Opinion – Page 231
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Wonders & blunders with Hugh Petter
The new King’s Cross station concourse really makes incomers to London feel like they have arrived, while the Bomber Command monument falls short of greatness, says Hugh Petter
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My digital life ... Andrew Kneeshaw
This commercial director is an avid social media fan and keeps a close eye on his finances - just don’t spell-check his emails …
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Energy efficiency measures are a benefit not a burden
With the UK’s power capacity margin falling to low levels, demand side reduction is vital to keep the country in business
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Tough decisions
John Morgan’s decision to take direct control of Morgan Sindall signifies the challenges that lie ahead for construction
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Lending is not just needed for residential
The coalition’s focus on housebuilding ignores the perilous state of the industry as a whole. All types of project need access to funding - fast
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The extra magic money brings when you get your bank to print it and use it to buy your debt
Mr Osborne has an extra £30 billion or so in his coffers
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UK construction bosses need to make government face the facts: The industry is in freefall
It is time for the construction industry to stop listening to the government and tell it some home truths
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Hansom: Unusual positions
A cow outside an Urban Splash development, a bridge to nowhere, A-Level students working on the US presidential election and a different kind of candidate in red trousers make up our strangely placed cast
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Standardise cost plans, not school layouts
The best schools are flexible spaces developed from a site-specific brief. Standardised layouts simply won’t work, says Richard Hyams - but standardised cost plans might …
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Do we need airport expansion?
Advancements in global communication mean there’s less reliance on air travel for meetings etc
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Welsh F1 track is Spanish folly
Will the inclemental weather of Wales really draw a crowd to a racing track?
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No harmony in our industry
The industry has never had a single effective voice - and never will
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ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø on Flickr: The Auditorio de Tenerife
The Auditorio de Tenerife, designed by Saniago Calatrava, in Santa Cruz, Spain. Photograph by Rick Lighthelm
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More families share homes as squeeze on housing tightens
Data indicates further stress caused by a lack of housing
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Wonders & blunders with David Barrett
Renzo Piano’s California Academy of Sciences earns its green credentials without sacrificing elegant design, but his once great Pompidou Centre now looks outdated, says David Barrett
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The bad news keeps rolling in for construction
There is growing evidence that the second dip into recesssion will be worse than expected
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My digital life ... Simon Bowden
A design director hopes this confession will cure his worst digital habit, and also reveals a penchant for 90’s hard house music
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ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø on Flickr: Allies and Morrison's office
Allies and Morrison’s office on Southwark Street, London during Open House in 2007. Photograph by James Attree
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Land of hope
Talk of recovery in Dubai is rightly treated with caution by firms that experienced the 2008 crisis, but there is real growth in the emirate and the Middle East region in general
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The skills gap and how to fill it
Anyone in construction who dares to peer into the future will be confronted by a looming skills gap and an ageing workforce. David Blunkett calls for some imaginative forward planning