Lessons from the Andes school

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An obsolete cable-car terminal building in Manizales, Colombia, is home to one of the Colombian National University's three faculties of architecture. The restored and extended building, which is 2,150 mt up an Andean mountain range, provides accommodation far more exotic than that found in drab and ordinary British schools. Similarly, the architectural courses, open to all-comers, are innovative and of higher quality than the courses available in some UK colleges, where the examination entry system bars all but the academically elite from taking part.

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Time to take a lead on the transport issue

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The public are becoming more aware of the adverse ecological impact of cars, but few realise the adverse effects on the efficiency and economic viability of public transport systems. The public still sees the car as convenient, economic and essential, but it is only public opinion that can force the government to take measures, such as rationalization of car use, and major investment in mass transit systems.

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Concorde and project viability...flawed from the very first take-off

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The development and use of the Concorde supersonic aeroplane, a joint British and French project dating from the late 1960s, is discussed, with focus on its lack of commercial feasibility.

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