The Building Centre

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The Building Centre

The Building Centre

The Building Centre is a hub for the built environment, providing a platform for the exchange and development of knowledge. Established in 1931, the Building Centre is unique in representing and bringing together the different disciplines that form the built environment industry.

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New Homes in New Ways Summit

The Building Centre

The summit aims to mobilise an increase in the delivery of social rent homes to address the deficit...

London,

13 Feb 2025

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Chinese Proverb

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Aristotle

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Phil Collins

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Aristotle

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Leonardo da Vinci

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Mahatma Gandhi

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Socrates

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Bob Marley

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Isaac Asimov

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B.B. King

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Malcolm Forbes

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Brian Herbert

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Confucius

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Paulo Coelho

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Aristotle

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Eartha Kitt

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