"Videodrome" and "eXistenZ" are original screenplays by Mr. Cronenberg, and so supply a pretty clear picture of his own brain's intricate architecture, which has something of the mad-builder quality of the convoluted, shifting spaces we move through in our dreams.
"We use an experienced, qualified builder, good quality materials and local workers.
Freedom to travel aside, as the point man for the technical screening team, Nico's job description rests somewhere between community builder and quality assurance controller.
But the anxiety set off by the bridge, and the over-budget Jubilee Line, and the late-starting millennium wheel, and the deflating Millennium Dome, and the builder-blighted quality of British cities in general, remains.
Not unlike eBay buyer and seller ratings, tradesmen are rated on their workmanship by those who hire them, making it easier for consumers to find high quality builders and avoid cowboy builders and other rogue traders.
"During the strike they were using it all the time," said Jared Thompson, a tire builder, "because the quality of the material going from one department to another wasn't as good".
Although its website claims its standards and inspection service tries to ensure that every Buildmark home is problem free, a spokesperson says its checks are "not intended to supervise the construction of a home, nor are they a substitute for the builder's own quality assurance".
The system integrates design and automatic control of the builder and insures quality control of the wall construction.
"Builders have tried quality rather than size, but they always fail," says Witold Rybczynski, an architecture professor at the University of Pennsylvania.
Kennelly Development hired Reliance Construction Group "as our construction manager because not only do they have a strong reputation as quality builders, but also for their outstanding safety record," he said in the statement.
