More Opinion – Page 267
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OpinionVital ‘no set-off’ clause must stay
Despite Richard Brindley’s claims (News August 10), two solicitors specialising in construction law have advised that the ‘no set-off’ clause is fully enforceable in consumer contracts, provided the consumer has the term explained to him and agrees to it beforehand. The regulations specifically provide for this.
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Olympic safety
The Olympics should be a wonderful showcase for all aspects of the UK’s construction industry (News August 10).
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Bridge the gap
What was missing from the long discussion I had with your journalist for your story on the Minneapolis bridge collapse (News August 10) was the reference to the need for engineer and architect to work in close collaboration from the outset, not to see the bridge architect as simply fiddling ...
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... don’t widen it
The US bridge tragedy seems to have prompted a new round of inappropriate and irrelevant “engineer vs architect” headlines in search of a story, with a reasonable debate on the promotion of good bridge design portrayed as a “clash” between professions.
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OpinionBroad appeal
While I would agree with Saul Metzstein (Opinion August 3) over the high- rise housing “solution” for Cambridge shown on TV, I cannot endorse his view of David Dimbleby’s How We Built Britain series, which I thought was excellent, light-hearted and ideal material for encouraging many viewers to take a ...
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Washed out
Oh, not again. How many times do we have to read Robert Adam’s sad, historicist ranting?
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Lobby your MP
Why do we never hear it for Ian Martin? He has written a great column for years.
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Be an insider
Edward Jarvis (Letters August 10) is quite right: get elected and influence from the inside!
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Dressed to thrill
Architects have taken a central role in the relaunch of upmarket men’s magazine Esquire, Boots is pleased to see. Next month’s new-look issue features office designs by practices including the “edgy” Seth Stein, de Metz Forbes Knight and the ubiquitous AHMM.
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Create a dynasty
Readers wanting their children to follow in their footsteps need look no further than the Archikids Club — a new website from Open House and landlord Grainger aiming to encourage youngsters to explore the world of architecture.
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OpinionCabin fever
Is Laurie Chetwood the Richard Branson of the architecture world, Boots wonders?
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Mind-expanding
Boots was excited to hear this week that RIBA president Jack Pringle has joined an exclusive club whose members include Bob Dylan, Jackson Pollock and Paul Auster.
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OpinionEgos need to be kept in check
The athletes’ village will be a closely watched drama, unlike its antithesis — the conventional mega-project at Stratford
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OpinionRally round to save the MK dream
It may be the butt of jokes, but Milton Keynes’ very existence champions the suburban ideal
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OpinionShould architects take the lead in bridge design?
The bridge collapse in Minneapolis is a warning that architecture must take second place to engineering, says Gordon Masterton, while Martin Knight argues that issues of connectivity and context must be undertood before even the most obvious engineering constraints.
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OpinionCampaign to prevent change of any kind
Ian Martin’s conservactionist friend Dusty Penhaligon runs into trouble for trying to relive the good old days of June 2007
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OpinionModernists are not democrats
The rejection of Eric Parry’s glass-and-ceramic box in Bath (News August 3) has upset supporters of the “modernism is the only way forward” view, and brought to the surface the usual nonsense used to support it.
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Put up or shut up
Stop moaning about planning committee decisions (Leader August 3) and do something about it. It is not difficult to become an elected councillor, so go and get yourself elected and dominate the planning committees. The political parties are desperate for articulate, educated professionals to stand.