All Recession articles – Page 15
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OpinionWhat now – the bunker or the bike?
Never mind weeping and wailing — how are you going to get through the meltdown?
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FeaturesThe credit crunch is hitting me with cancelled jobs and bad debts
Advice on handling the credit crunch and getting paid
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NewsGrimshaw's Andrew Whalley on designing the EMPAC and the credit crunch (video)
Andrew Whalley, managing partner of Grimshaw’s New York office on designing the new Experimental Media and Performing Arts Centre in Albany and why Grimshaw is expanding despite the credit crunch.
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OpinionA green New Deal can tackle depression
Looming financial disaster might have unexpected social and environmental benefits
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AnalysisArchitects eye global markets
With money tight in the UK, practices are training their sights on potential work abroad
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NewsReed warns economy will undermine her promises
RIBA president-elect Ruth Reed has warned that the economic downturn is set to cut the RIBA’s programme of activities and could make her election pledge of raising architects’ incomes unachievable.
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FeaturesWill recession bring revolution?
The changing economic climate could lead to greater political engagement among British architects
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Architects vulnerable to claims as economy slows
Architects have become a “natural target” for litigation by cash-strapped clients due to the worsening economic climate and rising professional indemnity insurance premiums, experts have claimed.
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NewsHKS expanding despite credit crunch
HKS boss Ralph Hawkins says laying-off staff is like shooting puppies but how does he plan to weather the storm?
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OpinionWelcome to the Gulf, your crunch-beating destination
Dubai resident Peter Cooper on why the Gulf is a good bet for architects in tough times
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FeaturesGood design will ride a downturn
The design festival season in London is currently in full swing. Architects will no doubt find space in their diaries to head down to 100% Design at Earls Court and Tent London at the Truman Brewery to check out the latest trends, materials and products.
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OpinionPrepare to fight your corner
As recession looms, it is up to architects to ensure that planning consultants don’t take away more of their work
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Staff face the axe at Urban Splash
Urban Splash is set to cut jobs due to the ongoing effects of the credit crunch.
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Features
Is it possible to be green in a downturn?
Phil Clark on why sustainable solutions will become more valuable in a straitened economic environment
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NewsFoster loses £15m on record revenue
Foster & Partners suffered a £15 million loss last year despite experiencing a record-breaking boost in revenue.
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NewsJohn Lewis expansion put on hold
Stores by O’Donnell & Tuomey and Acme mothballed amid slowdown
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NewsRogers' "cheese grater" melts under the crunch
Rogers Stirk Harbour & Partners’ 47-storey “cheese grater” tower in the City of London has become the latest victim of the credit crunch.
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Credit crunch threatens two major tower schemes
The future of two multi-million pound tower projects is hanging in the balance as a result of the UK’s worsening credit crunch.
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OpinionAre architecture students facing a fragile jobs market?
Yes, says Portsmouth School of Architecture’s Pam Cole, we’re heading out of the comfort zone of the past few years; no, says Flacq director Marcus Lee, it’s just a question of persistence
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Crunch scales down Jewish centre plans
Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands has been forced to scale back its designs for a flagship home for London’s Jewish Community Centre amid fundraising fears.