All articles by Amanda Baillieu – Page 15
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OpinionFilling the gaps in our cities
All around the country sites are standing empty. Now it’s time for developers to step up and find alternative uses for their land
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OpinionRiding the waves of change
Anniversaries are always a time of reflection, but more interesting is the bigger picture now confronting the profession
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OpinionCabe’s paranoid tendencies
Our quest to uncover the Kickstart scores has growing parallels with the MPs’ expenses scandal
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OpinionCompetition not cronyism
Britain needs more competitions and more clients like the US government, not fewer
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OpinionPotemkin would be proud
Putting a fancy hoarding around an eyesore is no way to tackle the run-down areas of east London
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OpinionWhat is Cabe trying to hide?
Withholding Kickstart round one information could do long-term damage to housing standards
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NewsDoes witheld information cover a botched quick-fix?
Why is Cabe refusing BD’s freedom of information request?
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OpinionZero points for zero carbon
The government may have broken its promises over zero-carbon schools but it continues to put its faith in a misleading benchmark
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OpinionEveryone loves a good story
In developing the site of Libeskind’s ill-fated proposal, the V&A wants to ensure that this time it wins broad public support
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OpinionA lesson schools must learn
In their enthusiasm to replace Victorian school buildings, are councils repeating the mistakes they made with housing?
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OpinionA challenge to universities
Spending on new higher education buildings has spun out of control as universities lost sight of their true purpose
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OpinionPassing the buck on bad design
Criticising the government for spending millions on poorly designed housing is to miss a somewhat sensitive point
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OpinionRIBA must stop navel-gazing
The RIBA’s continuing wrangles over registration and regulation distract it from bigger issues about its future
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OpinionNo sympathy for daredevils
The consultants that have had their fingers burnt in Dubai went there at their own risk
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OpinionNo easy route to cutting CO2
The belief that the construction industry can bring about a 50% cut in CO2 emissions could lead to dangerous complacency
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OpinionWhen it's wrong to walk
Refusing to work for difficult clients is likely to result in worse buildings in the sectors that matter most
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OpinionThe climate debate isn’t over
Attacking the media for raising questions about global warning only exemplifies how green orthodoxy is stifling legitimate discussion
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CompetitionsThe firms that raise the roof
Offices and education proved the most recession-proof at this year’s awards
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OpinionIs global warming hot air?
The RIBA must not be blinkered to the increasing evidence against man-made climate change
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OpinionPolyark is on the right road
The issues Cedric Price’s student project addressed in the 1970s are still important to architecture schools today