Opinion – Page 459

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    Notes from a very wet city

    2007-08-10T00:00:00Z

    Notes from a very wet city

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    Fear not, as you get older …

    2007-08-10T00:00:00Z

    Some thoughts on the flood-proof house:

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    Masters and apprentices

    2007-08-10T00:00:00Z

    I read with interest the recent findings by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) that 53% of their members are having problems finding the right skills (July 20, page 11). Last year we provided a grant to support FMB members to train nearly 6,000 apprentices.

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    In the detail

    2007-08-10T00:00:00Z

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

  • Hansom
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    Hansom Sign ‘o’ the times

    2007-08-10T00:00:00Z

    The silly season is heralded by Serbian ‘folk-pop-dance’ acts, mix-tape morris dancers and those pocket-sized icons of the 21st century, Prince and Hazel Blears

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    My favourites …

    2007-08-10T00:00:00Z

    Tony Williams

  • Rachel Barnes
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    You made the bed …

    2007-08-03T00:00:00Z

    The McGlinn case raised the tricky question of the responsibility of the architect for a client’s unsafe design. But if the client insists on an unsafe design, is it not then the real designer?

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    Streetlife

    2007-08-03T00:00:00Z

    A construction website in Belarus reports on an important document on UK street design and now Alex Smith is using it in a squabble with his local council. Talk about a global village …

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    ‘Relax, babe’

    2007-08-03T00:00:00Z

    What Dennis Hopper told Amanda Levete and other Vegas stories, plus the secret story of Wembley’s image rights

  • Denise Chevin
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    Nothing safe about our houses

    2007-08-03T00:00:00Z

    So Peter Hain’s first act as secretary of state for work and pensions was to call an inquest into why so many people are dying on building sites – 17 more this year than last.

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    Keep shouting and we’ll keep failing

    2007-08-03T00:00:00Z

    The pig-headed behaviour of some trade associations is wasting a priceless opportunity to reform the Construction Act to everyone’s advantage

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    Are you ready for the big one?

    2007-08-03T00:00:00Z

    Continuing our catastrophic theme, here’s a warning about the advisability of preparing for something going very badly wrong indeed – together with a checklist to help you do it

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    The devil in the detail

    2007-08-03T00:00:00Z

    Heard the one about the contractor/consultant/client laid low by a few innocent-sounding sentences in their contract? In the first of a series, Helen Garthwaite looks at a cap on liability

  • Hansom
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    Wacky races

    2007-08-03T00:00:00Z

    This week’s leaders are Richard Rogers, a cyclist who’s rumoured to be taking performance-enhancing taxis, Jack Pringle – quite pacy on a wooden leg – and HOK, driving round town in a summer pavilion …

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    My favourites …

    2007-08-03T00:00:00Z

    Dean Manning

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    ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø buys a pint for …

    2007-08-03T00:00:00Z

    Thornton Tomasetti... Postawa de Hoog

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    Thanks, but no pranks

    2007-08-03T00:00:00Z

    I would like to correct the impression given by your article about the investigation into the YouTube videos of on-site pranks (July 20, page 10).

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    Equity can aid housing crisis

    2007-08-03T00:00:00Z

    The government has finally acknowledged that the crisis in affordable housing will have disastrous repercussions for the economy (July 27, page 20).

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    Missive attack

    2007-08-03T00:00:00Z

    I always enjoy reading ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø, not only because it contains interesting features and news, but because it is very clearly laid out and easy on the eye.

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    In the detail

    2007-08-03T00:00:00Z

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