Opinion – Page 513
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CommentAh, they've finally made that safe, then
This classic safety precaution comes to us from Tony Rackliffe, of Farnham, who explains it was one of a series of similar holes in a fairly busy street in Kuala Lumpur. It was much more dangerous before the planks went across, presumably
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CommentNow is good
Now is a great time to be an architect, with liberated aesthetics, resurgent creativity, rethought modernism - and a welcome new distraction …
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CommentNo end of a lesson
The government's 21st-century schools extravaganza is in deep, deep trouble.
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When is an agreement a contract?
This was an application for declaratory relief to establish that the payment claim issued by United Group Infrastructure Pty Ltd dated 14 November 2005 was not a payment claim that is subject to the regime for assessment and adjudication established by the Building and Construction Industry Payments Act 2004.Pioneer Sugar ...
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CommentOff-site, on target
Off-site technology isn't new, but the industry is only just waking up to its benefits - about time too
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CommentThe world is watching
The Olympic building project faces such intense scrutiny that only by committing to the highest standards can the industry avoid a nasty fall at every hurdle
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CommentCards on the table
The time for bickering is over - anyone who wants a CSCS card can get one and, if we want a workforce of true quality, that should be everyone
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CommentFool if you think it's over
A contractor or consultant may think it's immune from legal action once its original client sells on the property. In fact, the law doesn't let you off so easily
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In the wake of Midland Expressway
A single High Court case has changed the way we think about financing PFI schemes. So what options do we have left?
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CommentRight from the start
The Midlands Expressway case has underlined the importance of agreeing the impact of changes before a job starts - and the usefulness of the SCL delay protocol
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CommentDealing with a dawn raid
An OFT investigation happens fast and without warning, but if you co-operate fully and stick to some basic rules, you can keep the unpleasantness to a minimum
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Canute's law
So what that the new Part L signifies the end of fan coils (7 April)? About time, too.
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Friend or foe?
Fascinating to see Gillian Birkby's article (7 April) on design liability in partnering concepts, but collaborate is also defined in my dictionary as "co-operate traitorously with an enemy".
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CommentWonders & blunders
Architecture professor Richard Weston compares a tiny Spanish island hideaway with a huge English retail landmark