All Columnists articles – Page 21
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OpinionWhat is the problem with the prince?
Prince Charles’s environmental aims are those you’d want in a developer. So what is it that rankles?
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OpinionModern methods stumble
The Oxley Woods u-turn only shows that prefabricated housing must be built on a bigger scale to be economically viable.
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Renovation means goodbye to Berlin
The history and chaos of the 20th century is embodied in the now-threatened Tacheles.
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OpinionRich raises question of trust
A debate on the wisdom of axing the RIBA Trust would provide a welcome focus on the institute eroding cultural activities
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Plutocrats or squatters? Your choice
Two towers in different cities give architects a glimpse of the future.
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OpinionTime to take a wider view
BD’s expanded coverage of overseas news reflects a changing market for architects
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Riba needs to reach out to the public
The demise of the Riba Trust risks ruling the institute out of crucial public debate.
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OpinionLet’s see an end to City excess
The introduction of out-of-scale groundscrapers such as Make’s proposed HQ for UBS are a symptom of City planners’ fears
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Amid all the drama, there’s a tragedy
Cardiff’s course pioneered the idea of ’interior architecture’. Now it’s closing
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OpinionIt’s time to learn from the students
By the time you read this, the outcome of the Parliament vote on tuition fees will be known. I fear the worst, but, whatever the result, what has been extraordinary is the focus and dignity of the non-violent protests that proceeded it.
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OpinionStudying must be worth it
How much did your architectural education cost? No idea? Well, consider yourself lucky.
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The truly green shoots of recovery
As the downturn eases, we have environmental opportunities closer to home than Mexico.
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Why we need the county set
County architects understood the people they were building for and their demise has left us architecturally poorer
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OpinionCarry on creaming
The startling fees paid to client design advisers point to the failures of the public sector procurement process
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OpinionThe arts are built to last
Though funding prospects look bleak, recent investments in architecture will help arts bodies weather the storm
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OpinionOn leading northern lights
Low winter sun presents particular challenges for architects working in northern climes
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Try looking east for inspiration
Serbian activists could teach us a thing or two about the value of modernist social housing
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OpinionKnowledge is Power
Will the profession ultimately fail itself with style but no substance? asks KPF’s John Bushell