Opinion – Page 331
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What twerps we are ...
Having only now found time to read the 21 May issue of Building, and sat here in my Antwerp office, I feel compelled to point out that the man “living the high life” up an aerial mast in Antwerp is in Belgium and not Holland as your caption states!
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Hansom: All or nothing
While Prince Charles bemoans Western society and the HCA brings back prohibition, one architectural practice is virtually bathing in booze and the World Cup is, frankly, getting out of hand
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CommentWhat brought Banner down
Why did a well-regarded medium-sized contractor, which began the boom with £9m in the bank, lose £65m in turnover over eight years, and enter administration this month?
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CommentFalse economies
Experian is predicting a slight upturn for 2011 and 2012, but that’s predicated on continued recovery in the private sector and no more than £5bn cuts in public spending. That’s optimistic
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CommentUp for the cup
Goal celebrations are brilliant expressions of national identity (but not you, Clint Dempsey). How does architecture reflect where a nation has come from and where it’s going, asks Amanda Levete
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CommentJohn Nash joins the iPhone revolution
The London Festival of Architecture kicks off with an ingenious new iPhone application celebrating one of London's greatest urban spectacles.
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CommentBuilding buys a pint … for Chandler KBS
The memory of Thierry Henry’s handball seems to still cause noel physical pain
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A technical glitch with the latest jobs figures...
There's a delay with data on construction jobs, but it's worth looking at the broader unemployement picture
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CommentBetter than expected but forecast won't spare construction's pain
Pre-budget forecast says UK debt is not as great as first feared but growth id revised downwards
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CommentAn interesting judgment on late payment provision
Employers imposing unfairly low interest on late payment could pay a penalty
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CommentPassivhaus refurb diaries, part 1: Stripping the house bare
The architect behind the retrofit of an Edwardian property using Passivhaus principles takes us through the project’s first steps…
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CommentMoving to the UAE despite the downturn
The global credit crisis has hit this region hard, but there are still job opportunities out there
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CommentThe Small Builders Housing Revolution
The government has a lot to learn from the experience of small builders
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CommentWhy local authorities would be mad to grant planning permissions right now
The government has created an atmosphere of doubt by pulling apart the planning system before coming up with a new one
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CommentBudget responsibility and all that
The latest forecast from the Office of Budget Responsibility makes grim reading, particularly for construction…
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CommentHousebuilding gets all shook up
With regional spatial strategies binned, is the recent housebuilding revival in jeopardy? And what about density targets?