All Columnists articles – Page 30
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OpinionEnd of an era for embassies
Today’s opening of Tony Fretton’s Warsaw embassy could mark the final days of the Foreign Office as an enlightened client
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OpinionThe seductive new sound of success
A report on well-being should prompt us to re-examine what ‘success’ is in architecture
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OpinionA tough profession to crack
So many architects’ lives seem to have been cut dramatically short in often ignominious circumstances
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OpinionThe bonfire of the vanities
Birmingham’s new library could mark the start of an era in which vital public services take precedent over showiness
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Opinion
Make sure you're not out of place
Harvard is an unlikely setting for a drama about the fragility of belonging.
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OpinionBirds fly in, Prescott flies out
Small initiatives give us hope amid the relentless greenwash
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OpinionThis is in all our back yards
Political parties must address the fact that nimbyism is a symptom of a failing planning system
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OpinionExposing the mayor’s failings
Richard Rogers’ resignation as Boris Johnson’s design adviser reflects on a mayor with little interest in architecture
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OpinionUnited we stand... and amble
Why “inclusive placemaking” in parks is threatening to divide our communities
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OpinionChicago learns to think small
A city of heavy bones is beginning to learn the importance of the small stuff
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OpinionHelpless towers are being buried
What lies behind this Europe-wide mania for recladding post-war buildings?
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OpinionBut we don’t do violence
It is intriguing to see how passionate St Petersburg’s residents are over the Gazprom tower proposals
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OpinionThe vicious circle of Slumdog city life
As we strive to create bigger and better cities, we are squeezing out the basic needs of life
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OpinionRemembering and forgetting
Memorials to deaths from combat and ‘terrorism’ make a poor substitute for uncovering the truth
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OpinionLet’s go slow for fast trains
High-speed rail links sound attractive, but getting the slow ones to work properly should be the priority
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OpinionPick your battles with care
Reed should focus on quality not quantity if she wants her legacy at RIBA to overshadow her gender
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OpinionSecret of success is in the sequence
Another look at the Plan of Work could help enhance the role of designers
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OpinionNew regime means new woes
So, which party should architects vote for? I’m sorry; I’m stumped
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OpinionKeep the Lighthouse shining
Glasgow’s Lighthouse may be in difficulties but it’s the only real architecture centre we have