All Hansom articles – Page 30

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    Complete baubles

    2008-12-19T00:00:00Z

    Plenty of seasonal fare here: a ghost story that Dickens would have been proud of, at least one joke worthy of a Christmas cracker, 10 Santas, and a well-earned nap in a snoozarium

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    Let the games begin

    2008-12-12T00:00:00Z

    The industry heaves itself into its tracksuit this week, with football sponsorships, ODA stunts, a sporty rebranding, and some deeply unpleasant goings-on at Ashton Town FC

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    Hansom: rethinking construction

    2008-12-05T00:00:00Z

    This week, the industry takes a fresh look at urban regeneration, pay packets, energy performance certificates and even the design of the humble chair

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    We can all learn something

    2008-11-28T00:00:00Z

    The failures of 19th-century property developers, BAA’s cunning way of working to budget and Jamie Oliver’s efforts to reform school dinners all provide some lessons this week

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    Comedy of errors

    2008-11-21T00:00:00Z

    This week, causes for confusion include a mysterious marketing campaign, a dubious safety claim, a phantom contract and a rather naughty search term – plus, the RIBA’s clever job creation scheme

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    We’ve got the answers!

    2008-11-14T00:00:00Z

    To such questions as ‘How do you survive the recession using only baked beans and window cleaning fluid?’, ‘Does a large prison sound less scary than a Titan prison?’ and “Where do all the leaves go?’

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    Put on a happy face

    2008-11-07T00:00:00Z

    What’s the best way to keep cheerful through the downturn? A quick game of golf, a few fireworks and then a glass of bubbly back at the in-office bar sounds good to me

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    ΢ÃÜȦ demolished to avoid empty property tax

    2008-11-06T11:03:00Z

    A landowner explains to drivers on the A40 how Gordon Brown's new tax on empty property forced it to demolish its building

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    Question time

    2008-10-31T00:00:00Z

    Everything’s getting terribly serious, isn’t it? This week we ponder life’s big questions: what can make us happy? How can we save our businesses? And what is making Gary Barlow so miserable?

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    Out with the old

    2008-10-24T00:00:00Z

    As the autumn trees are changing, we turn over a new leaf, with a different housing minister, some original vocabulary, a fresh-look logo and the option to go for tapas

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    How have the mighty fallen

    2008-10-17T00:00:00Z

    The bold and the beautiful at Dubai’s latest luxury resort get a nasty shock, a celebrity gardener is rudely excluded and a mathematically minded company boss makes a third blunder

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    Spotted!

    2008-10-10T00:00:00Z

    Wates gets a starring role on the X Factor, a romantic lawyer woos his lady at the Royal Courts of Justice, Mr Justice Jackson sees it all before and Arup puts on a really cool party

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    Winter warmers

    2008-10-03T00:00:00Z

    As the nights draw in, hospitality and goodwill abound, from friendly Swedish engineers, an extremely generous salary offer and a kind invitation to take up residence in a caravan

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    Topsy-turvy

    2008-09-26T00:00:00Z

    Architects get mistaken for moneylenders, engineers try to be journalists and there’s snow on the horizon in Saudi Arabia. All in all, it’s been a rather bizarre week …

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    Eat, drink, fall overboard

    2008-09-19T00:00:00Z

    It’s Cowes again, where gentleman are free to do what gentleman do best – sail close to the wind, sink pontoons, tumble arse-first down hatches and beer-first off the back of boats

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    Time and space

    2008-09-12T00:00:00Z

    This week’s report from construction’s hidden world tracks down Sunand Prasad and Jarvis Cocker on route to the Arctic, takes the air in Dubai and uncovers a strange transformation in Edinburgh

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    Hansom Dancing away the storm

    2008-09-05T00:00:00Z

    There may be trouble ahead, but while there’s music and moonlight and love and romance, let’s face the music and dance. Alternatively, we could just change our names

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    Hansom — summer lovin’

    2008-08-29T00:00:00Z

    It’s hugs and smiles all around this week (unless you’re a housebuilder, of course), with bosses getting plenty of TLC, fathers learning from daughters, and Boris feeling the wind through his hair

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    Hansom — Good sports

    2008-08-15T00:00:00Z

    The country is in sporting mood, and the construction industry is no exception, cycling, diving and sailing the summer away. Oh, and rescuing some cute little kittens. Aww …

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    And the livin’ is easy

    2008-08-08T00:00:00Z

    It’s summertime, and the industry is rising to the occasion. What would the holiday season be without some natty new shoes, daytime TV and a little bit of summer lovin’ as well?