Opinion – Page 486
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CommentWhat do we do now?
To make it as an architect these days, you have to be a networking ‘archipreneur’ with a degree in economics. What happened to just designing things?
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CommentWonders & blunders
Vicky Smith picks two Birmingham buildings, one as sharp as a Sabatier knife in an Armani suit, the other an aquarium that combines fear with disappointment …
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CommentThis time, it might actually work
Kate Barker is rapidly becoming the patron saint of housebuilders.
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CommentCracking it
Sir Michael Latham CITB–ConstructionSkills is doing more than ever before to provide the construction industry with a highly skilled modern workforce. Here’s how...
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Is this binding?
3DM (3DMA) Pte Ltd (“3DMA”) sought payment of their retainer under an alleged consultancy agreement with 3DM 3DM Worldwide Ltd (“3DM Worldwide”). 3DMA claimed it entered into the consultancy agreement to provide corporate finance advice and project management assistance in developing 3DM Worldwide’s business. Draft consultancy agreements had passed between ...
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CommentBirds eye view
WEB WATCH — With virtual planning and architectural critics judging from on high, Google Earth may transform the way we view buildings – and force us to make roofs more attractive.
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CommentFools rush in
The construction world is full of dangers this week – paparazzi poised to pounce, company names to trip over, bungling waiters, errors of protocol – even the angel at the top of the tree is fearful...
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Knock it down and start again
In regard to your recent article on Ascot (17 November, pages 28-30), the original royal enclosure lawn was 2m above the racetrack.
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CommentAnd as for the waiters...
The dining situation in the new grandstand was not as good – the original was more private and special – and the waiters are not attentive.
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Wheres your Olympic spirit?
In the wake of the Wembley fiasco, fears have been raised that the London 2012 Olympics may run over time and budget.
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The killing bill
Again we have a member of the legal profession offering biased views on a political debate to make his life easier.
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How to get recruitment right
It was interesting to see the comparison between gangmasters in the agricultural sector and those in construction (3 November, page 76).
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CommentAnd then she said...
Building control surveyor Sarah Pearce captured this fascinating conversation on a domestic site in Leicestershire. It’s not the spot we’d choose for an intimate chat, unless they really are the confessions of a window cleaner...Email your “favourite” health and safety pictures to building@cmpi.biz. The sender of every published picture ...
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CommentIn the detail
Can you identify this building to win a £25 drinks voucher? This scheme has such a diversity of community uses, it even contains a theatre. But what is it?Email your answer to building@cmpi.biz First correct answer wins. The editor’s decision is final. No cash alternatives will be offered. No ...
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CommentAn offer you can't accept
Rudi Klein Main contractors are increasingly insisting that specialists use materials supplied by a specified manufacturer – which can put them in a difficult and dangerous position. Here’s why
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Niggling and nagging
Tim Tapper and Victoria Glover-Ward PFI/PPP projects are plagued by minor squabbles that can easily escalate because the complaints procedure is complex and misunderstood