All articles by Amanda Baillieu – Page 13
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OpinionGames failure is symbolic
The New Delhi bridge collapse reminds rising economic powers of the global imagery of architecture
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ReviewLet the good times roll: 2000s
As a new century began, everyone wanted an icon, but most public buildings were lumbered with PFI
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OpinionDon’t ditch Dewsbury plans
If Cabe is to be relevant it needs to learn that architecture can no longer be treated in isolation
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OpinionWill the prince crack the code?
His new book is the latest indication of Prince Charles’s ambition to take the lead in sustainable housing design
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OpinionTime runs out for grotty housing
Persimmon, the housebuilder whose homes were among those scored as “very high risk” by Cabe, will not get any more taxpayers’ money.
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OpinionAmnesia over housing policy
Ed Balls’ ideas for funding affordable homes suggest he has learnt little from New Labour’s failures
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OpinionTime to take a broader view
Plans to demolish part of Broadgate show how the City is still desperate to give the banks what they want
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OpinionBrady’s low pay challenge
RIBA’s next president faces a tricky job turning her strong words on poor working conditions into action.
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OpinionWe must face the ugly truth
Critics of BD’s Carbuncle Cup fail to see how it reflects the profession’s growing self-confidence
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OpinionBig society looks set to backfire
Even if you don’t side with critics of David Cameron’s Big Society, it’s hard to see how it’ll make any serious difference.
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Opinion3Rs: reuse, rethink, research
A hiatus in building provides the opportunity to properly research how we can get the best schools for our money.
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OpinionDon’t fear the BSF reaper
A school rebuilding programme is still necessary, and replacing Building Schools for the Future could put architects back in control.
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MultimediaVideo: London Festival of Architecture
In this video, Peter Murray, founder and director of the London Festival of Architecture, talks about what is most relevant at this year’s festival to BD readers.
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Opinion
Losing out from laissez faire
New thinking is needed in the planning system, but simply ditching all the rules will not improve the built environment
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BlogsSpot the difference
Both Prince Charles and Richard Rogers like to get their own way and both use their privileged position to make sure they do.
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OpinionNothing is cast in stone
The emergency budget doesn’t entirely spell doom and gloom for the profession, but the rules for funding projects are changing
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BlogsHurray for extravagance
Kensington & Chelsea is leading the charge against the hateful traffic engineer and his sinister armoury of highway controls.
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OpinionCurse of the stones
English Heritage must feel that Stonehenge is cursed after its latest plan to build a visitor centre ended in failure yesterday. The £25 million scheme may be the most modest yet, but that didn’t save it from being cut as the part of the government’s austerity drive.
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OpinionZero-carbon report could backfire
To most of us the financial crisis has been a reality check, not pleasant but necessary. But for environmentalists the penny is taking longer to drop .This is because they believe their cause is more important than anything else.