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The significance of the Public Finance Initiative and Public Private Partnerships in the procurement of public buildings and the culture of architecture, and the gap between their ambition and delivery is reviewed. PFI, the ingenious financial mechanism has changed the world of architectures and contractors, for some good reasons like giving a new attention to lifetime costs.
Publication Name: Architects' Journal
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0003-8466
Year: 2003
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A small site, but a big idea
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A proposal for massive housebuilding for key workers in the Thames Gateway by the U.K. government and housebuilding sector is discussed. The alternative site at Camden has become a political battleground among the local authorities that are keen only on planning and not on building.
Publication Name: Architects' Journal
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0003-8466
Year: 2003
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Back to the future
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The government capacity of the political system, the planning system, the house-building industry and the design profession is discussed. The consequences due to replacement of fiscal policy by construction policy are outlined.
Publication Name: Architects' Journal
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0003-8466
Year: 2003
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