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Best foot forward

The bubbly for engineer Jane Wernick’s party – planned for last Thursday – has been put on ice and the dancing girls have been sent home until poor Jane recovers from a nasty tumble that resulted in a broken leg. The accident happened while Jane was on holiday in Italy.…

Going Dutch

Amusing accents, cycling, 'liberal laws' and a good line in confectionary; its easy to see why Holland never fails to delight. Another reason has now been added to the list; sensible working hours. Dropping a quick phone call to Wiel Arets’ office, one of Astragal's colleagues was told by a…

Swiss miss

Last week’s Building with Wood conference at Exeter University was a great occasion, but one speaker suffered some disappointment. Having travelled all the way from Switzerland, he was hoping to include a visit to Louis Kahn’s Exeter library. That would be Exeter, New Hampshire, he was gently told – not…