Opinion – Page 245
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CommentA job well done
The Olympic build is a massive achievement for the industry – let’s hope its passing is not the end of a golden age
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CommentPFI: Road to nowhere
The coalition’s attempts to attract private finance to infrastructure projects merely postpones the inevitable return to PFI
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CommentWonders & blunders with David Bickle
The Hawkins/Brown partner is mesmerised by Living Architecture’s enigmatic boat on the roof of London’s Southbank Centre, but all wound up about Anish Kapoor’s Orbit tower
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CommentHansom: Hidden depths
This week, Grant Shapps is unmasked as a ‘bot’, RIBA’s Angela Brady reveals herself to be multilingual (sort of), and Wilmott Dixon tries to alert school children to the hazard s of getting plastered
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CommentLet’s get radical
Yes, please for more infrastructure investment - but let’s make sure enlightened procurement becomes the rule rather than the exception
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CommentLost opportunities
The no marketing rules are impeding knowledge sharing as well as publicity opportunities
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CommentSmoothing over the cracks
Here’s a case where homeowners took a builder to court for damages when cracks appeared in their homes. The question was how to calculate what compensation to pay
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CommentMy digital life … David Barrett
John Rowan & Partners’ head of retrofit on treasure hunting, the Temple Run app and the best groups on Linkedin
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CommentRenewables subsidy review is a 'shot in the arm' for UK plc
But we need to be careful to maximise the economic benefits
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CommentDay 2: Key Olympic moments
Three major events in the construction of the most extraordinary project the capital has seen
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CommentShocking yes, but we should have expected a sharp fall in construction output
Construction output is volatile and the figures are plausible - but uncomfortable reading
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CommentBuilding the Olympics: Key moments
Building looks back over the major events that helped to create the most extraordinary construction project the capital has ever seen
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CommentRestraint not extravagance
This year’s Stirling prize nominees reflect the hard times but one leaves a powerful lasting impression
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CommentConstruction industry forecasters are of one mind: It’s worse than we thought
It also illustrates just why construction leaders have stepped up their campaign to get government to boost building
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CommentArbitration clauses: Merit Process Engineering Ltd vs Balfour Beatty Engineering Services Ltd
It is essential that parties agree on the price to be paid for works under a contract, or at least agree on a mechanism for determining the price subsequently
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CommentShovels at the ready
New government initiatives show plans to attract private investment to the industry have not worked out as hoped
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CommentArchitects get twitchy over prospects in private housing as industry optimism wanes
The RIBA future trends survey index took a hit in June falling from 13 to 2
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CommentBuilding buys a pint... for Formation Architects
Housing, London and the Shard are discussed at The Island Queen, Islingon, London