Saturday, 22 August 2020

Well Built? A Forensic Approach to the Prevention, Diagnosis and Cure of Building Defects

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Recently came accross an insightfull book review: Robert Houghton-Evans’ book on building problems comes on top of a long tradition, despite...
Friday, 14 February 2020

Architect Vindicated

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It is natural to help your friends and neighbours without setting out written terms and confirming everything done in writing. In this cas...
Saturday, 8 December 2018

Professional Negligence in Tort – Sods Law or a Landmark Victory

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Being accused of negligence is troubling enough but for an architect to be accused of ruining construction when not appointed, and to have ...
Tuesday, 6 November 2018

In an age when architects no longer coordinate designs and builders no longer accept responsibility for the building, how do you make sure a building is weatherproof?

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From the outset of my career as an architect, I found it regarded as a normal and essential part of the architect’s role to coordinate t...
Monday, 31 July 2017

Knowledge is what you get from reading the contract. Experience is what you get from not reading it

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Many disputes arise because one or other of the parties to a written agreement assumed, rather than read, its contents.   Such disputes ...
Friday, 3 October 2014

Ineffective legal remedy for Building Defects

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Applying the basic principles of English contract law, if building work is defective due to a breach of contract, the remedy is the cost o...
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Friday, 11 July 2014

The incidence of different types of defects

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In the most general sense, a satisfactory building is one which is where it is needed, fits appropriately into its surroundings, and provid...