All articles by Will Hurst – Page 41
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Atkins hit by chow mein claim
A Welsh firm that makes Chinese ready meals for supermarket giant Sainsbury’s is suing multidisciplinary practice Atkins, claiming design faults on a new factory led to the failure of its refrigeration system.
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NewsCabe blast halts Salford skyscraper
Plans for the tallest residential building in western Europe have been shelved after a damning review by Cabe, which bluntly predicted it would be an “unpleasant place to live”.
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NewsThe big fish gulps
As Capita Symonds swallows another firm, we ask what drives this profit-focused company
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NewsRebirth for Scotland
Scotland’s equivalent of Cabe is launched next week. We ask if talk of a renaissance in Scottish architecture is dream or reality
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Anger at U-turn on casinos
Large-scale casino projects by architects including John McAslan, Norman Foster, Ian Simpson, HOK Sport and Carey Jones were thrown into serious doubt this week after the government scaled down plans for eight super-casinos to just one.
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Official: Sixties estate risks gas blast collapse
Levitt Bernstein scheme on ice after collapse danger admitted at South London estate
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Skyscraper curb topples Parry tower
A landmark tower designed by Eric Parry for London’s South Bank is set to be the first casualty of Southwark council’s emerging tall buildings strategy.
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Contractors reject push for design
Battle lines were drawn over the future of design procurement in Britain this week as the auditor general and leading contractors clashed over the cost and management of public-sector construction projects.
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NewsAlsop steps back from Public as costs soar £12m
Design work taken over after cost and time overruns
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Critics force Hastings Plaza rethink
Hopkins Architects and Bill Dunster Architects have been sent back to the drawing board after three separate design watchdogs slammed their landmark £72 million scheme in Hastings.
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