Opinion – Page 121

  • Jack Pringle
    Comment

    Picking teams

    2016-04-19T14:16:00Z

    The Brexit referendum could transform the UK from a cultural and economic global focal point to a recession-wracked pariah

  • Julian King
    Comment

    All change for retail estates

    2016-04-18T07:00:00Z

    As online shopping grows a new type of property portfolio is arising

  • Sarah
    Comment

    London beckons

    2016-04-15T06:00:00Z

    Three weeks from now, Londoners will head to the polls to decide who will fill the sizeable Boris-shaped void in the capital’s City Hall

  • Hansom HT
    Comment

    Hansom: Where the wild things are

    2016-04-15T06:00:00Z

    Croydon is Dancing with Wolves, the City may become wooded, Pidgeon and Berry are misrepresented and political animals need to be rehoused. Meanwhile, one team is being threatened by a massive gorilla

  • Darryl Murphy
    Comment

    Our infrastructure needs

    2016-04-15T06:00:00Z

    What role will private investment take in the long term?

  • Peter_Murray
    Comment

    Dear mayor …

    2016-04-13T06:00:00Z

    Zac Goldsmith and Sadiq Khan have said lots of lovely-sounding things about making London better. But how much do they understand about what the city needs?

  • Poll City Hall
    Comment

    Online poll: The fight for City Hall

    2016-04-13T09:07:00Z

    Who would be best for London’s built environment - Zac Goldsmith or Sadiq Khan? Vote here

  • Simon Rawlinson
    Comment

    Steel yourselves

    2016-04-12T14:04:00Z

    As the UK steel industry takes a body blow at Port Talbot, commodity prices for construction are set to rise

  • Hansom HT
    Comment

    Hansom: Eureka!

    2016-04-08T06:00:00Z

    In a week of discoveries, war-time plans to rebuild the Forth Bridge are uncovered, a translucent wood for housing is invented, and the top engineer of the natural world revealed

  • Mark Leftly
    Comment

    Portcullis House: A clear decision

    2016-04-07T06:00:00Z

    The cost of fixing the leaking roof of Portcullis House is potentially horrendous, but it is essential if we want our represenatives to do their job properly

  • Sarah
    Comment

    Zaha the great

    2016-04-06T06:00:00Z

    Zaha Hadid broke boundaries and will inspire a new generation of young architects with her inventiveness and experimentation

  • Boris
    Comment

    Online poll: Boris Johnson

    2016-04-06T10:57:00Z

    As we close in on the London mayoral election, has Boris Johnson’s time as mayor been good for the capital’s built environment? Vote here

  • Paul King
    Comment

    Zero Carbon RIP

    2016-04-04T12:34:00Z

    Improving quality of life and tackling climate change must go hand in hand in delivering the new homes that the UK needs

  • Sarah
    Comment

    Unstoppable BIM

    2016-04-01T06:00:00Z

    After half a decade of pressure, persuasion and investment, how successful has the initiative been?

  • Hansom HT
    Comment

    Hansom: Stealing away

    2016-04-01T06:00:00Z

    This week, the Treasury is robbed of a chance to celebrate, a grade II-listed building is stripped of its listing, AFC Wimbledon’s plans for a new ground suffer a setback, and stolen bricks are sold at a knock-down price

  • Paul Morrell
    Comment

    BIM: The new way of doing business

    2016-04-01T06:00:00Z

    A 50% adoption rate is an astonishingly high level of engagement

  • BIM clock
    Comment

    Online poll: BIM take up

    2016-03-31T11:17:00Z

    Do you think BIM will become standard practice in construction within the next two years? Vote here

  • Rudi Klein
    Comment

    Payment niggles

    2016-03-31T06:00:00Z

    We’ve made great strides against payment abuse over the years but further changes to the Construction Act are needed

  • Richard Waterhouse
    Comment

    BIM for export

    2016-03-29T06:30:00Z

    We are on the verge of a global digital revolution. UK firms need to make the most of our competitive advantage and embrace the support that’s on offer

  • Sarah
    Comment

    A Budget and its blunders

    2016-03-24T06:00:00Z

    The government’s plans to cut disability benefits has meant that last week’s Budget has come in for intense public and political scrutiny and now the government needs to find £4.4bn to balance its books