Opinion – Page 507

  • Thanks to Trevor Harrison of MDA Consulting for this photograph of how they do things in Istanbul.
    Comment

    The balance of terror

    2006-06-02T00:00:00Z

    Thanks to Trevor Harrison of MDA Consulting for this photograph of how they do things in Istanbul.

  • Comment

    In the detail

    2006-06-02T00:00:00Z

    Can you identify this building to win a £25 drinks voucher?

  • Carolina Lameiras
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    Every little helps

    2006-06-02T00:00:00Z

    There are a million tiny things that we can do to safeguard the future of our planet - so don't dismiss them just because you might not be around to care

  • Peter Murray
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    Wonders & blunders

    2006-06-02T00:00:00Z

    Architecture critic Peter Murray draws a comparison between a bridge that ties London together and a street that splits it apart

  • Denise Chevin
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    We're going as fast as we can

    2006-06-02T00:00:00Z

    Green energy has come a long way since the 1970s. More accurately, it has travelled the 120 miles that separate the hills of Snowdonia and the Palace of Westminster.

  • Nick Raynsford
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    Shuffling out

    2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

    Another minister is brought in to tackle the demanding construction portfolio. But how long will Margaret Hodge have before she's moved on, too?

  • Tony Bingham
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    The quiet Americans

    2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

    The Americans are in Hungary to spread the good news about dispute resolution boards. But their approach is no match for the power of adjudication …

  • This month our panel of legal experts wrestle with the case of an M&E contractor that worked for nothing and a client whose contract administrator certified defective work
    Comment

    Two unhappy customers

    2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

    This month our panel of legal experts wrestle with the case of an M&E contractor that worked for nothing and a client whose contract administrator certified defective work

  • Jill Craig
    Comment

    City plans

    2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

    The European parliament is about to vote on an innovative urban environment report. But will this mean neglected cities finally receive funding proportional to their needs?

  • Comment

    The enthusiasts' revolution

    2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

    Sir David King's enthusiasm for nuclear power is taking us back into the mainframe trap.

  • Comment

    A response to Ray

    2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

    Ray O'Rourke claims that CITB-ConstructionSkills is failing in its efforts to attract young people to the industry (19 May, page 14). I'm more than happy to set the record straight.

  • Comment

    Willmott's women

    2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

    I wonder if Ray O'Rourke works in the same industry as me? As the head of HR for another major contractor, I am very aware that the notion that a building site "is not a place where women fit" left our culture many years ago.

  • Comment

    The mother of invention

    2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

    Your article "For whom the (school) bell tolls", (28 April, page 24) raised the point that budget overruns associated with new academies can be attributed to extravagant and ill-considered design.

  • Comment

    Who was that masked misogynist

    2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

    I read with interest your anonymous article on design team meetings (12 May, page 38) and came to the conclusion that your writer was male and a bit of a misogynist.

  • Comment

    Jumping is not the only option

    2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

    It sounds like your anonymous architect contributor's problem was chairmanship. If he was the chairman (he doesn't say who was), the solution was in his own hands - control the meeting.

  • Gus Alexander
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    No nukes

    2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

    It seems the government's decision-makers have made up their minds that we need another set of nuclear power stations. Surely there's a better alternative?

  • Hansom
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    Hansom

    2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

    Rok rocks, Cyril Sweett hits eBay and descriptions of Amec and Alan Lovell prove elusive. At least you know where you are with building control …

  • Rt Hon Margaret Hodge
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    Leader

    2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

    The domestic repair, maintenance and home improvement sector is large, diverse and fragmented.

  • Denise Chevin
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    The vexed question of sex

    2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

    Step forward Fiona Macdonald to collect the Chief Executive of the Year Award

  • Comment

    Land grab

    2006-05-19T00:00:00Z

    Ms Sugarman was the freehold owner of land known as Ruston Withdean Avenue, Brighton. Sugarman sought a declaration that the defendants were not entitled to the benefit of convenants set out in a schedule attached to the conveyance of Sugarman's property. Alternatively Sugarman sought a declaration that the defendents were ...