The University of Leeds is planning a £14 Million refurb and is currently seeking a contractor to undertake the project its is the union building which the building will be refurbed, it is 5 storeys and 11,000m2 in size. First built in the late thirties, it has been extended and refurbished on a number of occasions since then.
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A new project has been announced for a £4 Million footbridge at Tintagel Castle in Cornwall. The project has been confirmed by English Heritage who have team up with Malcolm Reading Consultants. The deadline for expressing interest is July 21st and there is two stages for the contest.
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Architects are being invited to come up with a site and propsose an out of the box use for it that will help complete 'London's urban Jigsaw' The Chancellor made the announcement in February that government has created Greater London Authroity’s Land Commission with the mandate of locating public sector brownfield land and ensuring ‘that all sites are developed by 2025, to help the capital meet i
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BAM construction has won a £9.3 Million contract to built Sheffield's second university technical college the UTC The campus will be built in the Olympic legacy park in Don Valley, Sheffield and is will act as the hub for human sciences and computing courses, 2 key growing areas in the region. Opening is aimed for September 2016 and will be a four storey building.
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The National Media Museum in Bradford is on the lookout for an architect for a new interactive gallery The winning team will oversee the design and construction of a new exhibition inside the West Yorkshire visitor attraction.
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An Architect is wanted to restore a Grade II* listed building for Wakefield city council, which use to be the crown court. The building has appeared on several occasions in the UK soap Emmerdale and was Designed by Charles Watson
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Ipswich Borough Council is on the hunt for an architect to overhaul Cumberland Towers Completed in 1966, the Ipswich Borough Architects Department-designed building on Bramford Road features 67 sheltered accommodation units for older people with support needs.
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The monthly survey of construction purchasing managers indicates another strong showing from the industry, with business confidence strengthening to its highest level for more than 10 years. ‘Markit’ produces The CIPS UK Construction purchasing managers index (PMI) and presently it is close to 60 after its 22 month low in April of 54.2 with the industry keeping a close eye on the outcome of the g
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Galliford Try has signed a development agreement with the Greater London Authority to build the Silvertown Way development in Canning Town, East London. The scheme has a gross development value of £380m, making it the largest standalone housing scheme that Galliford Try has ever undertaken.
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Three detailed planning permissions within the masterplan area for the former Granada Studios in Manchester have been submitted – with a fourth set to follow within weeks The schemes all form part of the SimpsonHaugh and Partners-designed masterplan for the 370,000m2 site which includes 3,000 new homes, 46,000m² of workspace, 37,000m² of leisure space, two hotels and two cultural buildings.
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