All Columnists articles – Page 13
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OpinionIf Renzo Piano is not an architect…
Arb’s request that foreign designers should not be able to use the word ‘architect’ is very bizarre indeed
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OpinionSelf-build has little to offer architects
The call to rejoin the self-build movement is seductive but there are likely to be few opportunities
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OpinionArchitects must champion a new public discourse
We need more figures from the profession to follow David Chipperfield in brokering fresh debate about the built environment
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OpinionHow to unbuild cities for the future?
Urban zoning reveals the truth behind our divided cities
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OpinionZumthor is a worthy medal winner
This year’s RIBA Royal Gold Medal recognises its winner’s creative individualism
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OpinionVaizey has asked architects what they want – so tell him
The architecture minister’s request for a dialogue with the profession is a welcome change from the rest of the government’s approach
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OpinionHow hi-tech dropped its cutting edge
The Cutty Sark is just the latest example of the Disneyfication of technologically advanced construction
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OpinionA good day for post-war buildings
With much post-war architecture under threat, it is cheering to see the Commonwealth Institute beginning a new life
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OpinionOlympic stadium deserves better than West Ham
Populous’s stadium is now a much-loved symbol of sporting success and it deserves to have a genuinely public use
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OpinionHeritage status won’t guarantee quality
While the Giant’s Causeway visitor centre may be a success, this year’s Carbuncle Cup winner proves that history is not always on your side
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OpinionVaizey makes a welcome return
The arts minister’s new responsibilities come just as the profession needs a sympathetic ear
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OpinionWho at the AA will take responsibility?
The AA Council remains remarkably silent about how the school came to be £5.5 million out of pocket
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OpinionCommunity is key to new planning policy
New neighbourhood planning provisions are vital tools to get housebuilding moving again
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OpinionHousebuilding is more important than Heathrow
The chancellor’s focus on planning is a distraction from the real ways the government can persuade developers to build
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OpinionArchitecture biennale is a very British affair
Despite their dominance at this year’s Venice Architecture Biennale, the British didn’t have enough original things to say
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OpinionCelebrity politics distracts us from the real issues
Terence Conran is the latest household name produced to camouflage the government’s lack of credibility on the built environment
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OpinionBritain should try the Red Viennese waltz
The government needs to learn from Vienna’s example of how to create inclusive social housing in city centres
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OpinionVenice Biennale is about ideas, not commerce
Corporate sponsorship could change the face of the British Pavilion -— if, that is, we can even attract it
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OpinionCafé culture comes at a cost
Public spaces that were once open to all are now the sole preserve of those with money in their pockets