All Comment articles – Page 84
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Housebuilding's evolutionary moment: survival of the fittest
The big beasts of housing may face extinction in a downturn but there are all kinds of small creatures waiting to take their place
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The ghost of Bircham Newton
Read our reporter's account of mysterious and spooky goings-on at the National Construction College in Norfolk - and watch her video diary from the haunted room itself
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My obsession with the recession
When everybody's talking about the credit crunch, it's difficult not to see it everywhere you go
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What shall we do with that big, ugly, concrete tower?
Birmingham’s citizens are currently debating the future of their version of the Natwest Tower, so should they preserve recent architectual history or knock it down and start again?
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It's hard to scrutinise Boris when he's making you laugh
A Boris Johnson press conference is a gastromic feast compared to the thin gruel served up by other politicians, says our housing editor
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The uses of adversity
The Great Depression brought destitution to millions. It also transformed politics and society and produced great architecture. Amanda Levete asks: could the present downturn do the same?
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Would you care to comment on job cuts facing housebuilders?
ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø's intrepid reporter wanted to hear workers talking about these troubled times, but getting quotes proved a near impossible task
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How to survive… the credit crunch
Amaya Lopez presents a self-help guide to staying financially afloat in leaner times
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Frank Gehry, his pavilion, and the great British weather
The press preview for Gehry's summer pavilion at the Serpentine Gallery was a wash out in more ways than one
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Give first-time homebuyers tax relief
It's up to the government to reboot the housing market – before everything totally falls apart
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The jelly banquet - the truth
The media appearances made it sound like a lot of fun, but the reality was a Nuremberg Rally for foodstuff fans
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Eastern promises
The UK’s own history makes it uniquely placed to partner China in transforming old industries and leading the world in putting eco principles into practice, says John Prescott
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Pick and mix
There are just too many delicious goodies at this year’s London Festival of Architecture to take in without drawing up some kind of menu.
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Birmingham's New Street station has been an eyesore for too long
The £550m Gateway Plus project should transform Birmingham’s wretched train station
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The rotating tower block is dreadful – but Brits are to blame
We can knock Vinoly's London eco-chimney, but UK developers and architects are being equally gaudy and ungracious in Dubai
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Eco-towns: creating a legacy
Eco-towns are an opportunity to embed vital lessons on community development and must not become a veiled attempt to boost housebuilding
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Has London gone architecture crazy?
The capital's month-long architecture festival is so jam-packed with events it's positively daunting...
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Birmingham and its big ambitions
Brummies are investing £10bn with the aim of becoming the UK's 'Second City', will it be enough to beat the other contenders?
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Do the Tories care about construction?
This industry tends to back Tories over Labour, but as David Cameron's prospects improve should we worry for our future?
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The brute of Birmingham
Birmingham's Central Library is due for demolition despite being an important brutalist landmark. But does it deserve to be saved?