All articles by Hank Dittmar – Page 4
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OpinionWe need real homes, not ivory towers
All over the world, we are building identikit residential towers that are part-time occupied, non-adaptable and a blight on each nation’s built heritage
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OpinionRIBA campaign is more heat than light
The housing crisis is about quality, not just dimensions says Hank Dittmar
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OpinionLeading us down the garden city path
Even Canberra cannot override the problems of blending town and country
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OpinionTough times call for tactical planning
We need investment in small projects, not grand strategies, to revitalise the economy
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OpinionForget skyscrapers, we need rail hubs
Investing in transport infrastructure is one way to create sustainable metropolitan areas
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OpinionOld Street will need more than money
Shoreditch’s own history shows us that turning a grim roundabout into a hub of creativity is not as simple as it looks
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Features2012 in review: Back to the future
Caruso St John’s sensitive revival of the Soane could signal hope for the future of heritage, says Hank Dittmar
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OpinionContinuity or contrast: take your pick
A visit to Beijing reveals three different approaches to the question of context
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OpinionDesign Council Cabe stalls at the lights
The new Building for Life standards mark a change in emphasis
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OpinionCommunity is key to new planning policy
New neighbourhood planning provisions are vital tools to get housebuilding moving again
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OpinionLocation dictates the success of monument design
Memorials built out of town stand a better chance of flying below the radar
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OpinionBig ideas don’t often produce great architecture
Small community initiatives are the key to regeneration
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OpinionIt’s time for a new Serpentine design brief
Why the architecture competition has run its course
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OpinionMultiple design schemes could be the key for Battersea Power Station
Architects will find it difficult to create a successful single solution
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OpinionHow to build a model railway station
The King’s Cross masterplan sets the bar for future transport hubs
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OpinionThe truth about Shapps’s home help
The Housing Strategy’s focus on self-build is welcome, but needs policy support to make it practical
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Opinion
Cheaper building is not the only goal
The announcement of a shortlist for the £60,000 house contest certainly demonstrates that an offer of assembled and permitted land is a powerful inducement for builders to offer cheaper houses, and it may identify useful innovations in materials and construction techniques. But are those really the questions we need to ...
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