When a site is such a mess it's hard to know where to start
Thanks to Marc Draper for sending in this snap of Dubai construction workers 20 storeys up taking a rest.


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When a site is such a mess it's hard to know where to start
Thanks to Marc Draper for sending in this snap of Dubai construction workers 20 storeys up taking a rest.

2007-05-03T13:43:00Z
These workers are either on a coffee break or they are lying at the base of this rickety walkway
2025-07-11T05:00:00Z Sponsored by MSA Safety
Sponsored by MSA Safety, this CPD explores best practice for safe access and egress when working at height
2025-07-11T05:00:00Z Sponsored by Rockwool
Often underestimated in design conversations, the roof is increasingly recognised as a building’s fifth facade – a space with critical functional responsibilities and regulatory implications
2026-07-24T12:50:00Z By Daniel Gayne
Property giant says it expects tax dispute to be ‘resolved shortly’
2026-07-24T11:48:00Z By Tom Lowe
Masterplan would include up to 500 homes and nearly 200,000sq m of office space
2026-07-24T11:26:00Z By Dave Rogers
Sector now headed by Craig Allen after Mike Hickson left in spring
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