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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Winter warmers
This week, a brilliant idea on how to fix HS2鈥檚 troubles by moving parliament to Birmingham and a nostalgic look back at a simpler time for marketing
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Class distinctions
Sellar swaps south-east London for upmarket Fitzrovia and a contact rejects a pricey pastime (well, not entirely 鈥�)
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: You've got to laugh
Andrew Marr gets the BCO giggling with pseudo-sympathy for the Mays and conductor Simon Rattle goes overboard on the architectural trash talk
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Any progress?
Alinea celebrates good news but the Midland Met hospital saga continues to depress 鈥� and things aren鈥檛 much better for Crossrail or Spurs
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: We fear change
The Bloomberg building marks climate change with a melting iceberg and fans of brutalism are saddened at a coming demolition
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Bleak midwinter
Our business minister grapples with some paperwork, a Victorian refurb gets distressed (but in a good way), and, as it鈥檚 almost Christmas, we contemplate nuclear extinction
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Make good choices
A Yorkshireman questions why procurement can鈥檛 be like buying a loaf of bread and the builders of the tallest tower want their workers to have the healthiest diet
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Wouldn鈥檛 it be lovely?
An optimistic Kit Malthouse introduces the 鈥榮limby鈥櫬燼nd the water cannon debacle makes us look back at some of Boris Johnson鈥檚 other great ideas聽
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Undercurrents
Tension is bubbling 鈥� opinions differ on what makes 鈥榖eautiful鈥� architecture, an MP ignores political plots and one of my hacks encounters Corbyn on the road
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Awkward questions
Clients experiment with a Cold War approach to contractors鈥� broken promises, Persimmon struggles to find聽a new boss unembarrassed by its own largesse, and the door staff get prickly at the 好色先生TV Awards聽
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: tall tales
Workers at 22 Bishopsgate reminisce less than fondly over their summer sauna and the NHBC struggles to contain its laughter over government housing targets
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: It's all in the timing
This week鈥檚 construction gossip: Not only are women refusing to put up with any more nonsense, but now a man can鈥檛 even trust his smartphone not to cause offence
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: a single round of applause
Lack of trophy space might steal Foster + Partners鈥� Stirling prize 鈥榯riple鈥�, the Lib Dems get a single round of applause and firms gear up for word on the future of Help to Buy
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CommentHansom: What鈥檚 a man to do?
This week鈥檚 construction gossip: Not only are women refusing to put up with any more nonsense, but now a man can鈥檛 even trust his smartphone not to cause offence
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CommentHansom: Straight talkers
We hear Peter Rogers likes to get to the point, somebody isn鈥檛 very polite about 22 Bishopsgate, and a Man U fan is blindingly faithful聽鈥β�
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CommentHansom: What money can鈥檛 buy
The Tate鈥檚 wealthy neighbours find they鈥檝e bought into being part of the view, while youngsters鈥� financial aspirations are less than realistic 鈥� and the Bloomberg building smells of more than money 鈥β�
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CommentHansom: In the rough
How time can be best spent on the golf course, Fosters keeps score with its award tally, and industry leaders fail to see the joke at the launch of Clyde Co鈥檚 report about offsite manufacturing 鈥�
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CommentHansom: Look lively
Battling to stay awake? You鈥檙e not alone 鈥� new research reveals napping is rife in construction, while thers in the industry are kept on their toes on a tour of Amsterdam
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CommentHansom: Full of surprises
Staff at Edinburgh Zoo change their clothes for an unexpected reason, I鈥檓 misled by a fancy-sounding project, and an apartment with prestigious links proves hard to sell 鈥�
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CommentHansom: It鈥檚 a rollercoaster
Heads spin and stomachs churn at Lendlease鈥檚 new 拢100,000 VR facility, while Crossrail avoids admitting to a bumpy ride of its own. Meanwhile in Brexitland, it鈥檚 a relief to know that all is as well as ever 鈥�