All Columnists articles – Page 22
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OpinionA broader failure of vision
Neither of the projects in contention to replace Robin Hood Gardens looks likely to address the basic problems of the site
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OpinionContradictions of the new localism
Axeing Regional Development Agencies doesn’t negate the need for regional strategy
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What is an architect’s price?
Is it just money that leads practices to take on morally dubious projects?
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OpinionFruit juice of human kindness
Speak to any developer or product manufacturer and you would think we live in a green utopia
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Weighing up the housing benefits
Council housing is the forgotten alternative to a system that subsidises rich landlords.
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OpinionLeaving its staff behind
RMJM would do well to look back to the leadership skills of founder Robert Matthew
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OpinionLessons from 60s Camden
An exhibition on council homes in the sixties demonstrates how current procurement processes hamper good quality social housing
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Design quangos’ famous last words
Big Society rhetoric seems to be finding its mark as the spending review cuts take hold.
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On the politics of beauty
If Victorian architects had had to contend with the current generation of design watchdogs, many of our most striking buildings would not have got off the drawing board
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Education must seize the moment
We have a brief opportunity to fight for a better understanding of architectural education’s worth.
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OpinionTowards a new architecture
Many architects have long wished Cabe would go away. At last they’ve got their wish.
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OpinionAn agency to be cherished
Design for London is a model for the future of planning, and needs to be protected
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OpinionPlanning a life beyond Cabe
It’s not an impotent quango that we need, but a much better planning system
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Big society could have small outlook
The US shows what could happen when regeneration takes place on a micro level.
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OpinionWhy are we all going under?
Cinemas and swimming pools should be celebrated, not hidden away
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OpinionGove’s blame is misdirected
BSF’s inefficient procurement method must not be an excuse to deny Britain’s schools the overhaul they badly need
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Why rebuilding can be a minefield
The re-release of Fritz Lang’s Metropolis demonstrates the importance of honest restoration.
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OpinionWhat’ll be left of Lea Valley?
The Olympic plans are a lost opportunity for London’s once-great East End
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OpinionHadid’s win tells us nothing
The Stirling Prize needs to reclaim its role as a platform for architectural debate
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OpinionOf dormice and men
Kent County Council’s decision to put dormice before development demonstrates the humaneness that should inform our planning