Opinion – Page 586
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CommentA new kind of small talk
Rubber chicken returns with a trip to the property world's raison d'être: MIPIM in Cannes. Here our trusty reporter faced a grilling from Griffiths, a band of blues-playing QSs and …
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Under instruction
Hallamshire had entered into a building contract with the local authority, South Holland District Council. It incorporated the JCT Form of Building Contract 1980 Edition Local Authority's version. They agreed that phase two of the project, in respect of fit-out works, would be dealt with by means of a variation ...
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Cyanamid revisited
You will no doubt be familiar with the high-profile punch-up over the Bath Spa project; what you may not know is that it has interesting legal implications …
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CommentA misjudgment
The parties in Tally Wiejl vs Pegram became utterly confused by the problem of which contract was in place. Now this question has foxed the Court of Appeal, too
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CommentDiary of an architecural practice, aged 2½ months
The first of a monthly series following Ken Shuttleworth's fledgling practice considers the perils of overly cosy offices and headed notepaper
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Marketwatch: data centre revival
The spectacular collapse of the internet and telecoms sector at the start of the decade led to financial problems at many large clients.
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Comment*Cosying up ...
Building’s series of profiles of clients with lots of work to hand out begins with Manchester University, which is about to launch Project Unity …
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Comment*Tips on voicing your confidence
Voice coach Susan White has worked with architects such as Terry Farrell & Partners, and Squire and Partners, as well as contractors such as Kajima, Interior and Mace.
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Let's reach out
One-off clients are important customers of our industry, so they ought to be in touch with the Construction Clients Groups. So, anyone fancy a spot of golf?
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On buying a pig in a poke
If you buy defective goods, how long can you wait before you return them? That's a simple question with a very complicated answer …
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Now everyone’s unhappy
It used to be simple: you lost the case, you copped the entire cost of the trial. These days the situation is so complicated that it can be difficult to tell who’s won and who’s lost
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A lesson in future school design …
I read with interest your article "Sexy Education" (20 February, page 24), showcasing "11 ideal designs for secondary and primary schools".
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The case for Castleford
I read with interest your article about The Castleford Project. This is an innovative and bold project which will bring great benefits to the people of Castleford.
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The Castleford trip
You described Castleford as "nondescript" in your profile of Sarah Wigglesworth. I think you should try a mind-expanding substance — which I've found Castleford to be, as someone involved in The Castleford Project.
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CommentWonders & blunders
Adrian Tinniswood admires an example of Wren's post-Fire reconstruction but despairs at a more recent act of demolition
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Held hostage
The appellant, Mowlem plc, had contracted with the respondent local authority, Bath & North East Somerset District Council, to carry out restoration works to the Heritage Spa Buildings in Bath. A dispute arose over responsibility for problems in the paint coating that had been applied to four pools as part ...
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Flight and fight
The new museum pavilion at RAF Hendon is home to some supreme examples of aeronautical engineering. To create a building fit for planes such as the Hawker Harrier and Sopwith Camel, architect Feilden Clegg Bradley came up with a roof made of materials associated with aviation – stainless steel and ...
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Anyone fancy a fight?
The New Engineering Contract's non-confrontational aims are making it increasingly popular – but a dispute over whether it allows late claims would be handy
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CommentBrief encounter: What did Wilcox mean?
Judge Wilcox's decision in London vs Waterman seemed to float the idea that adjudication should be restricted to simple cases. Is that really what he suggested?