All Infrastructure articles – Page 43
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Building StudyThe road to 2012
Adams & Sutherland has won the Olympic Delivery Authority’s competition to upgrade the Greenway in east London, a 3km embankment and public way running from Victoria Park to West Ham down the full length of the Olympic Park. The Greenway will provide pedestrian and cycle access for visitors to the ...
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Is Crossrail finally going ahead?
It’s been a rocky ride for the £10 billion cross-London railway line since it was first mooted 17 years ago. But a report in the Telegraph suggests a crucial funding deal could be just weeks away.A government bill for the project – which will be the largest urban railway in ...
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Barajas bomb blast hits Rogers’ terminal
Richard Rogers’ Stirling Prize-winning Terminal 4 at Madrid Barajas airport sustained superficial damage in the terrorist bombing last Saturday, which authorities believe killed two men. However, most of the building was open to passengers the next day after access routes were cleared of debris.
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NewsTfL heritage adviser aims to banish roads ‘mayhem’
Architects have found an unlikely ally in their ongoing battle with traffic engineers. Transport for London’s newly appointed heritage adviser has pledged to create pedestrian-friendly shared public spaces across the capital.
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Mixed-use and transport are keys to Lea Valley Park
The first stage of Urban Initiatives’ report on Lee Valley Park says mixed-use developments, as well as improved transport links and job creation, are fundamental to the area’s future
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Last minute bid to derail King's Cross
As Argent's £2 billion redevelopment of King's Cross Central was set to finally get the green light this week, local campaigners launched a last-ditch effort to derail the scheme, accusing masterplanner and English Heritage adviser Graham Morrison of a conflict of interest.
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TechnicalSkirting the runway
Amanda Birch gets under the skin of Reid’s new air traffic control tower
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Transport funding goldrush
The government unveiled its £200 million spending plans for vital transport infrastructure needed to deliver new housing in the South-east this week.
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Terminals take off
Grimshaw working on Heathrow terminal one upgrade to match Rogers’ terminal five
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Support clue to Paris airport roof collapse
A construction fault in concrete supports could have caused the collapse of Terminal 2E roof last week at Paris's Charles de Gaulle airport, according to an expert engineer who worked on an adjoining terminal.
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Rogers Madrid airport delays Foster tower
A 250m-high Foster & Partners office tower in Madrid has been delayed because of fears it will block flight paths into Richard Rogers' new Madrid-Barajas International Airport.