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Bracing for Brexit: How prepared are architects?
With potentially just 25 days to go before a no-deal exit from the European Union, Jim Dunton talks to two specialists with their ears to the ground
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London's new £288m symphony hall and why concert halls are so often late and over budget
Will Diller Scofidio Renfro’s planned Centre for Music face the problems that dog so many major cultural projects?
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Analysis: When will we see wooden skyscrapers?
Timber frames have begun to break into commercial and higher-rise uses thanks to technological breakthroughs. Ike Ijeh speaks to the pioneers
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The new London Plan has got it wrong on density
Scrapping London’s density matrix could actually worsen the housing crisis, argues Duncan Bowie
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Could the return of the clerk of works improve build quality?
Concerns about building quality and safety, especially in the wake of Grenfell, have led to calls for a more co-ordinated approach to accountability. Could the clerk of works help?
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What will Stirk and Harbour do without Rogers?
It’s 10 years since Richard Rogers shared naming rights to his practice with two very different characters. Elizabeth Hopkirk asks the questions everyone’s thinking
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Barbour ABI's July market review is out now
Barbour ABI’s Economic Construction Market Review for July is now available to download
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Fire regulations: What needs to change
The Grenfell Tower fire has led to calls for fire safety regulations to be examined. But this was not the first warning sign that the current rules are not fit for purpose. What can be done to make sure a tragedy on this scale doesn’t happen again?
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One year after Brexit, are there actually any signs of the predicted construction crash?
The shadow of Brexit has loomed over commercial development in the City for a year now. So were the doom mongers right to say that leaving the EU would darken prospects for some of the biggest schemes? Ike Ijeh looks at five key projects
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Barbour ABI's June market review is out now
Barbour ABI’s Economic Construction Market Review for June is now available to download
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What actually happens in a hung parliament?
A guide to what a hung parliament means and what the impact could be for construction
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Barbour ABI's May market review is out now
Barbour ABI’s Economic Construction Market Review for May is now available to download
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Barbour ABI's April market review is out now
Barbour ABI’s Economic Construction Market Review for April is now available to download
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Barbour ABI's March market review is out now
Barbour ABI’s Economic Construction Market Review for March is now available to download
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Barbour ABI's February market review is out now
Barbour ABI’s Economic Construction Market Review for February is now available to download
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Barbour ABI's January market review is out now
Barbour ABI’s Economic Construction Market Review for January is now available to download
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Barbour ABI's December market review is out now
Barbour ABI’s Economic Construction Market Review for December is now available to download
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Barbour ABI's November market review is out now
Barbour ABI’s Economic Construction Market Review for November is now available to download
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Barbour ABI's October market review is out now
Barbour ABI’s Economic Construction Market Review for October is now available to download
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One million homes by 2020: Can it be done?
The government wants to see one million homes built in England by 2020, but while some housing experts think a little tinkering will get us there, others countenance a far more radical plan