All 170 years articles – Page 14

  • Safety poem
    Archive Titles

    This week in 1978

    2014-07-25T06:00:00Z

    In 1978, Building ran an article on a poem named The Building Site

  • One Brighton
    Features

    From the archive in ... 2013

    2014-07-24T06:00:00Z

    As One Brighton marks its fifth birthday, we take a look back to 2013 when it was profiled as a cost-effective model for sustainable living

  • 1974 training archive
    Features

    This week in 1974

    2014-07-18T06:00:00Z

    As the construction industry faces a skills shortage, Building’s issue published July 1974 shows the sector facing similar problems

  • Archive Lego
    Features

    This week in ... 1994

    2014-07-04T06:00:00Z

    With Tower Bridge celebrating its 120th birthday this week, we head back 20 years in the Building archives to when a Danish model-maker constructed the iconic landmark entirely out of Lego

  • Archive Latham
    Features

    From the archive in ... 1994

    2014-06-27T06:00:00Z

    This week we look back to the initial rumblings of the Construction Industry Board, later chaired by Sir Michael Latham, as this Building news story reveals

  • Getting down to grassroots
    Features

    This week in ... 1994

    2014-06-20T11:00:00Z

    This week we take a look back at a Building feature investigating the science behind playing surfaces in the mid 90s, when grass specialists was a relatively new concept

  • Archive Millennium Bridge
    Features

    This week in ... 2000

    2014-06-13T06:00:00Z

    This week we take a look back at the start of the millennium, when the construction of the Millennium Bridge was proving problematic, as this Building news story reveals

  • archive 2006 world cup
    Features

    This week in ... 2006

    2014-06-06T06:00:00Z

    This week’s football coverage continues with a look back at a Building feature from the archive on office celebrations during the 2006 World Cup

  • Self-service developers B
    Features

    This week in... 1979

    2014-05-30T06:00:00Z

    This week we pull a story about the development of large-scale supermarkets from the Building archives

  • Time capsule index
    Archive Titles

    This month in … 1842

    2014-05-23T06:00:00Z

    Contractor FM Conway says it has found a time capsule in front of an old police station in Sidcup, London, which dates back to the year before Building was first published

  • archive May 1994
    Archive Titles

    This week in … 1994

    2014-05-09T06:00:00Z

    This week we celebrate the 20th anniversary of theopening of the Channel Tunnel with a look back on our coverage at the time

  • Archive 1990
    Archive Titles

    This week in … 1990

    2014-05-02T12:55:00Z

    The 4 May 1990 issue of Building carried an article about the scarily behind-schedule construction work on the World Cup stadiums in Italy …

  • Model of Parliament Square 1977
    Archive Titles

    This week in … 1977

    2014-04-25T06:00:00Z

    Cutting edge technology: Revisiting GLC modelmaker Leslie Yeo’s architectural models

  • Archive 1974
    Archive Titles

    This week in … 1974

    2014-04-17T14:20:00Z

    As Building publishes it’s special BIM issue we look at some cutting edge computer tech in the build environment from 40 years ago

  • Prefab 1964
    Features

    This week in … 1964

    2014-04-11T12:05:00Z

    In April 1964 Beatles were flying high in the US singles chart and April 1964 we looked at a prefabricated hexagonal house

  • 1914 article index
    Features

    This week in ... 1914

    2014-04-04T11:48:00Z

    We look back 100 years to 1914 when The Builder magazine was … Looking back 50 years to 1864

  • The Builder March 1939 archive index
    Features

    This week in ... 1939

    2014-03-28T06:00:00Z

    Over 70 years ago The Builder drew attention to that rare breed: a woman architect. Oh how times have changed …

  • The Builder 1864 Smithfield article
    Features

    This week in ... 1864

    2014-03-21T06:00:00Z

    Controversy surrounding the development of Smithfield market? Not just in 2014, but also exactly 150 years ago in the pages of The Builder

  • Archive 16 March 1979
    Features

    This week in ... 1979

    2014-03-14T06:00:00Z

    Read this fascinating article from Building magazine’s archive on how urban design can be used to cut the numbers of children killed on our roads

  • Archive cover March 1985
    Features

    This week in 1985

    2014-03-07T00:00:00Z

    On Building’s cover 29 years ago this week we featured One Drummond Gate, Pimlico, London