All Comment articles – Page 414
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Croydon vs the Coliseum
I read with interest former RIBA president Maxwell Hutchinson’s Wonders & Blunders (4 June, page 24)
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Judges in their own cause
Architects are always unbiased and even-handed when awarding extensions of time under usual forms of contract. Except, of course, when the reason is their own negligence
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What brought Banner down
Why did a well-regarded medium-sized contractor, which began the boom with £9m in the bank, lose £65m in turnover over eight years, and enter administration this month?
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Not in anyone's back yard ...
It is great to see that something is finally being done about “garden grabbing”
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The door had already closed
I am writing regarding the article entitled “As one door closes …” (4 June, page 30)
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Hansom: All or nothing
While Prince Charles bemoans Western society and the HCA brings back prohibition, one architectural practice is virtually bathing in booze and the World Cup is, frankly, getting out of hand
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Up for the cup
Goal celebrations are brilliant expressions of national identity (but not you, Clint Dempsey). How does architecture reflect where a nation has come from and where it’s going, asks Amanda Levete
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John Nash joins the iPhone revolution
The London Festival of Architecture kicks off with an ingenious new iPhone application celebrating one of London's greatest urban spectacles.
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ǿմý buys a pint … for Chandler KBS
The memory of Thierry Henry’s handball seems to still cause noel physical pain
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A technical glitch with the latest jobs figures...
There's a delay with data on construction jobs, but it's worth looking at the broader unemployement picture
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Better than expected but forecast won't spare construction's pain
Pre-budget forecast says UK debt is not as great as first feared but growth id revised downwards
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An interesting judgment on late payment provision
Employers imposing unfairly low interest on late payment could pay a penalty
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Passivhaus refurb diaries, part 1: Stripping the house bare
The architect behind the retrofit of an Edwardian property using Passivhaus principles takes us through the project’s first steps…
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Moving to the UAE despite the downturn
The global credit crisis has hit this region hard, but there are still job opportunities out there
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Why local authorities would be mad to grant planning permissions right now
The government has created an atmosphere of doubt by pulling apart the planning system before coming up with a new one
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Budget responsibility and all that
The latest forecast from the Office of Budget Responsibility makes grim reading, particularly for construction…
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The Small Builders Housing Revolution
The government has a lot to learn from the experience of small builders