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CommentAffairs to remember
A £9bn property tycoon’s brief encounter with Mace, the latest conspiracy theories over RMJM’s dalliance with Fred Goodwin and one architect’s abusive relationship with the English language
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FeaturesThe VIP list: Teenagers design a nightclub
Women in Property invited some very important guests to help design a new bar at the Matter nightclub in Greenwich
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Lessons from history
Amanda Levete says: “What we need is something like an architectural Supreme Court, made up of architects and advisers whose pre-eminence is undisputed, that passes binding judgment” (22 January, page 22)
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CommentVive la révolution!
Will Foster’s first hospital, the Circle Bath, revolutionise healthcare design (15 January, page 38)?
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Up, up and away
I would like to take issue with a recent leader, which expressed the view that rising house prices are somehow a good thing
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Planning: The campaign
I totally agree with the need to oppose changes to the planning system (Developers and housebuilders to fight Tory planning proposals, 4 January, building.co.uk)
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Experts on tap
I read Paul Donnelly’s article (15 January, page 50) on expert witness testimony with interest
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Unjust deserts
I have more sympathy with bankers’ bonuses than with the £30m paid by the Learning and Skills Council to its staff
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CommentWhy can’t we have boulangeries?
The French have mastered the art of nurturing individual shops and businesses, whereas here, civilised life is leaking out of our town centres. Gus Alexander has an idea…
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Wonders & Blunders with Geoff Capes
Shot-putter and budgie breeder Geoff Capes coos over Burghley House but has strong opinions about the childhood home of one Margaret Roberts
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FeaturesScottish parliament: Miralles’ magnificent mess revisited
The bizarre mixture of the dysfunctional,the delightful and the disappointing that is the Scottish parliament building opened in 2004. Five-and-a-half years later, Martin Spring returned to ask the MSPs it was built for what it’s like to work in
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CommentWhat’s going wrong at Skanska?
Sweden’s biggest contractor has been in the UK market for 10 years. During that time it has pulled off some remarkable jobs, but now it seems to be running into difficulties finding work
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NewsA third of SMEs will cut jobs in next three months
FMB survey also reveals that 38% of members made lay-offs in final quarter of 2009
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Tributes pour in after death of ‘inspirational’ Alan Cherry
The industry has reacted with shock and sadness at the death last weekend of Alan Cherry, founder of housebuilder Countryside Properties
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Shepherd to cut turnover 40% over next two years
Contractor to restructure away from design-and-build work, and aims to reach £500m in three years
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Citywatch: Croissants and carbonara
As all good Europeans know, most Americans don’t see our continent as a mixture of individual countries and cultures
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NewsBroadway Malyan hit by £809k of bad debt
Profits at architect Broadway Malyan have plunged 83% as a result of bad debt in the Middle East and redundancy costs
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Insolvencies rise 33% in 2009
Nearly 3,000 construction firms entered insolvency in 2009, according to figures from accountant Pricewaterhouse Coopers
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Keepmoat buys Milnerbuild
Social housing firm Keepmoat has bought Milnerbuild, a Leeds-based specialist with a £10m turnover
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Wolseley’s European boss loses job in boardroom shake-up
Materials firm Wolseley has made its European chief executive redundant in a boardroom shake-up