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Leader Don’t panic / Tom Broughton Are you worried about the current stroke of a pen, bringing misery to Consider that No time-wasters, please uncertain economy and the impact many operating in the sector, never But on the subject of worrying signs, no on your future? Ten years since the mind a lost generation of buildings. 10 years ago apologies for returning to the political most severe financial crash in a There was a major structural impact “ things were microcosm that is the troubled Haringey generation sent financial too, as Noble Francis points out regeneration project in north London. As institutions and UK construction on page . In each recession, a whole lot worse, political own-goals go, this is one of the into a downward spiral, this week construction suffers a loss of its with the economic biggest of the lot. On pages 20-22, we we look at its long-term impact and workforce, with a large number of picture resembling a assess the options for the scheme and how it has changed the industry. the most talented people simply how it could possibly move forward in Many blame Brexit for the failing to return with the good times. horror movie a positive way. The folks at Lendlease, negative forecasts now being made Reflecting on the severity of the which was in the driving seat as delivery for the UK economy, as well as crash at the time, architect Jack partner and desperate to engage with the struggling consumer spending and Pringle believed that it would take right people to unlock development, have even the stagnating Chinese five years for the industry to recover been admirable in their patience. Add up economy. Yes, these are concerns – – and in terms of people and talent it the bid costs and man-hours already spent, but take a look at pages - and probably took even longer for new it amounts to a sizeable total. Then add the consider that years ago things skilled workers to be recruited and stress and setbacks involved in dealing were a whole lot worse, with the in a position to deliver buildings. with a dysfunctional local authority that economic picture resembling a Everyone felt the pinch, as is now basically being run by ideological horror movie. employers had to pay inflated hooligans, you certainly wouldn’t blame When Lehman Brothers lost half wages for scarce skill sets and the them for legging it, licking their wounds, its value in the first six months of eventual schemes were only as good And finally, the government has to then returning with Rumpole and a big before eventually collapsing in as the skills that could be found to make its next move too, and when writ. At what point does a developer the autumn, it sent a shockwave build them. elections come (like last year’s), become unreasonable in its demands for around the world. The impact of So we should put the current investment usually follows. Any clarity, notwithstanding that local politics subprime mortgages, banking economic jitters into perspective – government bid to unlock banked is a mess at the best of times and due contagion and the wobbling debt while there is uncertainty right now, land, prompt estate renewals and process needs to play out? The bigger profile of financial institutions there is also huge demand for kick-start a new generation of lesson here is one of precedent and how everywhere shook investors in housing and with it the infrastructure council housing – either via Lendlease and its competitors might near-on every sector. You only have and regeneration required to deliver top-down policy or by fostering a behave in the future. Any area can only to read the resulting war stories of it. The outlook for the infrastructure boom in offsite manufacturing – can be regenerated should local politicians major construction projects being sector in its own right is positively only send the figures upward. be engaged with the project’s aims and put on hold – and the resulting job vibrant, with many billions of The underlying point is a simple willing to sell the idea to a majority of local losses across architectural firms, projects in the pipeline. And there is one. Remember that while the residents. But, for now, that’s a problem consultants and contractors as still steady spending by the public macroeconomic picture and and a calculation that every developer well as housebuilders’ crumbling sector, which shows no sign of wobbly domestic outlook do cause is going to have to make, increasingly share prices – to appreciate how abating. Finally, there is a new breed concern and create uncertainty, carefully. To resolve this debacle probably nightmarish the situation became of project emerging, with a healthy things are nowhere near as bad as needs some kind of central government for everyone. pipeline being generated from data they were a decade ago. So get intervention – or else Haringey and Even the government was at it. centres, and also modern technology investing. And let’s not talk many areas like it will not be getting the The highest-spending department, companies, which need new tech ourselves into a recession just yet if regeneration they need any time soon. education, cut its Building Schools infrastructure and have all the cash we can help it – as there is plenty to Tom Broughton, editor-in-chief, for the Future programme in the needed to pay for it. be positive about. 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To avoid disappointment, register your attendance now to secure your place at polypipe.com/conference polypipe.com/conference .. Contents Online In the magazine Online this week News 9 News 16 Financial news Comment & Analysis 19 Hansom 20 News analysis: Public land – keep out The Building Awards 2018 is now open for entries. To enter, Now that it’s politically unacceptable for Labour go to the awards website: www.building-awards.com councils to use private sector vehicles to build homes, how will they achieve housing renewal? Agenda 3 Leader Tom Broughton Online Building Your Future 24 Jack Pringle Will Alsop’s passing has left some very big shoes to fi ll in the world of architecture Building Your Future: In the skip! 28 Could it happen again? What single thing would you consign to the Ten years after the crash, we ask some leading skip of history? Attitudes, tech, policies, lights of the industry to refl ect on what was practices: if you hate it, we want to know lost and what we’ve learned about it! Use the hashtag #Building175 and #InTheSkip to tweet us about what you think Projects doesn’t deserve to survive the next 25 years 32 What lies beneath Building Your Future: Trailblazers When ancient caves were found under a site Which buildings from the past 175 years destined for a new university building in Nottingham, were futuristic in their time, or marked it was time for a rethink on the piling strategy a change in how the industry built? In 250 words, tell us which structures you think were trailblazers, and what you believe we can learn from them for our Our campaign is all about future working future projects. practices, and we want to hear about your careers, colleagues and businesses. Visit www.building.co.uk/175 or email Opportunities for you to have a say include: [email protected] Enjoy Building wherever you are Legal 38 Stephanie Canham Sign the pledge! Confl ict avoidance strategies to save time and money 38 Kieran Binnie Interim payment applications Digital edition online Read the whole magazine online. Free to access

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