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Model dads
This week, readers reveal their pride in dads, industry leaders and our great British nation, plus two more scary examples of workers cheating death …
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When Richard left town
I would like to set the record straight on the article about Richard Rogers and City Park Gate (24 March, page 15).
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An overestimation of girth
Reading your list of the top architects, no-one - apart from my bank manager - can have been more surprised than me to see my practice listed at number nine, with projects valued at £250m.
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That's the spirit
Here we sit, a proud nation, and already the doom and gloom merchants of this country are sowing the seeds of doubts over our ability to deliver on the promises of our successful Olympic bid.
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A welcome for Wates
It is good to see another industry leader in the role of chairman of the Strategic Forum and we should all support James Wates in his work (10 March, page 16).
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Following the car
UK buildings (specifically homes) in the 21st century are still mainly built using technology that is more than 100 years old.
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Everyone's an administrator
The essence of Andrew Hemsley's article (31 March, page 61) is that architects no longer enjoy a monopoly as contract administrators - "many professions can bid for the job".
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CommentWell, one of them's wearing a hat …
You seem to like photos of people working at heights, so here's another.
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CommentIn the detail
Can you identify this building to win a £25 drinks voucher, courtesy of door manufacturer Vicaima?
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CommentTime is on its side
Many see the new NEC as a contract for dreamers with milk in their mouths; others consider it an improvement on other forms. Here's one reason to think the latter
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CommentJudging the judges
There's no doubt that as decision-makers TCC judges are a class act, but will that make them good mediators? The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators thinks not
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How to turn a crisis into a claim
For companies, the cost of dealing with a crisis can be hard to quantify, which has made it hard to make a claim against the party responsible. Until now …
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CommentSix simple questions
Professional indemnity insurance deals tend to be as good as the broker that negotiates them for you. So how can you tell how good your broker is?
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CommentWake up, Gordon
The cut-off date for member states to reduce their VAT on refurbishment was the end of last month. So why did our chancellor miss the chance in his Budget speech?
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O'Rourke in line for £350m mall
Laing O'Rourke has been tipped to beat Bovis Lend Lease and Sir Robert McAlpine to a £350m shopping centre in Cardiff for developer Land Securities
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Praise an engineer - and win £10,000
Prizes worth a total of £35,000 are to be awarded for positive portrayals of engineers in the media.
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NewsCollege green
This £4m boarding house under construction at St Lawrence College in Kent is being fitted with a two-storey cooling tower, a rainwater recovery system with an underground storage tank that doubles as a heat sink and natural ventilation.
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NewsByzantine plots
Architect Llewelyn Davies Yeang has won a competition to masterplan an ecological transport corridor linking Istanbul's east and west waterfronts with the rest of Turkey.
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CommentKeep up with Jones
The construction industry should learn from other sectors, says Building's graduate panellist