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Looking ahead to 2019 in construction: it's not all bad
There’s a lot to look forward to this year: big infrastructure projects and game-changing innovation. Though many may be happy to settle for just surviving Brexit.
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Known unknowns: what do we know, and what might surprise construction in 2019?
We asked a selection of 2018’s ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ Awards winners to say what they’re sure will happen in 2019, what they’re waiting to hear about, and what might surprise us all
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2019: The completing projects to look out for this year
Ike Ijeh takes a look at 2019’s completing projects, including a brace of international museums and a couple of London tall buildings
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¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ podcast: Highlights from ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ Live 2018
Listen to this ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ podcast - highlights from ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ Live 2018, including debates on the Hackitt review and the future of large contractors
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¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ podcast: What do Millennials want?
The skills crisis continues to grip construction - listen to highlights from ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ Live and find out what makes the next generation tick
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A very Merry Quizmas - highlights from this year’s ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ Quiz
¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ’s inaugural Christmas quiz was a riot of bantz, brilliance, beer, and Beyoncé (though sadly not in person)
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Test yourself: ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ Quiz 2018
Here are some of the questions from the ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ Quiz - test your colleagues or just yourself to discover your quizzing prowess
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2018 in construction: ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ's review of the year - part two
So, what did Santa’s last round of offerings bring the industry? It’s not been a stocking full of pleasant surprises
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2018 in construction: ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ's review of the year - part one
So, what did Santa’s last round of offerings bring the industry? It’s not been a stocking full of pleasant surprises
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¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ's Projects of the Year 2018 - part 2
Ike Ijeh rounds up the year’s architectural excitements
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¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ's Projects of the Year 2018 - part 1
An embassy, a giant greenhouse, a metropolitan retail redevelopment, a Scottish museum and a totemic tower. Ike Ijeh rounds up the year’s architectural excitements.
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Cost update Q3 2018
A quarterly analysis of changes to the main construction cost indices, material prices and labour costs shows continuing upward movement
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Interview: Dar's Andrew Loudon talks to ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ
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 ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ 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 ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ 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?