All Comment articles – Page 88
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CommentBecoming one
Many projects go wrong because the way they’re set up means they have no chance of going right. But what has that got to do with the Zen of marine engine repair?
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Features'You can’t have sex if you’re bored' – the sex in architecture debate
Will Alsop, Jonathan Meades, David Ubaka and Ben Addy debate the merits of eroticism in architecture - is there too much, too little and what exactly does sex have to do with buildings?
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NewsT5 helps us hold our heads high
Hot on the heels of the new St Pancras, Terminal 5 is another triumph for UK construction
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NewsThe Crossrail champion
Cliff Mumm is now in charge of the Crossrail construction programme, let's hope he can repeat his success on the Jubilee Line
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CommentThe kiss of death
Michael Gove A new breed of innovative school was beginning to emerge in England – until the government stepped in to help it with its Building Schools for the Future programme
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NewsNorman Foster: from Russia with love
The UK's relationship with Russia may be frosty but Lord Foster is guaranteed a warm welcome at Mipim's equivalent of the Kremlin
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NewsAlistair's big day
The chancellor first Budget speech held few surprises having been leaked days in advance, now we need to decipher the small print
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NewsThe thrill of the race
Speeding downhill on a bike with lashing rain in your face is the most scary, and exhilarating, experience imaginable
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NewsRain in the Riviera
I came prepared for insects, snakes and even rabid dogs in Cannes, but I didn't count on miserable English-style weather
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NewsChampagne moment
Day three on the Cycle2Cannes ride saw the landscape turn from featureless farmland to terraced vineyards
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NewsPedal pushers
On day two of the Cycle2Cannes ride, our intrepid web editor reports on the peleton's progress through Kent
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NewsGo Caroline!
Thanks to an astonishing laspe in security at the communities department, Chris Addison has obtained a first draft of a mailout from housing minister Caroline Flint, in which her inner thoughts are exposed
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CommentGo Caroline!
Thanks to an astonishing lapse in security at the communities department, Chris Addison has obtained a first draft of a mailout from housing minister Caroline Flint, in which her inner thoughts are exposed
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NewsWhat's wrong with cheap flights to Krakow?
Environmentalists have hijacked the debate about air travel, now it's time to stand up for the freedom to roam where and how we please
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NewsA bit of a stretch
The work may not sound as attractive as the 2012 Olympics but the boom in prison building will be almost as lucrative for construction
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NewsBeijing flies into an unsustainable future
Foster's Beijing airport is a masterpiece but it doesn't bode well for the environment especially when you hear that China is planning 97 more airports over the next decade
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NewsRock at the Roundhouse
John McAlsan and Partners' refurb of the Roundhouse has created an exciting, edgy music and theatrical venue
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NewsThe cost of future-proofing homes
Mandatory Lifetime Home standards will threaten housing affordability and won't be necessary for a large proportion of the population