Features

edited by David Mackmin. Thirty years ago the first “Mainly for Students” article appeared in Estates Gazette. Derek Chapman with John Clayton established the tone of the column and Derek…

by Jerry DeMuth. American cities with historic architectural roots and a need for more efficient modern buildings have been turning belatedly to the European practice of facade preservation, but not…

by Terry Hatton. Any conversation, article or broadcast about the regeneration of London’s Docklands inevitably turns, sooner or later, to the London Docklands Development Corporation.

In the light of the principles set out in the first part of this article (June 25, p 81), it is now possible to attempt an overall review of the…

by Richard Bond. This article examines the guarantees which are likely to be required by an institutional investor in a typical forward-funding development, whether prelet or speculative, where the investor…

by John Comerford. The current intensity of the inner-city debate could say more for our sense of guilt than for our ability to solve its problems.

by Hugh Whitehead and Fenella Gentleman. One of the problems encountered by architects in the early stages of a commission is that clients, whether they be developers or the prospective…

by Stewart Ross. With three Midlands local authorities at various stages of designating simplified planning zones (SPZs), it is timely to assess how this new planning tool is being used…

by Christopher Hedley. On June 21 the European Court of Justice held that commercial construction and civil engineering works in Britain must be subject to VAT.

by Peter Evans and Desmond Jarrett. Over recent years there have been major changes in the extent and nature of institutional involvement in the property market.

by Colin Crawford. Those involved in giving advice to house-owners about the modernisation, renovation or extension of their property know well that the issues of daylighting, privacy, overlooking and visual…

by Robbie Gill. I find it frustrating when confronted with a developer who feels himself both uninterested in, and incapable of running, a foodcourt in his centre.