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Greater London counsel
First person Daily Mail scare stories aside, the GLC was an effective, efficient friend of construction. Shame none of the mayoral hopefuls seem aware of it.
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The cost of status toys
First person Do you want team spirit? More profit? Cleaner lungs? It’s easy: junk the Jags and give everyone a Golf.
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Houses of horror
First person Architects have gone from enemies of the people in laughable suits to really rather chic. Housebuilders, on the other hand …
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People business
First person Are your staff happy and fulfilled? If you don’t know or don’t care, you might have to find out the hard way.
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How to score
First person If we can get the construction team to work together rather than watching their own backs, we could be on to a winner.
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Taking the high ground
First person The government's attitude to housing is truly radical in that it recognises the benefits of high-density living.
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My life as a client
First person All domestic clients want is a quality mark, a simple domestic contract and 5% VAT on repair and maintenance.
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The right image
Second opinion It’s time to start using building sites positively, as free advertising for the construction industry.
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Our bad-taste dinners
First person The annual dinner is a stuffy tradition construction needs to update — and that means more than just changing the dress code.
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Just who’s in charge?
Second opinion Recent squabbles at the Architects Registration Board have led to four high-profile resignations. What’s up?
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Letter from America
First person Construction in the USA is booming, but British contractors thinking of rushing over there are contemplating suicide.
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Sod polite architecture
In his first column for 星空传媒, critic Jonathan Meades says 1990s buildings are no match for the vigour of the 1960s – or the 1860s.
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We’re in this together
This industry of ours finally seems to be getting used to the revelation that women are just as talented as men.
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A princely dispute
First person There's nothing special about the Bagshot Park dispute. As usual, the industry's procurement processes are to blame.
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Singular successes
First person London has a series of individual triumphs along its riverbank, but the overall effect lacks cohesion.
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Speak your weight
First person Materials producers have a new body to speak for them that promises to have real political and industrial clout.
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Build without prejudice
Second opinion In our drive to be cutting-edge, we need to get rid of outmoded ideas. Let’s start with discrimination.
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The magic of television
First person In her first column, the Construction Confederation’s new boss is another fan of the dome – and the TV series about it.
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Thanks for nothing
First person The government seems set on making life tough for smaller firms, even though they form the backbone of construction.
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How to lose clients
First person Now it’s a seller’s market, architects don’t have to put up with the kind of treatment they get from bad clients. Do they?