All Comment articles – Page 85
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NewsThese Games are China's serious chance to shine
For Beijing, the 2008 Olympics are simply a colossal and consummate marketing exercise, unparalleled in scale, spectacle, cost - and control
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NewsThe Mongol Rally: all shook up
Our intrepid rallyist from EC Harris meets a chilly reception in Russia after just about making it out of Kazakhstan in one piece
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NewsBeijing volunteers raise the bar for London 2012
The London organising committee will have a hard job emulating Beijing if everything is scrutinised to the nth degree
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NewsShould northerners move South?
A report from think tank Policy Exchange said some northern cities cannot be regenerated and people should move South for work. But the Centre for Cities says don't write off the North just yet
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News2012 sites will benefit from green lessons learnt at T5
Sustainability measures at T5 will form benchmark for London Olympic venues says 2012 sustainability chief
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NewsBig breakfast fuels support for diving Tom
Kevin Selvester puts building contracts on hold to direct support for nephew and superstar diver Tom Daley
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NewsMy part in the greatest show on earth
Marching into Beijing's Olympic stadium with Team GB was like coming out of the Wembley tunnel for the FA Cup Final
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NewsMasked athletes are a mystery to Team GB
The Beijing 'smog' is a breath of fresh air after Typhoon Julian's rude welcome in Macau
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NewsBirmingham's new library: an architectural shot in the arm
Mecanoo's design could bring excitement to the city centre
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NewsTyphoon over Macau fails to cloud Beijing excitement
Preparing in Macau for the start of the Games, our Olympic insider discovers hidden construction opportunities
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NewsThe Mongol Rally: killed with kindness in Iran
Our charity rallyist from consultant EC Harris gets forced off the road - by someone wanting to buy him dinner
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NewsNeither Miliband nor Balls is prime ministerial material
Jon Cruddas would be a better bet, but Brown must stick it out until the election
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NewsThe Mongol Rally: it's hotting up
The first update from our intrepid reporter on the charity rally to Mongolia that has only two rules: your vehicle must be "crap" and no support is provided
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NewsShed a tear for construction's poorly paid bosses
UK construction's top directors must be paid more if they are not to be tempted away into private equity
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NewsThe road from hell
Two weeks ago Barratt agreed a deal with its lenders that it hopes will see it through the downturn. Chief executive Mark Clare considers what happens next
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NewsAt last a draft Construction Bill, but at what cost?
The government has revealed amendments to the Construction Act, but its flawed consultation process could undermine the proposals
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NewsHousing growth points: can we build our way out of a crisis?
Several areas tackling low housing demand are now getting money to build extra homes, but can they juggle the two tasks?
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NewsGehry's Serpentine Pavilion: chaos rules again
Etiquette-free and totally disorganised party "planning" made the opening of Gehry’s Hyde Park pavilion as chaotic as the deliberately deconstructivist building itself
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NewsHousebuilding's evolutionary moment: survival of the fittest
The big beasts of housing may face extinction in a downturn but there are all kinds of small creatures waiting to take their place
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NewsThe ghost of Bircham Newton
Read our reporter's account of mysterious and spooky goings-on at the National Construction College in Norfolk - and watch her video diary from the haunted room itself