All Comment articles – Page 86
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NewsMy obsession with the recession
When everybody's talking about the credit crunch, it's difficult not to see it everywhere you go
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NewsWhat shall we do with that big, ugly, concrete tower?
Birmingham’s citizens are currently debating the future of their version of the Natwest Tower, so should they preserve recent architectual history or knock it down and start again?
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NewsIt's hard to scrutinise Boris when he's making you laugh
A Boris Johnson press conference is a gastromic feast compared to the thin gruel served up by other politicians, says our housing editor
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CommentThe uses of adversity
The Great Depression brought destitution to millions. It also transformed politics and society and produced great architecture. Amanda Levete asks: could the present downturn do the same?
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Would you care to comment on job cuts facing housebuilders?
Building's intrepid reporter wanted to hear workers talking about these troubled times, but getting quotes proved a near impossible task
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NewsHow to survive… the credit crunch
Amaya Lopez presents a self-help guide to staying financially afloat in leaner times
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NewsFrank Gehry, his pavilion, and the great British weather
The press preview for Gehry's summer pavilion at the Serpentine Gallery was a wash out in more ways than one
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NewsGive first-time homebuyers tax relief
It's up to the government to reboot the housing market – before everything totally falls apart
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NewsThe jelly banquet - the truth
The media appearances made it sound like a lot of fun, but the reality was a Nuremberg Rally for foodstuff fans
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CommentEastern promises
The UK’s own history makes it uniquely placed to partner China in transforming old industries and leading the world in putting eco principles into practice, says John Prescott
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NewsBirmingham's New Street station has been an eyesore for too long
The £550m Gateway Plus project should transform Birmingham’s wretched train station
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CommentPick and mix
There are just too many delicious goodies at this year’s London Festival of Architecture to take in without drawing up some kind of menu.
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NewsThe rotating tower block is dreadful – but Brits are to blame
We can knock Vinoly's London eco-chimney, but UK developers and architects are being equally gaudy and ungracious in Dubai
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NewsEco-towns: creating a legacy
Eco-towns are an opportunity to embed vital lessons on community development and must not become a veiled attempt to boost housebuilding
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NewsHas London gone architecture crazy?
The capital's month-long architecture festival is so jam-packed with events it's positively daunting...
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NewsBirmingham and its big ambitions
Brummies are investing £10bn with the aim of becoming the UK's 'Second City', will it be enough to beat the other contenders?
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NewsDo the Tories care about construction?
This industry tends to back Tories over Labour, but as David Cameron's prospects improve should we worry for our future?
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NewsThe brute of Birmingham
Birmingham's Central Library is due for demolition despite being an important brutalist landmark. But does it deserve to be saved?
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NewsEgan: I’d give construction about four out of 10
Sir John Egan on how the industry responded to Rethinking Construction: full transcript of speech at Commons reception marking 10th anniversary of report
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NewsThe Construction Act is changing
It’s been a long time coming but now that government has promised primary legislation we could see substantial amendments