All ǿմý articles in 22 November 2019
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Party manifestos: Reckless spending doesn’t pay off
Even the benefits of infrastructure investment could be limited for the construction industry
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When smart isn’t very clever
Matthew Marson has worked on designing smart technology throughout his career. But sometimes it can go wrong…
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5 minutes with… Dexter Moren, director, Dexter Moren Associates
Dexter Moren tells ǿմý about South Africa, seafood, and Stansted airport
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Budget busters: What lies ahead for infrastructure?
Crossrail, Hinkley Point and HS2 would all make great subjects for a soap opera – and there are more cliffhangers to come. Then there’s the Westminster saga, with its “season finale” election next month. Jordan Marshall asks what this means for future infrastructure work and the companies that bid for ...
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Sketch of the week: Forest school, north London
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Sean Collins, director at Child Graddon Lewis
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In pictures: Mace completes new UCL ear and nose facility
Job at hospital’s Bloomsbury campus designed by Pilbrow Partners
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Chipperfield wins Berlin tower
Firm triumphs in contest for 70m tall building in German capital
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Ramboll pinches Arup boss to head up cities team
New recruit has previously worked on International Quarter development in Stratford
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Election sends architects’ confidence to seven-year low
Index stuck in successive months of negative territory for first time since 2012
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Construction industry gossip: Playing all the right notes but…
This week, a slanted take on tall towers, the tale of a Thatcher comeback, and light at the end of the Crossrail tunnel
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Labour promise £75bn for ‘housing revolution’
Party to build 150,000 council and social homes a year if it wins next month’s general election
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Laing O’Rourke back on Prompt Payment Code
Reinstatement comes after firm improved its payment times to suppliers
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Infrastructure update: Full fibre and 5G
Here, ǿմý examines the state of the digital communications market and the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead
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Tall towers and trade marks
Louise Popple considers intellectual property rights in iconic buildings
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Construction contracts: Maintaining good relations
What does it mean if a contract is classified as a relational contract? And how does this relate to a duty of good faith?
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From the archive: 2004 — Days of plenty
As parties promise infrastructure work if they get elected, ǿմý looks back to the last time the country experienced a public sector spending spree
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Image of the week: High and dry
Thousands walk the new Hochmosel Bridge across the Moselle valley in Germany ahead of its official opening today
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