All Comment articles – Page 301
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CommentHansom: Unusual positions
A cow outside an Urban Splash development, a bridge to nowhere, A-Level students working on the US presidential election and a different kind of candidate in red trousers make up our strangely placed cast
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CommentTough decisions
John Morgan’s decision to take direct control of Morgan Sindall signifies the challenges that lie ahead for construction
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CommentStandardise cost plans, not school layouts
The best schools are flexible spaces developed from a site-specific brief. Standardised layouts simply won’t work, says Richard Hyams - but standardised cost plans might …
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CommentInsolvency protection: Reform or bust
With construction companies dropping like flies, what lessons can the UK learn from an Australian inquiry into insolvency protection?
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CommentDo we need airport expansion?
Advancements in global communication mean there’s less reliance on air travel for meetings etc
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CommentWelsh F1 track is Spanish folly
Will the inclemental weather of Wales really draw a crowd to a racing track?
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CommentBuilding on Flickr: The Auditorio de Tenerife
The Auditorio de Tenerife, designed by Saniago Calatrava, in Santa Cruz, Spain. Photograph by Rick Lighthelm
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CommentMore families share homes as squeeze on housing tightens
Data indicates further stress caused by a lack of housing
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CommentLitigation: Shedding the pounds
An alternative to litigation for a fraction of the price - bad news only for lawyers
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CommentWonders & blunders with David Barrett
Renzo Piano’s California Academy of Sciences earns its green credentials without sacrificing elegant design, but his once great Pompidou Centre now looks outdated, says David Barrett
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CommentThe bad news keeps rolling in for construction
There is growing evidence that the second dip into recesssion will be worse than expected
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CommentMy digital life ... Simon Bowden
A design director hopes this confession will cure his worst digital habit, and also reveals a penchant for 90’s hard house music
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CommentKazakhstan: the regulations, the permits and the laws
Kazakhstan is the ninth largest country in the world with huge economic potential, but how easy is it doing business there?
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CommentBuilding on Flickr: Allies and Morrison's office
Allies and Morrison’s office on Southwark Street, London during Open House in 2007. Photograph by James Attree
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CommentIndia: The Supreme Court puts out the welcome mat
India should be even more attractive to foreign investors, now that a recent case has decided that Indian courts cannot interfere in foreign arbitration awards
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CommentLand of hope
Talk of recovery in Dubai is rightly treated with caution by firms that experienced the 2008 crisis, but there is real growth in the emirate and the Middle East region in general
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CommentGreen is gold
Next year’s Ecobuild will be the biggest yet, with an added focus on commercial property
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CommentThe skills gap and how to fill it
Anyone in construction who dares to peer into the future will be confronted by a looming skills gap and an ageing workforce. David Blunkett calls for some imaginative forward planning
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CommentHansom: Trips down memory lane
RMJM crosses paths with its old PR firm, Balfour Beatty’s Mike Peasland enjoys some clarity, EC Harris’ Philip Youell kicks back with some designer headwear, and we finish with a musical number
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CommentHow structural engineers contribute to sustainability
What contribution can a structural engineer make to designing and delivering a sustainable building? The answer depends on who is marking the paper