All Comment articles – Page 33
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University of Sussex: The second act
The renovation of the University of Sussex’s arts centre transforms the space beyond an education facility to a fully fledged performance venue
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I must be dreaming …
Great is the joy over the government’s announcement of a National Infrastructure Commission. But the task it now faces is equally large
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The tipping point
With the release of a bullish set of forecasts predicting the industry’s global market will double over the next 15 years, Christmas could come early for construction
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Standing room only
Agile working isn’t a phase; it’s here to stay. As desk-to-worker ratios become tighter, it’s essential that building designers respond to the shift in office requirements
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Facing an uncertain future
This government’s shift into a higher gear has presented many positives for the industry but there are still question marks around apprenticeships. How can we best deliver a new generation of skilled construction workers?
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A new challenge
Investors no longer want us asking if they need project management, quantity surveyor or employer’s agent services – they are looking for support with the bigger picture
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Is a dark season coming?
With the summer of recovery looking in increasing danger of being over before it has really begun
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California dreaming
Away from the glorious technicolor of the city’s central celebrity haunts, a very different setting dominates
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The clock is ticking
The government must act quickly on energy efficiency delivery – damage has already been done
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Let's get serious
Bringing a solution to the housing shortage under the remit of the NIC would show the Conservatives mean business
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How the NIC can meet its potential
The National Infrastructure Commission must wield binding decision-making powers
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Drawing battle lines
Under Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership, the Labour Party differs wildly to the Conservatives in its answer to the housing crisis and attitude to social housing. It will be interesting to see how the government responds to the new rhetoric
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We need answers
World events rumble on and we must focus on the problems we can fix. Jeremy Corbyn is right that radical action is needed to resolve the housing crisis, but his plan to print money will drag us back to the 1970s
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Birmingham: New Street cred
It was never going to take a lot to improve on the squalid eyesore of the 1960s incarnation of Birmingham New Street Station. Shame though about the whiff of fakery
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Honouring the name
Can the loss of long-established, British construction brands ever be justified?
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Ask an apprentice
Marcus Palmer, junior mechanical engineer at Crofton Design, reviews his time on an industry apprenticeship
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Your shout, George
All the signs are that the chancellor George Osborne really does believe in creating a northern powerhouse
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London City Cruise Port: In at the deep end
Greenwich looks set to be home to a cruise ship terminal big enough to compete with New York’s and Sydney’s and which will be part of a much larger commercial and residential development. But its relatively shallow, narrow river setting makes the project an ambitious undertaking
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Political leadership: Bend it like Corbyn
Commentators across the country attempt to assess the impact