Opinion – Page 74
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CommentTrailblazers: St Pancras station and hotel, 1868
Architect James Bell of MSMR Architects acclaims the innovative design and economic robustness of St Pancras station and hotel
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CommentThought for tomorrow: Building in factories
Anthony Thistleton looks forward to a revolution in housing productivity
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CommentHansom: Identity issues
Voltaire gets confused with Spider-Man, site hoardings sport mystery monikers in place of logos, and a minister almost dives headfirst into a – luckily only virtual – road that he’d mistaken for a swimming pool
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CommentLeasehold does have issues, but could banning it create other problems?
There is no justification for ground rents to escalate the way they have been, but could banning leaseholds create a double-tier market trapping leaseholders in their properties?
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CommentRelocating out of London? How to choose a location for your new HQ
Morgan Reece at Barton Willmore discusses the thought that goes into choosing the ideal relocation site - using Channel 4 as an example
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CommentBuilding control's new found public profile
Building control cannot take the responsibility of ensuring everything is built to an acceptable standard on its own – greater awareness of these issues could help the industry raise its game
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CommentInterserve - why we haven't got another Carillion on our hands
These were a shocking set of results by any standards and clearly there’s no quick fix - but the beleaguered contractor’s recovery plan seems to have legs
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CommentManaging working capital in a low margin environment
Given the combination of tight margins and lengthening payment terms, how can businesses manage working capital while continuing to operate and invest in the future?
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CommentWe can arm ourselves against Brexit through public service investment
Next week the country takes to the polls for local elections, and the results will have a significant impact on future investment in construction and housing
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CommentThought for tomorrow: Placemaking
John Clark of contractor Grangewood celebrates the authenticity and personality of place
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CommentHansom: The way things were
Ah, the olden days, when you could buy a house for £9 a week – and get planning permission to build one in less than eight weeks. This week, it’s all about nostalgia
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CommentHow to take on the world
An integrated design process could help pave the way for the UK to power its global export drive after Brexit, writes Colin Harding
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CommentWhy the new NPPF is bad for the north
The deadline for consultation on the National Planning Policy Framework is looming, however, it seems there is one point that has been missed.
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CommentThought for tomorrow: Sustainable urbanism
Danny Crump of Broadway Malyan says it is time to reframe the relationship between transport and planning authorities
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CommentGet better soon
The fallout from Carillion’s collapse and the recent gender pay gap data underline the urgent need for our industry to change
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CommentWhy we should be taking 'smart cities' seriously
The UK could do worse than starting to take the advent of ‘smart cities’ seriously. If nothing else it could make businesses more efficient and the lives of residents, commuters and visitors more tolerable
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CommentThe answer to cleaner air in our city centres is all wrapped up in the construction supply chain
The answer to cleaner air in our city centres is all wrapped up in the construction supply chain, writes Peter Jacobs
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CommentThought for tomorrow: The future workplace
This year’s MIPIM ignited the debate around the future of the property sector
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CommentTaking the long view
Infrastructure is all about long-term value – or should be. But to make that a reality we must learn to work together. Will you sign up to Project 13 and help transform the sector?
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CommentData security: infrastructure lessons from Facebook
The Facebook/Cambridge Analytica affair has also ensured that data security has risen closer to top of mind for every single person and business using the internet