All Recession articles – Page 16
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News
Atkins sheds 51 jobs as it shifts focus to larger schemes
Atkins has shed 51 jobs as part of a strategy to refocus the company’s design teams on larger national projects.
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FeaturesWith a recession looming, is now a good time to set up on my own?
I have just been made redundant and am considering setting up my own practice.
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FeaturesDon’t let green roofs be victims of the crunch
Why green roofs add real value to a building, not just ‘eco-bling’
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NewsHousing practices feel the chill of recession
BD survey reveals picture of dwindling orders, redundancies and difficulties in getting paid
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Analysis
News analysis: is the housing market collapsing around us?
The fall in house prices has prompted a dramatic downturn in commissions, with some architects facing redundancy. Will Henley looks at how practices are coping with the credit crunch, and what the long-term prospects may be
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NewsCredit crunch puts paid to Scottish housing fair
One of the UK’s most innovative housing projects has been delayed indefinitely in a decision blamed on the credit crunch.
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Housebuilders rush to slash jobs
Housebuilder Persimmon said this week it had cut up to 2,000 jobs since the start of the year, as sales fell 31%.
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Olympic village slashed in size
The number of apartments to be built in the Olympic Village has been slashed by a quarter.
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NewsCredit crunch threatens Gehry's Hove scheme
Frank Gehry's controversial scheme for the Hove sea front has been thrown into doubt because of the credit crunch.
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NewsAtkins profits defy crunch
Design and engineering giant Atkins brushed off the financial woes affecting other construction companies with a strong set of annual results this week.
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Atkins posts strong financial results
Design and engineering giant Atkins has brushed off credit crunch woes with a strong set of figures in its annual results.
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FeaturesLet’s export our way out of recession
Recessions are caused largely by a loss of confidence in the economy. The capitalist system is both crude and delicate, a spoilt brat of a way of determining our economic wellbeing.
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Crunch pushes Aukett Fitzroy Robinson abroad
The credit crunch has been blamed for an 11% fall in profits at Aukett Fitzroy Robinson, revealed in interim results released this week.
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SMC healthy — but cautious over cuts
SMC managing director Chris Littlemore has painted a rosy future for the huge listed practice, but vowed to continue its ongoing cost-cutting and rationalisation drive amid new contract negotiations with staff.
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FeaturesFrom saving the planet to market meltdown
Last year, the housing sector was buoyed up on a new sense of purpose. Zero-carbon mass housing was just around the corner! Architects and eco-ambitious housebuilders enter new civil partnerships!
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FeaturesCredit crunch? You don’t know how lucky you are
While the faltering economy may not spell such stormy weather for architects as the recession of the early 1990s, it still pays to be prudent, especially regarding professional indemnity insurance, says Anna Winston
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NewsCredit crunch could lead to more architects being sued, insurer warns
Architectural practices are at greater risk of being sued by contractors and developers because of the strains of the credit crunch, a leading insurance company warned this week.Howden, an insurance broker which specialises in architectural professional indemnity insurance (PII) policies, said on Monday that clients would look for any way ...
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News
‘Credit crunch’ does for Hadid HQ
The Architecture Foundation has ditched its proposed Zaha Hadid-designed HQ, blaming the “credit crunch”.
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FeaturesFrom credit crunch to government gobbledegook
If you are worrying about the gloomy economic predictions for the year ahead or the impact of new legislation, take heart: a lot of bother can be avoided if you keep one step ahead and are properly prepared