Digging into the archives – Page 51
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Image of the week: Peacock suit
Why are this year’s Bond Street Christmas lights modelled around the motif of peacock feathers
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Sketch of the week: Derwent river hydro plant
This week’s sketch is by Paul Holden, director at Peak Architects
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Online poll: Coalition record
Has the coalition government been good for the construction industry? Vote here
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Image of the week: Concrete Arteries
CIOB’s Art of ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV competition entry shows the construction of a new metro line in Amsterdam, Holland
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Sketch of the week: Almaty, Kazakhstan
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Derek Draper, co-director at Atomik Architecture
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This week in 2004
Three years after the attacks on the Twin Towers, three construction experts tell of their involvement in the clean-up and rebuilding
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Image of the week: Here come the boys
George Osborne and Danny Alexander leave the Treasury on Wednesday
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Online poll: Stamp duty reform
Will the stamp duty reform help to stimulate the housing market? Vote here
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Sketch of the week: 23m2
This week’s sketch is a chalk drawing drawn to help envisage London Housing Design Guide standards
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This week in 1974
Architects Gillespie, Kidd & Coia win the redevelopment job of a Cambridge University campus
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Image of the week: All aboard the T-line
Work starts on a test line for the new T-pylon designed by Bystrup
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Comment
Online poll: CITB levy
Is the CITB right to reform the way it collects the levy, even if large labour agencies have to pay more? Vote here
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Image of the week: Buried treasures
Forensic archaeologists begin examining the fire-damaged Mackintosh Library at the Glasgow School of Art
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Sketch of the week: Gehry buildings
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Bryan Avery, princpal of Avery Associates Architects
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Comment
Online poll: Work-life balance
Are you concerned about the effect of the industry’s upturn on your work-life balance? Vote here
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Comment
Online poll: SBS framework
Is the government right to re-tender the UK SBS consultants framework? Vote here
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This week in 1913
Buckingham Palace brings to an end 60 years of building work with the refurbishment of its east front
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Sketch of the week: One Church Square
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by architects and urban designers Paul Davis + Partners.
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This week in 1850
The restructuring of the Palace of Westminster is hit by delays, cost overruns and controversy