All the latest updates on building safety reform
Our thanks to Gavin Edwards, who sent us this picture of a project in a certain well known Moroccan city
This could be the beginning of a beautiful view for the workmen, unobstructed, as Edwards says, by “ugly safety railings”.
Apparently, they've discovered a six-foot-tall spider in Hong Kong – this poor builder is caught in its web. Oh, hang on, no, that's scaffolding
So the first stepladder leads up to the mobile platform, then you have your second stepladder on top of that – clever!
No, man, no – you have to hold the ladder at right angles to the roof ridge if it's to work effectively as a balancing aid!
RIBA president’s move part of wider campaign to abolish Architects Act and establish new regulatory framework
Scheme completed by Laing in 1997 and considered a post-modern classic set for major makeover
Group says initiatives to speed up approvals process are beginning to take effect
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