All articles by Amanda Baillieu – Page 22
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NewsChipperfield edges it over Young Vic for Stirling victory
Haworth Tompkins’ Young Vic Theatre was pipped to the post by David Chipperfield’s Museum of Modern Literature, in Marbach am Neckar, to scoop the £20,000 Stirling Prize on Saturday night. The five members of the Stirling jury — Sunand Prasad, Tom Bloxham, Kieran Long, Louisa Hutton and Alan de Botton ...
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FeaturesCarbuncles are planning’s shame
To judge by the number of comments that have flooded in since we announced the finalists in BD’s annual Carbuncle Cup, the award has touched a nerve.Almost 400 of you voted, and more have commented on the shortlist. We make no claim to have done a thorough assessment of the ...
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NewsA star comes to power station’s aid
Battersea Power Station, or rather what’s left of it, has joined that elite band of buildings known as grade II*. English Heritage, which receives £129 million of public funds to protect historic buildings — and has Battersea on its Buildings at Risk register — has failed to issue repair notices ...
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OpinionIt’s still not easy being young
BD launched Yaya 10 years ago to showcase the work of gifted young architects, but we also keep watch over the carbuncles
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OpinionDoes Cabe know where it’s going?
Cabe’s workload has expanded exponentially as resources pour into public projects, but it is in danger of overreaching itself
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News‘Unsettled’ Cabe considers its future
Chief executive defends performance despite regional panel concerns
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OpinionBarking up the right tree
At last we have an architecture minister who is prepared to talk about architecture, and in her own constituency, too.
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OpinionCan architects help Sarkozy?
Sarkozy wants a built legacy, but are architects best placed to advise on what are often really political issues?
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OpinionAn issue that is not black and white
There are some very sound reasons why students should spend time studying the richness, diversity and ingenuity of non-western, non-white architecture, but to encourage more people from ethnic minorities to become architects is surely not one of them. Hopefully, people study architecture because, among other things, they want to learn ...
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OpinionTories seize the green agenda
The Tories are trying hard to grab the green initiative, but the public remains unconvinced it is being heard
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OpinionSay no to clone-town Britain
The sad tale of Camden’s market offers pause for thought on why we can’t let good things be
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OpinionEgos need to be kept in check
The athletes’ village will be a closely watched drama, unlike its antithesis — the conventional mega-project at Stratford
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OpinionClients are not the problem
As long as our planning system rejects schemes like Bath’s Holburne design, the UK’s role in the Stirling Prize will diminish
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OpinionToo high a price for expansion
Architecture courses are hugely popular — great! But it’s not so clever if saturation means falling standards
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NewsMissing the mark
Architecture courses are booming, but do low pass rates indicate an unacceptable drop in standards?
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OpinionGrim news has a silver lining
Reports on the pressures of families, careers and homes, and the wealth gap, are making a wet summer worse. Are we losing the plot?
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OpinionEH must win our confidence
The walkie talkie go-ahead gives notice that the UK will decide its own future — but we need strong, clear leadership
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OpinionPlain speaking fits the bill
With the debate on housing raging on several fronts, Margaret Hodge’s frank style is to be welcomed
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OpinionPM should seize the moment
Gordon Brown’s housing ambitions rely on a decent and sustainable public realm. Bold action — now — is his best way to achieve it