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Building New York: SOM Reshapes Roosevelt Island

Robert Duffy of SOM is leading the design of Cornell's new campus at Roosevelt Island, which aims to be one of the most sustainable in the country.

Dubai World Unit Eyes Sale of UK Asset to Pay Debt: Sources

Economic Zones World (EZW), a unit of Dubai World, is considering the sale of its UK-based warehouse property developer Gazeley, as it looks to repay some of its debt of more than $2 billion (over 1 billion pounds) this year, three banking sources said on Thursday.

Scotland has the UK's most affordable housing, survey shows

Mortgage payments for a new borrower in Scotland during the second half of 2011 were at their lowest as a proportion of disposable earnings for nine years, according to new Bank of Scotland research.