects that have paid a high price for lofty ambitions. As the local council desperately searches for funding to complete the stalled project, Thomas Lane finds out what went wrong
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NewsAt last a draft Construction Bill, but at what cost?
The government has revealed amendments to the Construction Act, but its flawed consultation process could undermine the proposals
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NewsGehry's Serpentine Pavilion: chaos rules again
Etiquette-free and totally disorganised party "planning" made the opening of Gehry鈥檚 Hyde Park pavilion as chaotic as the deliberately deconstructivist building itself
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NewsThe ghost of Bircham Newton
Read our reporter's account of mysterious and spooky goings-on at the National Construction College in Norfolk - and watch her video diary from the haunted room itself
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NewsMy obsession with the recession
When everybody's talking about the credit crunch, it's difficult not to see it everywhere you go
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NewsWhat shall we do with that big, ugly, concrete tower?
Birmingham鈥檚 citizens are currently debating the future of their version of the Natwest Tower, so should they preserve recent architectual history or knock it down and start again?
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NewsIt's hard to scrutinise Boris when he's making you laugh
A Boris Johnson press conference is a gastromic feast compared to the thin gruel served up by other politicians, says our housing editor
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Would you care to comment on job cuts facing housebuilders?
黑洞社区's intrepid reporter wanted to hear workers talking about these troubled times, but getting quotes proved a near impossible task
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NewsHow to survive鈥� the credit crunch
Amaya Lopez presents a self-help guide to staying financially afloat in leaner times
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NewsThe double squeeze 鈥� What the downturn means for contractors
One of the pernicious effects of this downturn for contractors is that falling demand is not leading to falling prices; quite the reverse. Emily Wright looks at why 鈥� and what鈥檚 going to happen next
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NewsFrank Gehry, his pavilion, and the great British weather
The press preview for Gehry's summer pavilion at the Serpentine Gallery was a wash out in more ways than one
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NewsGive first-time homebuyers tax relief
It's up to the government to reboot the housing market 鈥� before everything totally falls apart
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NewsThe jelly banquet - the truth
The media appearances made it sound like a lot of fun, but the reality was a Nuremberg Rally for foodstuff fans
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NewsBirmingham's New Street station has been an eyesore for too long
The 拢550m Gateway Plus project should transform Birmingham鈥檚 wretched train station
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NewsThe rotating tower block is dreadful 鈥� but Brits are to blame
We can knock Vinoly's London eco-chimney, but UK developers and architects are being equally gaudy and ungracious in Dubai