Book review: Technology of the ancients: An overview

This month's letters discuss media coverage of structural engineering, the thorny issue of 'reasonably practicable', the role of the principal designer, the need for greater recognition of temporary works, and the Party Wall etc. Act 1996.

This new guide for principal designers under CDM 2015 by and large offers pragmatic advice on how the role may be undertaken, concludes Steve Jones.

Whatever the outcome of the UK's EU referendum on 23 June, the structural Eurocodes are here to stay, believes former Institution President, David Nethercot.