All Debate articles
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OpinionWould the loss of Sainsbury’s eco-store be a blow for sustainability?
The building’s architect Paul Hinkin argues for preservation, but Robert Park says the idea of sustainability is changing
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OpinionIs the McAslan scheme the right one for Smithfield?
Is an office complex really best for the former market site?
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OpinionAre temporary structures an answer to the housing crisis?
Will homes like Rogers’ Y:Cube help make housing more affordable or should we be exploring the potential in existing buildings?
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OpinionDo we need national space standards for housing?
Are space standards crucial to prevent cramped living or another example of unwelcome red tape?
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OpinionWill the new planning court stifle debate?
Are the government’s changes politically motivated or necessary to the planning process?
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OpinionHas London's density policy failed?
Duncan Bowie says unsustainable development must stop, while Shelagh Grant says density is the only way to double London’s homes
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OpinionAre planning departments failing to deliver for London?
Roger Zogolovitch says hooray for Boris Johnson, but Edward Clarke points to local authorities’ balancing of different stakeholders’ needs
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OpinionDo the Twentieth Century Society’s Southbank pictures help the debate?
The images were intended to provoke discussion, says Henrietta Billings, but Ben van Bruggen argues they are just a gimmick
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OpinionAre clients changing their attitudes to small firms?
Yes says Russell Curtis from RCKa Architects, 2014 will be a year of opportunity, while Hari Philips from Bell Philips argues that there is still a paucity of projects
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OpinionDoes the RIBA need more titles for its members?
Defining the role of the architect is at the centre of the current wrangling about title
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OpinionHas the revised Southbank scheme addressed its critics?
Feilden Clegg Bradley’s new plans for the London arts complex: putting things right, or merely tweaking?
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OpinionShould architects raise their fees?
If the recession really is over, maybe it’s time to end the culture of underbidding
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OpinionIs the regeneration of neglected sites always a good thing?
When smartening up the future clashes with protecting the past
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OpinionDoes central London need a new footbridge?
Thomas Heatherwick’s proposed “garden bridge” is appealing, but is it worth building?
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OpinionShould developers be able to bypass the local planning process?
Hutchison Whampoa has persuaded the GLA to step in over council delays to its Farrells-designed Convoys Wharf development
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OpinionShould charity work be part of an architect’s duty?
Do architects have an embedded social responsibility or should their efforts be directed elsewhere?
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OpinionAre clients right to ask for a minimum turnover?
The RIBA provoked a storm by excluding small practices in the procurement terms of its own design competition
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OpinionIs the Green Deal relevant to architects?
Is the government’s initiative the best way to achieve carbon targets?
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OpinionDoes the lack of a cash award devalue the Stirling Prize?
Witherford Watson Mann took home the RIBA’s trophy but, for the first time, not £20,000…