All Columnists articles – Page 31
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OpinionDubai? I can’t do Stevenage
I can’t help feeling that cities that grow all too quickly out of imperial decrees, government diktats, or desert sands are rarely successful
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OpinionA second bite at the cherry
Chelsea Barracks’ developer seems determined not to repeat the mistakes of the ill-fated Rogers Stirk Harbour masterplan
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OpinionModernism sells better with frocks
Coco Before Chanel reminds us why we rarely see architecture on the big screen
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OpinionMasterplan for the future
Stirling has already swayed from its origins, so why not include masterplans?
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OpinionShould we love or hate fascist buildings?
We condemn buildings built by fascists because of their political history rather than their architectural worth
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OpinionArchitects must expand their horizons
The profession can learn a lot from the TED model of thinking outside the box
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OpinionKodachrome marks the end of an era
The 600-year story of the inert single-viewpoint image is drawing to a close. The digital image tells us more
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OpinionDon’t make hard times harder
Architects like David Adjaye have enough to worry about without tying clients’ hands with red tape
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OpinionThe green debate warms up
Green initiatives are all very well but UK architects need to ask why they design some of the least energy-efficient buildings in Europe
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OpinionTime to put an end to all the arguing
Newly redundant lawyers will have more time to contemplate their usefulness
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OpinionThe M25: dullness without end
Could we add towers or pylons of some sort, follies and truly charming signs like the cut-out bulls along Spanish roads?
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OpinionModernism shouldn’t take rap for fire
It’s not the tower blocks that are to blame but, rather, our dereliction of duty towards their welfare
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OpinionCrystal clear hypocrisy
While speaking sternly against fee cutting, the RIBA has picked a Stirling Prize sponsor that undercuts its own members
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OpinionA 4th plinth for architecture?
Could Trafalgar Square inspire us to experience the great buildings that never were?
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OpinionRIBA should look in, not out
The institute must decide whether its priority is empire-building or serving the needs of ordinary architects
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OpinionCrying out for local nourishment
New problems for dairy farmers highlight our failure to recognise the value of local economies
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OpinionGothic is still alive — just
Will the addition to Westminster Abbey be a seamless part of the original fabric or a kitsch, whimsical flourish? Perhaps the last of the goths should lend a hand
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OpinionDon’t let them nail Crossrail
The chairman of London’s new rail line needs to realise that design is not just an expensive add-on
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OpinionCan Britain grin and share it?
One of the reasons I so respect Frank Pick (1878-1941), the legendary chief executive of the London Passenger Transport Board, is that he made common places shine.
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OpinionBerlusconi’s historical precedents
Bare breasts and buttocks are par for the course at any Roman leader’s retreat