Monthly Archives: August 2015

Willbros Group Expects to Restore Compliance with NYSE Continued Listing …

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HOUSTON, Aug. 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Willbros Group, Inc. (NYSE: WG) announced today that it received notification on August 11, 2015 from the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") that the price of Willbros common stock has fallen below the NYSE's continued listing standard, which requires the average closing price of a listed company's common stock to be Read more [...]

‘Elephant’ building heads for graveyard after being turned down for listed status

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Coventry’s landmark ‘elephant’ building in the city centre appears to be heading for demolition after a bid to protect it from the bulldozers failed. The building, on Fairfax Street, houses Coventry Sports and Leisure Centre’s dry activity area and was built in 1977 to reflect the city’s coat of arms. Coventry Society, which campaigns to protect the city’s heritage, had launched a formal application to grant the building listed status. But the secretary of state for culture, media and Read more [...]

MPs back relocation during Houses of Parliament revamp

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17 August, 2015 | By Colin Marrs A large majority of MPs believe that they should relocate for the duration of a mooted refurbishment of the Houses of Parliament, according to a new poll In June, a study by a team including architects HOK outlined a range of scenarios for the restoration, ranging in cost from £3.5 billion to £5.7 billion.Now, a survey of 100 MPs by political research firm Dods Polling revealed that 79 backed either peers or MPs relocating Read more [...]

The Lincolnshire period cottage with a heated outdoor pool – and private road …

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Comments (0) A period cottage with a pool? What luxury!Debonnaire Cottage offers buyers just this – a heated outdoor pool makes this grade two listed cottage a fantastic home during the summer months, while its open fire and views out across the valley see it transform into a cosy hub during the colder months.Situated on a spacious corner plot in the village of Burton, Debonnaire Cottage is as quintessential as they come.Limestone walls encase versatile accommodation Read more [...]

Emerging New York practice wins Preston Bus Station contest

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New York-based John Puttick Associates has triumphed in the competition to create a youth centre at Preston’s grade II-listed bus station John Puttick Associates beat Flanagan Lawrence, Letts Wheeler Architects, Preston-based Cassidy + Ashton, and Sane Architecture from France to win the high-profile job.The practice was set up just last year by John Puttick, who had previously run Make’s Beijing and Hong Kong offices.The plans will see the 1969 neo-Corbusian concrete building transformed Read more [...]

How Brad Pitt transformed the lives of New Orleans families after Hurricane …

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New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward was the hardest hit in 2005 when Hurricane Katrina devastated the areaBrad Pitt and Angelina Jolie bought a home in the French Quarter shortly afterwardsSince then, Pitt has tirelessly worked to rebuild homes for the area's homeless residents, building 109 'futuristic' homesNow the area is full of gorgeous brightly-colored homes designed by some of the great architects 'I get this well of pride' says Pitt about driving through the neighborhoodBy Kiri Blakeley Read more [...]

‘Overvalued’ listed property in SA losing its lustre

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SOME pundits believe South African listed property’s strong run over several years is set to be derailed by revaluations and a slow-growing economy.Dries du Toit, a former chief investment officer at Sanlam Investment Management, said at the IPD MSCI South African Property Conference in Cape Town last week that listed property was slightly overvalued and would be rerated. Direct property was more likely to bring strong returns, especially unlisted residential property."We are looking for our Cinderella Read more [...]

You Can Help a Detroit Startup Get $50000 (Without Donating to It)

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It's time for a run-up to the yearly Hatch Off, which is about incubating newborn businesses and ideas . Ten fledgling ventures are nominated in the fifth Hatch Detroit Contest, a field that public voting shrinks to four finalists to be announced Friday. We each can vote here once daily through Thursday night for semifinalists listed below. Second-round voting for the winner runs Aug. 21-28. "One savvy entrepreneur [will] win a $50,000 grant to open their brick and mortar retail business Read more [...]

Preston Bus Station: Which design is the winner?

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A new future awaits for Preston Bus Station Pic: Tony Worrall Preston Bus Station and Youth Zone’s winning design has been released and it is the public who picked it. Judges selected the same design as was most popular in the public vote, listed as design five in the competition, to be how the £13 million Youth Zone and Bus Station apron will look. New York architects John Puttick Associates have been awarded the contract and will now finalise the designs with county council planners. Jennifer Read more [...]

St Columb’s Cathedral

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Almost fifty historic buildings across Londonderry, including St Columb’s Cathedral, the ‘Wee Church on the Walls’ and Carlisle Road Methodist Church, will be throwing their doors open to the public for European Heritage weekend next month (September 12 and 13). The historic Ashbrook House in Ardmore, which is situated on a sixteenth century estate on the outskirts of Londonderry and which once played host to the man who led the Allies during WW2, is also taking part, as is Prehen House, Read more [...]