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Fury at Glasgow transport museum cuts

It was intended as an iconic building that would make the Glasgow riverside instantly recognisable around the world. Now it is claimed the “guts are being ripped out” of the city’s planned flagship transport museum because of cost-cutting by the council. Documents obtained by The Sunday Times reveal the original plan — designed by Zaha Hadid, one of the world’s top architects — is being altered to save millions of pounds on the construction costs. The move is an attempt to cut Read more [...]

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New Buildings

It will be interesting to note that when you search for "New buildings" on Google, Yahoo and MSN you get www.newbuildings.org at the top of the list. New Buildings Institue (NBI) a nonprofit corporation that works to promote and improved energy performance in new constructions. It is PR 6 website with only 29 pages and 9 external links. With the many new buildings under construction, where else can you find 12 in just one place, we are not talking about simple buildings or structure, but unique Read more [...]

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