All Analysis articles – Page 20

  • Amanda Levete
    Features

    Nothing could be better

    2008-12-19T00:00:00Z

    Empty sites and redundant buildings can be colonised for all kinds of creative purposes, says Amanda Levete. It just needs a little imagination on the part of government to get them going

  • It's a horrible life
    Features

    ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø's Review of the Year 2008

    2008-12-19T00:00:00Z

    We know, we know, the year we’ve just had was about as enjoyable as the tooth-drilling scene from Marathon Man. But it was certainly dramatic, and if you look hard enough, you might even find one or two Frank Capra moments to celebrate. ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø presses the rewind button

  • Work on Europe’s third generation of nuclear reactors is not going to plan.
    Features

    Is Europe losing its nuclear construction skills?

    2008-12-12T00:00:00Z

    Work has started on Europe’s third generation of nuclear power plants. Problem is, the firms building them are finding it much harder than expected – the Finnish plant in this picture is three years late. Thomas Lane finds out what this means for the UK’s own nuclear plans

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    Ready for take-off? Heathrow expansion

    2008-12-05T11:32:00Z

    Fasten your safety belts: the government is about to give the go-head for the £13bn expansion of Heathrow airport. Good news for the construction industry, of course, but, as Dan Stewart reports, the backers of the alternative options are not finished yet

  • Portland
    Features

    Perfidious Weymouth: Portland's 2012 Olympic sailing story

    2008-11-28T00:00:00Z

    It doesn’t bode well. The first venue to be completed for the 2012 Olympics should have been a regeneration triumph, but instead the sailing facilities on the Dorset island of Portland have sparked resentment among the locals and a grudge against a neighbouring town. Michael Willoughby headed to the south ...

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    Falling idol: Is there a downturn in Dubai?

    2008-11-21T00:00:00Z

    If you thought the golden city of Dubai would be the saviour of the construction industry, think again

  • Cancelled? The £500m Thames Gateway bridge, on which Halcrow was the engineer and Marks Barfield the architect
    Features

    Boris Johnson’s redistribution of London infrastructure cash

    2008-11-14T00:00:00Z

    The glad tidings are that Boris Johnson has just given Crossrail a fiscal injection. Unfortunately £3.5bn worth of other transport projects around the capital have been sacrificed to do so. Olivia Boyd looks at where that leaves the industry …

  • Features

    Olympic legacy: lowering the bar again

    2008-11-07T00:00:00Z

    First, the Olympic village was downsized by 1,300 homes. Now, the media centre is likely to be replaced by a ‘mixture of temporary and permanent facilities’. Whatever happened to the 2012 legacy? Joey Gardiner investigates

  • Alistair Darling
    Features

    Dear Alistair: ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø's spending plan for the chancellor

    2008-10-31T00:00:00Z

    The chancellor might be getting that sinking feeling, but there’s no reason to despair. In fact, his plan to bring forward 2011 spending might just work. Here Sarah Richardson and Stuart Macdonald offer him a few suggestions on how it would make all the difference

  • Eric Kuhne Associates
    Features

    Webmaster review: Eric Kuhne Associates website

    2008-10-24T00:00:00Z

    Website civicarts.com shows off all the architect’s latest projects, including the giant Kuwaiti City of Silk

  • Paul Morrell
    Features

    The likely lads – who will be chief construction officer?

    2008-10-17T00:00:00Z

    A new actor is about to go on stage: the chief construction officer. And whoever gets the part will need to be quite a performer, because they’ll have to act for the industry in Whitehall, and for Whitehall in the industry. Sophie Griffiths conducted a quick audition …

  • Features

    Dead meat

    2008-09-19T00:00:00Z

    The plunge in land prices, which is much steeper than the nineties slump, has been observed by cash-rich buyers circling high in the sky. Now they’re hoping to swoop when the market hits the bottom. But who are they and when will they strike?

  • Features

    A year in the life of the borrowers: the credit crunch one year on

    2008-09-05T00:00:00Z

    Twelve months on from Northern Rock, Tom Bill looks back at how an unprecedented series of events unfolded, leaving most construction firms residing in the pockets of their clients and bank managers …

  • Fire
    Features

    Who guards the guards?: Arson and intimidation in Glasgow

    2008-08-29T00:00:00Z

    Some security firms in Scotland don’t bother with tenders when they bid for work. Instead they make an offer you find difficult to refuse, and if you do, they apply a bit of muscle. But why do the authorities let it happen?

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    Construction’s allies with the CBI - industrial strength lobbying

    2008-07-18T00:00:00Z

    It’s a truism of construction that its political power doesn’t reflect its size. Now its leaders are trying to change that by consolidating, unifying and forming an alliance with the CBI. Sarah Richardson reports

  • Features

    Race to the finishing line

    2008-07-04T00:00:00Z

    As Beijing rushes to complete its Olympic venues Graham Watts asks how impressive they are

  • The interior of the cube … but where are the toilets?
    Features

    How we designed the water cube

    2008-07-04T00:00:00Z

    The design process for this building was, in my experience, unparalleled.

  • Features

    The man with the toughest job in construction

    2008-07-04T00:00:00Z

    So what’s it like having most of the weight of the Beijing Olympics resting delicately on your shoulders? Stuart Macdonald asked Arup’s Michael Kwok, who ought to know

  • Features

    One hot bird

    2008-07-04T00:00:00Z

    More than just a stadium, the Bird’s Nest will be a permanent attraction, says Mark Whitby

  • Features

    Best of the rest

    2008-07-04T00:00:00Z

    Olympic venues