From 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
From 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.
From the archive: 2002 – Sir Stuart on housing
The then chairman of CABE had plenty of ideas about how to meet demands for living accomodation
From 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
From the archive: 2012 – fixing climate change
Six years ago we reported on some imaginative – if costly – space age ideas for tackling climate change
From the archive: 2011 - good employers
As Building’s Good Employer Guide is published, we look back to the suggestions posed in 2011 advising on keeping your workforce happy
From the archive: 2015 - Help to Buy
The government’s Help to Buy programme, now believed to be under threat, got a warm welcome from the construction industry when it was introduced five years ago
From the archive: 2015
Theresa May’s apparent warming towards social housing is in sharp contract to the sector’s relationship with the government three years ago
From the archive: 2012
Six years ago we were worrying about the number of construction firms going bust…
From the archive: 2013
Five years ago, the phrase “cash is king” took on a new meaning
From the archive: 2015
Consultants were sprinting into a sunny, cloudless horizon in the last Top 150 before the Brexit vote
From the archive: 2003
The impressive new V&A Dundee could have been designed by Frank Gehry
From the archive: 1852
Back in the 1850s, readers were just as excited about developments in the railways as they are today – but for the right reasons
From the archive: 2012
Spending on schools, or lack of it, is once again making the headlines in Building
From the archive: 2016
Two years ago, considering any way to lessen the housing crisis, no matter how expensive and impractical, Building asked: does the Square Mile need more houses?
From the archive: 2016
We look back to reaction just after the EU referendum, when some were jubilant, some were shellshocked and some were downright miserable about the future.
From the archive: 2001
When Manchester began to prepare for 2002’s Commonwealth Games, it had to start from scratch
From the archive: 2008
Been moaning about the heat? We may have found the job for you. Back in 2008, an intrepid team of contractors experienced summer in the snow.
From the archive: 2005
Low margins, as highlighted in our Top 150 Contractors table this week, are nothing new. Back in 2005 we reported on how difficult things were in the sector.
From the archive: 2012
We look back at how Singapore does gardening. As you would expect from the city-state, it’s not on a small scale