All Letters articles – Page 33

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    A royal response

    2009-06-26T00:00:00Z

    In response to your article “Prince Charles given say in major London schemes” (19 June, page 9), I would like to point out that the Prince of Wales is not routinely contacted by property developers seeking his opinions or his approval on major projects in London, or elsewhere for that ...

  • Nicholas Xenakis, who has a great future with the Libyan tourist board, caught one of these chaps after work...
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    Lobsters in Libya

    2009-06-26T00:00:00Z

    I was in Libya (12 June, page 38) during the early eighties with RMJM

  • Comment

    What really happened...

    2009-06-26T00:00:00Z

    I write with reference to your story “Rogers turned back on project role after design was scrapped” (12 June). This is factually incorrect and I am writing to clarify our position

  • Comment

    The unfairness of frameworks

    2009-06-26T00:00:00Z

    Our prequalification questionnaire for the East Midlands (SCAPE) Framework, Minor Works £10,000-500,000 Derbyshire Sub-region, didn’t pass muster

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    Material concerns

    2009-06-26T00:00:00Z

    Robert Adam (12 June, page 34) makes a distinction between my reference to architectural style and the use of traditional building materials. Surely he must know the two are closely associated

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    Two steps backwards

    2009-06-26T00:00:00Z

    One sign of greatness is being able to admit to mistakes and learn from them. It seems that construction cannot or will not learn from past failings and is about to return to single-stage tendering and confrontational relationships (12 June, page 29)

  • Comment

    Regeneration renewed

    2009-06-19T00:00:00Z

    The Regeneration Manifesto of the British Property Federation (BPF) gives welcome recognition to some ideas that practitioners in the public sector have been applying for many years

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    Shurely shome mishtake

    2009-06-19T00:00:00Z

    I just wanted to let you know your latest edition received a particularly enthusiastic reception from the female staff in our office as you have finally printed an issue just for us

  • Comment

    The more, the merrier

    2009-06-19T00:00:00Z

    I note the health and safety photo on 9 May. I saw an exact repeat performance on a house in Yateley, North Hampshire two weeks ago.

  • Comment

    Crossing a lien

    2009-06-19T00:00:00Z

    I write regarding Rupert Choat’s article “Asking for the moon” (5 June, page 47)

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    Back on the training ground

    2009-06-19T00:00:00Z

    Nick Raynsford’s comment that “there are enlightened employers who are doing their utmost to maintain skills development” (5 June, page 28) will no doubt provoke the cry, “That’s easy for him to say!”

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    Maybe a little lower

    2009-06-12T00:00:00Z

    I’m not convinced that energy efficiency is a reason for advocating high rise

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    Inflammatory words

    2009-06-12T00:00:00Z

    The Practitioners Forum and the Business and Community Safety Forum’s recent report to the minister makes some valid points on the fire risks of timber-framed buildings during construction, and they urge the government to review the ɫTV Regulations

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    Hear, hear

    2009-06-12T00:00:00Z

    I read your article on school acoustics with much interest. As a maker of acoustic ceiling and wall absorbers, we have been working with our customers for some time now to push acoustics higher up the agenda for new schools and we warmly welcome the end-user’s contribution

  • Comment

    The long game

    2009-06-12T00:00:00Z

    The construction industry is undoubtedly one of the hardest-hit sectors in this current recession so it is no surprise that consolidation and survival have become watchwords. Job cuts are the answer for some but wholesale cutbacks can prove dangerous in the long term

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    Open debate

    2009-06-12T00:00:00Z

    To state that open-plan schools have not been studied, as suggested in your article “Can you hear me at the back?” (15 May, page 40), is somewhat wide of the mark

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    Dear John Prewer …

    2009-06-12T00:00:00Z

    Thank you for your letter about my last column (5 June, page 30)

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    From one Jim to another

    2009-06-12T00:00:00Z

    I was saddened to read of the death of James Nisbet (5 June, page 14)

  • Are high-rise residential blocks, such as Erno Goldfinger’s Trellick tower in west London, due for a revival?
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    Aim high …

    2009-06-12T00:00:00Z

    The tower blocks that were built in the sixties and seventies failed because they were for the most part poorly constructed and detailed (“That past is gone”, 29 May, page 19)

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    The world according to Terry …

    2009-06-12T00:00:00Z

    Thanks to architect Francis Terry, son of Quinlan, for sending us this pictorial explanation of the practice’s views on architectural styles – a useful aide-memoire for anyone following the Chelsea Barracks saga