Opinion – Page 231
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CommentHansom: Getting territorial
Control freakery at the DfE, competition on and off the field for two leading architects, a Stirling Prize clash and construction UK gives two charities a run for their money
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CommentWonders & blunders with Pete Halsall
Britain’s enduring love affair with the Victorian home proves we can build decent housing, says Pete Halsall, but the recent crop of pokey abodes is letting the whole nation down
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CommentMy digital life … Richard Bonner
An EC Harris partner reveals why the internet recently frustrated him and which app is helping him train to be the King of the Mountain
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CommentBuilding on Flickr: Galerie Artem in Quimper, Brittany
This week’s Flickr picture is of the Galerie Artem in Quimper, Brittany. Photograph by Alexandre Prévot
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CommentSome lessons to learn from the downward revisions to construction forecasts
We should not be surprised by the downward revisions - of more interest is the impact of public sector cuts on private sector activity
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CommentPassivhaus blog: Stirley Community Farm
The Green Building Store are transforming a derelict barn into a Passivhaus-standard, all-purpose education centre
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CommentTime to think small
Infrastructure investment may be the key to economic recovery, but projects need to start now - and that means focusing on less showy but ‘oven ready’ local schemes
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CommentHansom: The past is a foreign country
This week, Jagerbombs all round at Gleeds Serpentine Pavilion Party, a HBF conference speaker fails to bow to (or perhaps comprehend) political correctness, and construction gets ready to rock
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CommentMt digital life ... Seth Love-Jones
The partner at property and building consultant TFT on compulsive Googling, social netwoking and being an Apple tart
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CommentStandardised school designs: It ain't what you do, it's the way you do it
There’s nothing intrinsically bad about standardised school designs - it’s whether they can be made to work
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CommentNow there's an idea
The Conservative Party conference was high on rhetoric but low on new ideas to drive recovery
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CommentWonders & blunders with Jerry Tate
Jerry Tate hails Renzo Piano’s skilful handling of an Italian car factory, but laments how a French ski resort ‘for the masses’ went rapidly off piste
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CommentBeware estate agents selling optimism – the housing market remains in a worrisome state
While the RICS may see a brighter end to the year, in relative terms it is still extremely gloomy
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CommentBuilding for Life 12: A smarter approach
HTA’s Ben Derbyshire explains how the newly launched Building for Life will open dialogue and help developers
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CommentExaggerated claims: Brit Inns Ltd & Another v BDW Trading Ltd (No 2)
In this case the defendant failed to adequately protect its position on costs with an effective Part 36 offer