All Columnists articles – Page 39
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NewsRadio 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
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FeaturesLeft or right, the only way is up
Every politican wants his city to be “world class” these days — but why does that always seem to mean skyscrapers?
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OpinionTrash and cash are a bad mix
Mipim has some real high spots, but the squalid fantasy designs that also flock there shouldn’t be built at all
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OpinionAuto-responses serve no one’s interest
It is so easy to cry ‘conflict of interest’ that we are forgetting to pinpoint the real problem
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OpinionWhy Robin Hood needn’t keel over
History shows that all Robin Hood Gardens needs is the will to make work
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OpinionTop design is best medicine
At times like these, poorly designed homes will display the ‘for sale’ sign the longest
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OpinionA woman’s home is her sandcastle
An innovative design project is providing mass housing for Cape Town’s urban poor
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OpinionFight this loopy legislation
We need to resist the government’s misguided urge to dictate what sort of houses people want
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FeaturesAre there prizes for 244th place?
News that the RIBA has made number 244 in the Superbrands list sends Jonathan Glancey into paroxysms of despair
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OpinionA demolition job on the truth
The landlord’s consultation with tenants at Robin Hood Gardens has been seriously flawed
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FeaturesThis frog could become a prince
Renovated by a sympathetic architect, Robin Hood Gardens could be a very desirable residence, says Jonathan Glancey
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OpinionThe most architectural film ever made
The death of screenwriter Alain Robbe-Grillet prompts a revisit of Last Year at Marienbad
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OpinionTo the rescue of Robin Hood
Demolishing unpopular housing estates is simply a way of trying to obliterate the past rather than deal with it
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FeaturesDebate remains at dustbin level
Calling Patel Taylor’s Ivor Crewe lecture hall a dustbin was simple bad manners, says Jonathan Glancey
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OpinionA bit more money can give real value
Splashing the cash doesn’t guarantee a good design, but wisely spent, it can really pay off
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OpinionStations’ magic ingredient
Making New Street exciting is an aim all our stations should aspire to, but Network Rail will need to hold its nerve
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FeaturesStatues leave me stoney faced
The statutes at the refurbished St Pancras Station have started a much needed debate about their role in public life
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OpinionStop and think before you hit the roof
Building on that wasted space at the top of the building sounds good... but is it?
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NewsThe trustees have let the foundation down
Zaha Hadid's HQ project for the Architecture Foundation, which has just been axed, should never have been allowed to get this far
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OpinionPrince lands near the spot
Prince Charles has reignited public debate on architecture, but defining zero carbon is the key to any discussion.