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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
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CommentMonsters incorporated
David Miliband lived up to his reputation for thinking big this week. On Wednesday the communities minister announced a review of the agencies that are responsible for delivering the government's sustainable communities plan. It's a brave decision and a potentially exciting development.
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How to survive鈥� The Apprentice
Picture the scene: you've just received a call from the BBC announcing that you've been chosen to appear in the next series of The Apprentice. But how will you woo the formidable, saccharine-free Alan Sugar? And how the devil will you ensure that you'll be hired not fired?
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CommentLondon 2013
The success of London's glossy Olympic bid presentation hinged on the city's ability to provide a legacy beyond 2012. So shouldn't we start doing something about it?
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After the flood
The defendant water company, Thames Water admitted liability for loss and damage caused by water escaping from a burst water main. The water from the burst pipe damaged much of the valuable archives of Aerospace, a publishing company. Following the flood, Aerospace wished to restore the archives and asked ...
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Comment鈥� Meanwhile, back on terra firma
And thanks to Alan Crich for sharing this novel approach to covering up a big hole in the ground.
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Model dads
This week, readers reveal their pride in dads, industry leaders and our great British nation, plus two more scary examples of workers cheating death 鈥�
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When Richard left town
I would like to set the record straight on the article about Richard Rogers and City Park Gate (24 March, page 15).
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An overestimation of girth
Reading your list of the top architects, no-one - apart from my bank manager - can have been more surprised than me to see my practice listed at number nine, with projects valued at 拢250m.
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That's the spirit
Here we sit, a proud nation, and already the doom and gloom merchants of this country are sowing the seeds of doubts over our ability to deliver on the promises of our successful Olympic bid.
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A welcome for Wates
It is good to see another industry leader in the role of chairman of the Strategic Forum and we should all support James Wates in his work (10 March, page 16).
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Following the car
UK buildings (specifically homes) in the 21st century are still mainly built using technology that is more than 100 years old.
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Everyone's an administrator
The essence of Andrew Hemsley's article (31 March, page 61) is that architects no longer enjoy a monopoly as contract administrators - "many professions can bid for the job".
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CommentWell, one of them's wearing a hat 鈥�
You seem to like photos of people working at heights, so here's another.
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CommentIn the detail
Can you identify this building to win a 拢25 drinks voucher, courtesy of door manufacturer Vicaima?
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CommentTime is on its side
Many see the new NEC as a contract for dreamers with milk in their mouths; others consider it an improvement on other forms. Here's one reason to think the latter
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How to turn a crisis into a claim
For companies, the cost of dealing with a crisis can be hard to quantify, which has made it hard to make a claim against the party responsible. Until now 鈥�