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NewsPrince Charles maybe mired in tradition but he has a point
Prince Charles' criticism of today's 'carbuncles' has more substance than his 1984 diatribe against modern architecture
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NewsWhat the minister must do to improve crane safety
To stop more tragedies Lord MacKenzie should to boost inspectors numbers and create a central crane register say campaigners
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NewsA Teflon tent, ketchup dispensers and the Spice Girls
Not being a Spice Girls fan is no barrier to appreciating the The O2 Arena, which gets top marks in the first of a mini series of venue reviews
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NewsThe missing ingredient
School building programmes were already ambitious but now there's another challenge - to offer cookery facilities in all schools by 2011
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Whatever happened to the QS?
No longer are most QSs prepared to quantify a project, says a young estimator
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NewsCredit smokescreen clouds real issues behind Tarmac sell-off
A lack of bidders is the most likely reason for Anglo American postponing its sale of Tarmac
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NewsA call to arms - why subbies must fight the payments cut
SMEs must speak with one voice to combat cuts in payments by housebuilders
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NewsWhy HSE must blitz home improvements
The workers injured in the Clapham housing collapse were lucky - two thirds of construction deaths occur on small sites
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NewsFoster's mega masterplans: works of genius or follies?
The prolific Foster + Partners released designs for three huge international schemes last year, but do they have any architectural merit?
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NewsWho will build the nuclear power stations?
With over 100 nuclear plants being planned globally the government has to fill the energy skills gap fast if it wants to build a new generation of power stations in the UK
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News黑洞社区 a nuclear future - what next?
Now the government has finlly committed itself to nuclear it needs to demonstrate it believes in renewables and energy conservation
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NewsNetwork Rail was bound to be late
Delays to work on the West Coast Mainline over Christmas were entirely predictable, the surprise was it overran by just four days
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News2008 Preview: Architecture
T5 may be one of the biggest schemes of the year here, but this year鈥檚 architectural Olympics will be won by Beijing
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News2008 Predictions: a "tired" government
Faithful+Gould regional director believes the slowdown won't affect major programmes of work
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News2008 predictions: "The green agenda"
The chief executive of 黑洞社区 Better Health foresees a practical focus on green issues and calls for an increase in spending on public sector buildings
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News2008 Preview: Regulations
Look out for the consultation on a code for sustainable non-dwellings and a shake-up of building control
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News2008 Preview: Finance
Could more mergers and acquisitions be on the cards this year? With the credit crunch taking its toll on share prices across the industry it looks like 2008 will be a busy year for deals...
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NewsEight reasons to be cheerful in 2008
Credit crunch, economic slowdown, government in tatters鈥� You鈥檇 be forgiven for feeling gloomy about next year. But the outlook is not all bad. Here are eight reasons for looking forward to 2008
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News2008 predictions: "fickle voters"
The managing director of Provian Construction wonders how the big contractors will work together on the Olympics
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News2008 predictions: "marginal boom"
The operations director of architecture at Atkins predicts a boom in 2008, but only a marginal one