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The last word
I was very disappointed that the contents page in Friday's magazine (21 April, page 4) styled me as a "professional architect hater". It is patently obvious from the debate with Rab Bennetts that I am not.
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Taking issue with Rab Bennetts
I must congratulate you on the publication of the debate between Colin Harding and Rab Bennetts. I wish to raise one issue and make one objection.
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NewsIt's raining men
My wife and I were in Tallinn, Estonia, last summer when we saw these three lads re-roofing a building in the old town - soft hats and soft brains, and the rain was pouring down.
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The view from The Edge
If sustainability is on the National Curriculum, isn't it about time it became a central tenet of the government's schoolbuilding programmes?
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The rules of engagement
In "The limits of trust" (7 April, page 70), Gillian Birkby stresses the need for two things in contracts for the procurement of designers' services. The first is "some way of identifying exactly what services the designer is to provide", and the second is a mechanism for identifying who is ...
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FeaturesMarket forecast: Looking up
This quarter, Davis Langdon reports on an optimistic construction market, with prices accordingly on the rise … Plus a look at the effects of the Finance Bill, and the latest materials price trends
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Multiplex's other court case
AS WELL as its battle royale over Wembley, Multiplex is involved in dispute over a £100m scheme in London's Docklands
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Bulldozers move in on Ground Zero
Work has begun on the £3.5bn project to build the replacement to the World Trade Centre in New York.
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NewsNursing a reputation
Consulting engineer Whitbybird is providing structural engineering services on the HLM's Ellsmere nursing home in London.
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FeaturesThe temptation of Coverite
This is the story of how a well-respected, well-established roofing contractor succumbed to the glamour of rapid expansion in a rapidly evolving industry. Mark Leftly reports on how that ambition - or greed - drove it into receivership
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FeaturesTesting, testing
Despite the industry's best efforts, insurers and mortgage lenders are still wary of homes built using modern methods of construction. Will a robust new standard from BRE, designed specifically to test durability and ease to repair, assuage their fears?
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FeaturesUpdate: Regulations
The Construction Products Association's John Tebbit finds that there's a worrying degree of rule-bending when it comes to complying with Building Regulations
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FeaturesWhy not work in … East London
Robert Smith of Hays Construction & Property takes a look at the long list of job opportunities in the east of the capital
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NewsSMC in talks with two signature architects
Quoted architect SMC Group is in talks to buy two signature architects to complement its £1.8m acquisition of Will Alsop's practice a month ago
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Skanska finally reaches close on Bart's PFI
Skanska has finally reached financial close on the UK's biggest PFI hospital scheme - the £1.2bn Bart's and Royal London.
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Carillion sells Mowlem arm
Carillion has sold Mowlem's environmental sciences business to Inspicio for £16m.
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Bouygues buys 21% stake in train maker Alstom
Bouygues, the French contractor, has bought the French government's 21% stake in train maker Alstom for *2bn (£1.4bn).
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CommentA foreign concept
From all corners of the globe, construction giants have descended on the UK in search of riches. But our overseas friends will only make it if they learn from the locals