All articles by Jack Pringle – Page 3
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CommentBuild well, live well
A building that looks after your wellbeing - your fitness, comfort and stress levels - might sound like science fiction, but there are already awards in place applauding this kind of innovation
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CommentBuilding without prejudice
There are opportunities for British firms to aid in rebuilding countries with troubled pasts, such as Lebanon and Iraq, provided we leave any preconceptions at the door
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CommentScotland's Aladdin
Alex Salmond and the yes campaign lost their battle for an independent Scotland - but by letting the genie of devolved powers out of the bottle, they did us all a favour
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CommentJack Pringle picks 'Watch your optimism'
Pooran Desi’s blog confronts the realities of sustainability
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CommentHanding over the reins at CIC
Two years ago Jack Pringle took over the chair of the Construction Industry Council convinced the industry needed a forum where everyone could thrash out ideas to take to government. As he steps down, the same thoughts assail him
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CommentLet's update industry education
As other professions’ education systems keep up with modern technology and ever-changing industries, the architecture and construction systems are getting left behind. But there are many ways of updating the industry’s teaching practices
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CommentMipim blog: Where are the red trousers?
Architect Jack Pringle with his daily blog from down on the Croisette in Cannes
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CommentAnything you Cannes do ...
Forget festival fatigue - the south of France has lost none of its magic, and MIPIM is its networking capital. But what’s diffferent this year is that it will be the Brits who will be leading the way
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Comment2014: Catch it if you can
After a grim start to the year, workloads and demand have really picked up and 2014 now seems a much more positive prospect. Now we just need the supply, capacity, skills and wages to catch up - and fast
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CommentDitch the ARB
It’s not just that the Architects Registration Board is without purpose - it’s also a drag on innovation and change and threatens the very existence of the RIBA
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CommentSweet home Chicago
Jack Pringle takes a trip to the Windy City and finds that the next generation of workers want something very different from the buildings where they do business
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CommentA taste of Madrid
Lord Lamont’s green shoots, oven-ready transport policy and Simon Allford’s recipe for a ‘universal building’ were all on the menu at the BCO conference
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CommentHospitals: Get better soon
Hospitals can transform a stressful situation into a positive experience or a nightmare. So if you want some civilised treatment, you should get ill in France
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CommentConstruction is all at sea
The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails. Construction has a lot to learn from yacht racing
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CommentFragmented construction industry
If we just look after our own interests we’ll never get the government to listen to us
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CommentOlympic legacy: Time to collect our gold medals
It may have been a rocky road but London 2012 has given the world a taste of UK construction’s quality. Now it’s time to make good on the legacy the Games has left us with
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CommentTime for some joined-up thinking
Now could be a revolutionary time for the UK construction sector. We should become an efficent, techno-savvy industry. If only we could get procurement right
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CommentThe shift from austerity to growth
Europe’s citizens are rejecting austerity so perhaps their politicians should change tack and start investing in construction to boost economic growth
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CommentBoom and bust design theory
Our economic cycle, constantly revolving between feast and famine, will never encourage good, sustainable architecture. It is time we found a better way, says Jack Pringle
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CommentThe Thames estuary airport could propel us out of recession
Britain must stop dithering about a Thames estuary airport - it could be the infrastructure project that gives us the neccessary fire power to defeat the economic downturn
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