All Building articles in 23 April 2010 – Page 4
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CommentShould you join the yellow tide?
By the time you read these words on Friday, Nick Clegg may have fumbled the second leadership debate and the public’s sudden passion for the Lib Dems could have evaporated
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NewsMid-range rental plan to rescue housing numbers
Housing association says grant could go twice as far, as funding reduction looms
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ODA tenders hockey pitch job
The Olympic Delivery Authority has advertised its last large scale construction contract: to design and build hockey pitches for the 2012 Games
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CommentHansom: In the proverbial
This week, we at Building Towers have judged a book by its cover, asked a silly question (with matching answer), noted the differences between fools and enjoyed a little tale about a Heron and a Fox
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FeaturesLondon: The first of the future?
Commercial development has the encouraging ability to kick itself into gear, once a shortage of schemes elevates rents and depresses prices. But which developments? Emily Wright looks at the most exciting plans, and their chances of becoming buildings
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CommentWhat do you mean, ‘as far as possible’?
The Supreme Court has been looking at how to interpret words. It favours looking at commercial intention rather than literal meaning – but are intentions any easier to fathom?
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Scotland’s expansion
I fully endorse calls by the Scottish Chambers of Commerce for a rapid expansion in the delivery of public infrastructure projects in Scotland. The long-term health of the Scottish economy relies on continued investment in major capital projects alongside new schools, hospitals and housing
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NewsHackney's empire
Fraser Brown MacKenna Architects has secured planning consent for a £6.9m development of 62 affordable homes in Hackney, east London
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The electorate speaks
I find British politics rather strange. We have one of the largest discrepancies between the highest paid and the lowest in the western world, and still people complain about taxes – even with all the desperate problems that result. The disaster of the eighties has only just levelled out. Five ...
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Flexing the drawing muscles
This was a really interesting article (The possibilities!, 9 April, page 42) and I was pleased to see collaboration software being discussed from an architectural perspective
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Lib Dems under pressure on nuclear and planning policies
The construction industry has raised concerns over Liberal Democrat policies after the leaders’ TV debate raised the possibility of the party helping to form the next government.
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FeaturesCost model: Energy from waste
Simon Rawlinson and Matthew Hicks of Davis Langdon weigh up the costs and the risks of treatment solutions
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NewsNative Land continues to mark out its territory
SME profile: Fledgling developer behind Rogers’ NEO Bankside returns to buying up London’s land
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CommentCollatoral contracts: The unkindness of strangers
Collateral contracts are supposed to protect those not party to a contractual set-up. They work, but they also introduce flint-hearted button counters into the equation
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NewsChelsea: the last chapter?
A masterplan for the redevelopment of the Chelsea Barracks site in London has been unveiled by developer Qatari Diar.
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NewsT&T Canada merges with local firm
Turner & Townsend’s Canadian operation has merged with Toronto-based firm CM2R.
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FeaturesBuilding buys a pint … for CB Richard Ellis
“Your shoes look like pork pies.” Charles Ingram-Evans was pointing at my Clarks loafers. Apparently they contravened the “never wear brown in town” City dress code, which also applies to the property industry
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NewsRaising the rafters: Building a timber-framed tower
Timber-frame buildings’ reputation has been through the mill recently. But one international team has a vision for wooden structures that reach to the sky. The only thing now is to make sure they don’t burn down