Digging into the archives – Page 5
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FeaturesFrom the archive: 2003 - Tom Daley in the deep end
Building is reminded of an interview we once did with a certain young person whose career would surely have belly-flopped without the backing of this sector
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FeaturesFrom the archive: 2003 - stuck in traffic
This week’s introduction of the ultra-low emission zone reminds us of the congestion charge debate in 2003
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FeaturesFrom the archive: 2016 - the bold and the beautiful
Can you remember a time when we didn’t know what Brexit was? Arguably, we still don’t
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FeaturesFrom the archive: 2015 - Brexit - what Brexit?
Can you remember a time when we didn’t know what Brexit was? Arguably, we still don’t
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FeaturesFrom the archive: 2008 - Interserve boss bullish
Embattled Interserve once had some serious bragging rights – but perhaps more caution would have come in handy
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FeaturesFrom the archive: 2008 - When in India...
Are you inspired by this week’s exploration of the construction market in India? Here, Building offers advice
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FeaturesFrom the archive: 2001 - Déjà vu
Though Brexit is not quite yet a fait accompli, this week we look at the annual Mipim property event with a certain nostalgia
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FeaturesFrom the archive: 2015 - Wood if we could
While this week we look at the scourge of plastic waste produced by the construction industry, in 2015 we found out why another key material was surprisingly difficult to recycle
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FeaturesFrom the archive: 2008 - All aboard
Never mind the benefits promised by Crossrail when it’s finally finished, in 2008 Ken Livingstone came up with an idea that could really have transformed Londoners’ lives for the better
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FeaturesFrom the archive: 2009 - Would you bet on Donald Trump?
Building looks back 10 years to when Donald Trump’s casino company went under. Has he learned about achieving victory - and solvency - since then?
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FeaturesFrom the archive: 1999 - The beginning of Brexit?
What could the institutions of the European Union have done to so thoroughly distress and disgust the good folk of Britain that they called for the divorce lawyers?
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FeaturesFrom the archive: 2006 - A Vic-torious restaging
The Young Vic, known for its gritty, experimental approach, was built as a temporary space in 1970 and was never meant to last more than five years, so was beginning to fall apart by the 1990s
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FeaturesFrom the archive: 1999 - Tomorrow's world
Ten years before this week’s exploration of machine learning and artificial intelligence, Building offered readers a “cornucopia” of 99 things to look out for in 1999
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FeaturesCarillion one year on: how the contractor's collapse unfolded
Carillion, a former giant in construction, went bust one year ago today. We look back on a story that shook the sector 12 months ago through our coverage on the day, and through the numbers that accounted for its collapse
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FeaturesFrom the archive: 2009 - That was the future that was
While we modern folk fret about Brexit, in 1999 they had their own problems: the dreaded “Millennium Bug”
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FeaturesFrom the archive: 1999 - Bugged
While we modern folk fret about Brexit, in 1999 they had their own problems: the dreaded “Millennium Bug”
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FeaturesFrom the archive: 2008 – A zoo solution
It’s not often that our Building archivists are taken aback by something they find buried in the magazine’s dusty library
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FeaturesFrom the archive: 1934
As we look at how the construction industry is preparing for Brexit – in as logical a way as possible but still with little clarity on what to expect – the phrase “on a wing and a prayer” came to mind.
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FeaturesFrom the archive: 2002 – Sir Stuart on housing
The then chairman of CABE had plenty of ideas about how to meet demands for living accomodation
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FeaturesFrom the archive: 2008 – Blowing his own Trump-et
We were delighted to discover an interview with somebody who has never considered himself anything but a winner