All Columnists articles – Page 24
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OpinionSweet mystery of small spaces
We need the wonder of Roald Dahl’s stories in the design of small spaces and places
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OpinionBrady’s low pay challenge
RIBA’s next president faces a tricky job turning her strong words on poor working conditions into action.
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Olympics should look to Edinburgh
As the Edinburgh Festival shows, the ephemeral can show the way forward for serious projects.
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OpinionWe must not shop ’til we drop
It’s time to stop squandering special buildings in the never-ending quest to build more chain shops
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Redesign the exam machines
Let’s reimagine the schools of the future and leave behind New Labour’s slick academies
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OpinionWhy BD’s cup is a poisoned chalice
Laughing at bad buildings is self-destructive and fails to address the real issues, says Charles Holland.
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OpinionEllis Woodman asks why the best building built in Britain last year isn't on this year’s Stirling Prize shortlist
It always looked like this year’s Stirling Prize shortlist was going to be dominated by museums and galleries and so it has come to pass: three of the six buildings are of that type.
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Please keep your references to yourself
Cladding covered with pictures of knives and forks doesn’t make a building any more ’local’.
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OpinionWe need to redesign planners
Demanding a high standard of professionalism would genuinely raise our quality of life.
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Opinion3Rs: reuse, rethink, research
A hiatus in building provides the opportunity to properly research how we can get the best schools for our money.
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OpinionDon’t fear the BSF reaper
A school rebuilding programme is still necessary, and replacing Building Schools for the Future could put architects back in control.
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OpinionWhy not try living on the edge?
Street markets can be the key to breaking down barriers and creating vibrant cities
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OpinionLet’s embrace western folly
Dreams and whimsies may be the perfect counterbalance to the developing world’s construction boom
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Your enemy’s enemy is not your friend
Whatever the coalition policies bring, we must avoid any nostalgia for New Labour
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OpinionLet’s build more Brynmawrs
Showcase factories would act as beacons of hope in the economic downturn.
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OpinionNothing is cast in stone
The emergency budget doesn’t entirely spell doom and gloom for the profession, but the rules for funding projects are changing
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On the art of surviving degree shows
It’s no wonder parents of architecture students feel bewildered at graduation shows
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OpinionDigi-design is virtually reality
Judging by advances in the car industry, virtual interior design could be closer than we think.
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OpinionTake a gander at the Goldhawk Road
Less is definitely more at this year’s London Festival of Architecture