All Letters articles – Page 76
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Brum's rush
Can I set the record straight following your article about Lord Rogers and Birmingham (24 March)?
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A positive step, but a small one
I have read the five proposals in your Reform the Regs manifesto (17 March) and I wholeheartedly agree with them.
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Northern sulk
Groan … another London architect wheeled in to put up proposals for yet more iconic buildings (17 March).
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Too many umbrellas
Construction Confederation = representative body for medium-sized and large contractors
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Old joke, new punchline
There is an old joke about engineers being good with numbers but remaining illiterate.
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The wrong guests
Before you get too excited about the ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø Regulations "summit", let's get back to earth.
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One careful owner?
The Home Information Pack is yet another area where the government is introducing poor quality legislation. It should be repealing regulation by the tonne, not introducing it.
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London lags behind
In London there is still confusion over the London ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø Act and the national ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø Regulations.
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Take some responsibility
I applaud your Reform the Regs campaign and welcome much of what is proposed (17 March).
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A league of their own
I was quite amazed to read that some architectural firms in this country are so arrogant about their own status that they expect students to work for free ("Exploited youth", 10 March).
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Some hits, some misses
Tony Bingham was clearly at a different DTI conference to discuss the review of the Construction Act than the one I attended (3 March).
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Impressive feet
Thanks to clerk of works Alan Clark for this interesting approach to working at height.
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Salary engineering
Your article about the alleged exploitation of architecture students is a warning to us all; it is not just their problem.
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ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø on beauty
So to enjoy the fresh air and natural beauty of the Lake District, it is proposed to build "landmark culture projects across Cumbria" (17 March).
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Watch where you're pointing that
ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø's last "At your service" set of legal questions and answers (3 March) very helpfully summarised changes in the JCT98 standard form.
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Pack it in
I fully agree with David Brown's comments on the home information packs. Nick Raynsford's thinking, along with the government's in general, is flawed in respect of this legislation.
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The land of smiles and mass protest
An extract from ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø journalist Nick Jones' Bangkok blog …
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In the detail
Can you identify this building to win a bottle of Quinto do Vale D.Maria 1999 gold medal-winning port and a £25 drinks voucher, courtesy of door manufacturer Vicaima?