All articles by Amanda Baillieu – Page 16
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OpinionCounting the cost of Stirling
Is the UK’s top architecture prize now merely rewarding buildings with generous budgets?
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OpinionEnd of an era for embassies
Today’s opening of Tony Fretton’s Warsaw embassy could mark the final days of the Foreign Office as an enlightened client
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OpinionThe bonfire of the vanities
Birmingham’s new library could mark the start of an era in which vital public services take precedent over showiness
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OpinionThis is in all our back yards
Political parties must address the fact that nimbyism is a symptom of a failing planning system
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OpinionExposing the mayor’s failings
Richard Rogers’ resignation as Boris Johnson’s design adviser reflects on a mayor with little interest in architecture
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FeaturesMonica Pidgeon: 1913-2009
Amanda Baillieu celebrates the legacy of architecture’s first lady, while below Martin Spring pays personal tribute to his former boss
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Archive TitlesNo need to spoil Cabe’s party
Despite imminent major cuts in public spending and the Tories pledging a quango crackdown if they take power, Cabe remains determined to celebrate its 10th anniversary
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OpinionPick your battles with care
Reed should focus on quality not quantity if she wants her legacy at RIBA to overshadow her gender
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OpinionKeep the Lighthouse shining
Glasgow’s Lighthouse may be in difficulties but it’s the only real architecture centre we have
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FeaturesLiverpool Ferry Terminal wins Carbuncle Cup 2009
Despite strong competition from a record number of entries, this year’s winning building by Belfast-based Hamilton Architects is a shining example of bad architecture and bad planning
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OpinionA second bite at the cherry
Chelsea Barracks’ developer seems determined not to repeat the mistakes of the ill-fated Rogers Stirk Harbour masterplan
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OpinionMasterplan for the future
Stirling has already swayed from its origins, so why not include masterplans?
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OpinionDon’t make hard times harder
Architects like David Adjaye have enough to worry about without tying clients’ hands with red tape
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OpinionThe green debate warms up
Green initiatives are all very well but UK architects need to ask why they design some of the least energy-efficient buildings in Europe
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News
RIBA's choice of Stirling sponsor 'undermines UK firms'
Outcry as Chinese visualisation company Crystal is picked as a sponsor of Stirling Prize
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OpinionCrystal clear hypocrisy
While speaking sternly against fee cutting, the RIBA has picked a Stirling Prize sponsor that undercuts its own members
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OpinionRIBA should look in, not out
The institute must decide whether its priority is empire-building or serving the needs of ordinary architects
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OpinionDon’t let them nail Crossrail
The chairman of London’s new rail line needs to realise that design is not just an expensive add-on
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OpinionPublic were the real killers
It was the people, not the prince, who delivered the death blow to Rogers’ Chelsea Barracks plans
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OpinionBanana just adds to the rot
Problems with Viñoly’s Colchester arts building could deepen public disillusionment with ‘exciting’ architecture