All Columnists articles – Page 38
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Features
Sunshine beats any masterplan
St James’s Park in central London is an object lesson in how to make a pitch-perfect public space
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Features
Fanfare for the common man
Using architecture to make an impact on London is nothing new: the wise mayor could learn a lot from the local, social policies of the past
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Opinion
Red mist over the Beijing Olympics
Attempts by politicians to bask in the glow of the Olympic flame always end in tears
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Opinion
Prince asks questions of China
Prince Charles is trying positive engagement to influence China’s heritage, but will it help make up for snubbing the Games?
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Opinion
Time for contractors to come clean
The industry cannot pick and choose on integrity in the wake of the OFT report
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Opinion
Is bid-rigging intrinsic to PFI?
A procurement system meant to be more competitive appears to have engendered a whole new level of corruption
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Opinion
Dawn of the super firm
In-house council architects left a lot to be desired, but will their conglomerate successors be any better?
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Features
Public spirit can beat the slump
We need strong public foundations to withstand economic fluctuations, says Jonathan Glancey
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Opinion
The battle is to be bold, not bland
Housebuilders need support if local planners’ Nimbyism is to be thwarted
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Opinion
Hi-tech by name, inefficient by nature
The Terminal 5 meltdown adds to evidence that hi-tech is not an appropriate style for airports
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Features
The eco-town has not landed
Politicians pay lip service to the notion of eco-towns while slashing the very public services that would make them function
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Opinion
An adviser Brown won’t want
Given Labour’s track record on architecture, why would they create a chief adviser?
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Opinion
It’s crunch time for Hodge
This week’s heritage bill is Margaret Hodge’s chance to spark the debate on post-war architecture
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Opinion
In our borough, planning is for wimps
Once a much vaunted nuclear-free zone, these days Hackney is just a free-for-all
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Features
Why real life isn’t all for the best
It’s important to have principles, but we live in an imperfect world and no one wants to turn into Voltaire’s Dr Pangloss
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Opinion
Cabe’s Olympic subtext
Cabe’s supine praise for our hamstrung 2012 designs betrays its real fears of further assaults on creativity
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Opinion
Who bears the brunt of this chaos?
Behind New York’s headline horrors lie old-fashioned tales of human greed and exploitation
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Features
After the good ship Architecture
The world’s great port cities are architectural wonders — but the new wave of buildings in Liverpool is execrable
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News
Radio 4’s History of the Home gives architects a minor role
Comfort rather than cool is the key factor in the design of the British home according to Laurence Llewellyn-Bowen’s new series