All articles by Helen Burch
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FeaturesThis week in 2007
The year everything changed Although our review of the year summarises that this has been a slightly disappointing time for construction, at least we haven’t taken to our beds like Ebenezer Scrooge of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, who was pictured in our review of the year ...
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FeaturesThis week in 1997
The Angel of the North spreads its wings with a little help from construction
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FeaturesThis week in 2002
Interactions between government and home building firms in 2002 were a little more heated
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FeaturesThis week in 2007
In 2007, the Isle of Wight was considering a technologically advanced future
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FeaturesThis week in 1962
Some 55 years ago, Building’s leader was on a subject that has had tragic cause to be on the receiving end of much scrutiny this week – fire regulations
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FeaturesGeneral election in 1992
Another election kicked off by a Conservative prime minister to secure a solid mandate – but what a difference
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FeaturesThis week in 2002
In 2002, Building published images of a deck of cards to illustrate government reshuffles
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FeaturesThis week in 1977
40 years ago a marketer was pushing a radical residential idea – to get rid of architects
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FeaturesThis week in 1997
This time in 1997 Building polled readers’ attitudes to their work and the results were far from happy
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FeaturesThis week in 2002
Back in 2002 one firm took an unusual approach to retaining its employees by consulting the Tao Te Ching
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FeaturesThis week in 1987
Thirty years ago, Building was looking at the potential for former psychiatric hospitals to be converted into residential
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FeaturesThis week in 2002
As the disputes over the Garden Bridge drag on, Archive looks back to a less cynical but equally fraught time for bridge building in London
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FeaturesThis week in 2012
Five years ago, British retailers were being a little reticent about getting involved with the government’s Green Deal