All Debate articles – Page 7
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OpinionCan planning policy safeguards stop overdevelopment?
Yes, says Jeremy Blackburn, they will protect the countryside; while Peter Nixon says that reform is going too far
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OpinionShould the Kingdom Tower be built?
Yes says Adrian Smith, founding partner at Adrian Smith & Gordon Gill Architecture, designer of the Kingdom Tower. No says Bill Dunster, founder of Zedfactory.
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OpinionIs Cabe prejudiced against traditional architecture?
Yes, says Ptolemy Dean, it is dominated by modernists; while Francis Terry says it is only opposed to bad traditionalism
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OpinionDoes the PQQ process stifle design innovation?
Yes, says Sarah Wigglesworth, the process discourages risktaking; but Steve McGuckin says it is up to clients to ask for the level of innnovation that they want
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OpinionIs Liverpool Waters a threat to the city’s heritage?
Yes, says Chris Costelloe, it would overwhelm the entire city centre; while Joe Anderson says 100 years ago the Liver Building similarly divided opinion
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OpinionShould we build a new generation of garden cities?
Yes, says Emma Cariaga, Development director of Land Securities. No, says Kate Houghton from the Campaign to Protect Rural England.
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OpinionIs the proposed change in use classes a good thing?
Yes, says Marco Goldschmied, our current system does not work with the way we live now; while Hugh Ellis says deregulation would harm local infrastructure provision
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OpinionAre there too many architects in the UK?
Yes, says Chris Roche, there are simply more than the market demands; while Jack Pringle says controlling numbers only results in future skills shortages
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OpinionShould part I be optional for architecture students?
Yes, says Robert Mull, the current system has passed its sell-by date; while David Gloster says parts I and II have a symbiotic relationship
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OpinionIs the Conservative party anti-architecture?
Yes, says George Ferguson, the Conservatives regard public building provision as a quantitative, rather than qualitative, issue; but John Penrose says the government has already demonstrated its commitment to good design
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OpinionShould local councils still be building housing?
Yes, says Campbell Robb, some councils are well placed to take direct action; while Richard Wellings says subsidised housing breeds welfare dependency
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OpinionShould local councils reclaim ownership of the public realm?
Yes, says Anna Minton, the new report is a backwards step; while Crispin Kelly says shopping centres show the way forward.
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OpinionCan architects improve on the design of electricity pylons?
Yes, says Bill Taylor, our technology is more complex now; while Nicole Hammond believes they are already a perfect embodiment of function following form.
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OpinionCould financial incentives subvert the planning system?
Yes, says Richard Summers, it links decision-making with cash payments; but communities minister Bob Neill is adamant that nothing will change
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OpinionCan self-build make a major contribution to UK housing?
Yes, says Grant Shapps, we need to bring it into the mainstream; while Stewart Baseley thinks self-build is only an option for a small minority
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OpinionShould architecture firms offer unpaid internships?
Yes, if they don’t replace regular job opportunities, says Julian Weyer; while Shane Lincoln argues that practices stand to benefit from their interns.
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OpinionDo architects need to be represented by a union?
Yes, says Jon Goodbun, unions could tackle issues like low pay; while Brian Waters thinks the profession needs to focus on its relationships with clients
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OpinionAre engineers undervalued compared with architects?
Yes, says Tristram Carfrae, you rarely hear from engineers; while Piers Heath says the design team is integrated these days
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OpinionHas the coalition abandoned zero-carbon housing?
Yes, this U-turn has swept away years of progress, says Zoe Leader; while Andrew Stunell says we need to find the most practical way forward
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OpinionIs the RIBA’s action on low pay tough enough?
Insisting students are paid minimum wage is an important marker of change says RIBA president Ruth Reed; while Keith Tomlinson says the institute should have gone further