All articles by Ian Martin – Page 6
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Listen to two very intense architects for three hours as they explore the "elemental character of brick"
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Architects are great problem-solvers. That's one reason why clients love them so much. But architects can have problems of their own. Luckily, they know I am always here for them…
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Ian Martin
Why have we allowed our glorious Empire to be foully besmirched by Mr Paxton's ‘monstrous carbuncle'?
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Ian Martin
My friend Dusty Penhaligon the ‘conservactionist' is suing the Guardian for satirical libel
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Ian Martin
We all agree there'd be no harm in running events under the title Islamophilia, say, or Rockin' Mosques
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Ian Martin
It's all very well for us, but whither the tell-tailed tit, the speckled mudpecker, the downy dunhead?
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Onward and upward
I am one of the judges in the Fabulous International Skyscraper Design Competition 2006.
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Neighbour from hell
Why is the back page so coveted? Because it is the most fertile page in the whole magazine for taking the piss
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Middle class and proud
Marketing has always been a problem for architects. This is mainly due to a slight misunderstanding between you - a genius - and the client, who at best is a well-meaning amateur.
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Ian Martin
The site is a quiet, traditional Himalayan valley - the perfect spot for the Himalayan Hold 'Em Poker Temple
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Ian Martin
Back in the closing days of the 20th century, we were promised the convergence of religion and science.
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Ian Martin
Propose new architectural theory of Retardant Nebulism, and get in the new-look Guardian
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“Owzat? Is architecture the new cricket? Darcy Farquear’say steers a cultural metaphor to the boundary”
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Ian Martin
Into the Vestibule of Rebirth is borne the seraphic figure of Mr Fred Trousers, Primus Excumbent Et Couchant