Opinion – Page 445
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CommentWeb watch — ‘Tis the season …
… to grin and bear enforced office jollity, misuse of mistletoe and the ritual of Secret Santa. But don’t despair, Amanda Lopez is here with building4jobs.co.uk’s survival guide to Christmas
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CommentNot much agreement here …
Rachel Barnes Ian Yule was less than enthusiastic about the revised RIBA agreement for the appointment of an architect, claiming it was biased in favour of the profession. Well, guess what? Architects aren’t happy about it either …
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CommentNames can be hurtful
Nicknaming buildings just reduces complex ideas into simplistic soundbites. Having said that, the Vol-au-vent does seem quite appropriate for HOK’s vile Olympic stadium …
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CommentOne over the eight at 8am
Christmas means parties, and that means drinking alcohol, which is okay as long as you aren’t out first thing with a forklift or using heavy tools while still under the influence
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CommentGet stuck in
HOK Sport’s Olympic Stadium Vol-au-vent is merely the hors d’oeuvre. We’re about to tuck in to a rich feast of design excellence at reasonable cost. It’s a victory for common sense
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CommentRule Britannia
There is cause to celebrate, because – despite efforts to prove otherwise – ours is still a country of mad dogs, prudish, tea-gulping Englishmen and the best, if not cleverest, eco-warriors in the world
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CommentFight fire with sprinklers
I object to some of the comments made by Paul Timmins regarding the Local Government Association’s call for sprinklers to be fitted to all new buildings (16 November, page 36).
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High standard
The criticism of the new RIBA Standard Agreement 2007 by Ian Yule (23 November, page 59) is inaccurate and self-serving.
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Competition comment
The quote in your article “Choose Wisely” (16 November, page 72) was inaccurate – we had won the RIBA’s Brooks Road Low Rise housing competition run for Newham council.
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CommentA no brainer
Less than 10% of construction firms train apprentices and only eight of the 63 largest companies offer regular employment to an apprentice through ConstructionSkills.
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CommentBuilding buys a pint … for BPTW Partnerships
Those good folk at architect BPTW know how to have a good time – as you can see from the roll-call of booze above.
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CommentHow to survive... mistletoe
Continuing our festive season survival guide, we try to sidestep embarrassing encounters under the office mistletoe
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CommentHow to survive... decorations
Overcome with dread at this time of year? Read Amaya Lopez's daily guide to coping with Christmas
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CommentAnn is in cloud-cuckoo-land
Ann Minogue wrote here that my criticism of Network Rail was unfair. But she is living in a fantasy world where there are still adversarial tools and penalties rather than teamworking and shared risk
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CommentA green gold mine
The Best Practice pages in Building’s sustainability channel have unearthed a rich seam of pioneering projects. Alex Smith sifts through the best
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Treasure & Son Ltd vs Martin Dawes: The end of our elaborate plans
This case has raised the question of when a contract is over and done with, which can affect practically every construction job that’s carried out
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Case summary: Treasure & Son Ltd vs Martin Dawes
The barrister who represented Treasure & Son in this important TCC case here sums up what happened
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Quest 4 Finance Ltd vs John Maxfield, John Carter and Michael John Chesney
Quest 4 Finance Ltd claimed an indemnity from two of the directors of Hilmax Engineering Ltd; Maxfield and Carter, pursuant to a warranty document dated 18 July 2006. The third defendant, Chesney, had been adjudged bankrupt so the proceedings were discontinued against him. Hilmax had fallen into financial difficulty ...
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Cundall Johnson & Partners LLP vs Whipps Cross University Hospital NHS Trust
This was an application for a stay of proceedings on the grounds of non compliance with the Pre-action Protocol for Construction and Engineering Disputes. Cundall Johnson & Partners LLP (“Cundall”) were a firm of consulting engineers. Whipps Cross University Hospital NHS Trust (“Whipps”) was an NHS Trust responsible ...