All Letters to the editor articles – Page 19
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OpinionThe Olympic effect is a false premise
The renewed clamour of objections to the ban on architecture firms publicising their involvement in the Olympics are probably justified.
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OpinionSupport architecture centres’ vital role
The RIBA does little to bring or explain modern architecture to the public. It is left to architectural commentators like myself and architecture centres to do that job.
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OpinionYRM bosses' behaviour is a disgrace to architects
The decision by YRM bosses to ditch most of their staff without payment for months of work is a disgrace for the whole profession.
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OpinionDon’t miss out on the fun of being an architect
Regarding last week’s Debate about the drop in applications to study architecture, my position would be a combination of the two.
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Responsibility to staff is sign of good leadership
Management experts sometimes mention Ernest Shackleton as an outstanding example of a manager.
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The economics of degree study
Jeremy Till has forseen this state of affairs (“Architecture applications drop 17.2%” bdonline January 5) and has busied himself trying to convince undergraduates that their degree is still useful even if they don’t become architects.
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OpinionToo overawed to criticise Rem’s Rothschild clichés
I was disappointed by the easy ride that your publication gave to OMA’s new Rothschild HQ in London (Buildings December 9).
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OpinionCorbusier ceiling conundrum
Your article about Le Corbusier’s Marseille Unité d’Habitation (Inspiration December 2) says that “many of the 337 units are dual aspect… and most have double-height living rooms”.
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OpinionMake an exhibit of Battersea
Many years ago, when I was a tutor at the Leicester School of Architecture, one of the design projects on which some of my students worked at my instigation was the conversion of the remains of the badly damaged Battersea Power Station (Debate December 9) into a major exhibition centre ...
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OpinionRobots question is academic
The key question at the heart of the debate between practice and academia referred to in your article (“What have robots got to do with architecture?” News analysis December 16) is not “what is architecture?” but “what is an architect?”.
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Healthy markets thrive on choice
Ellis Woodman missed a crucial insight from the Steen Eiler Rasmussen quote in his leader castigating architects for employing bold innovation in housing that then doesn’t get reflected in sale values.
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A lesson in building morale
Some years ago I had the pleasure of a conducted tour of Hermann Hertzberger’s Centraal Beheer building in Apeldoorn while I was a student at Hull.
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You can't build on cynicism
It has to be good news when a government document says “we know that the quality, sustainability and design of housing are just as important as how many homes are built”. To hear that at a time when supply is at a post-war low is particularly gratifying.
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OpinionBarking up the wrong tree
The description of Peter Palumbo’s Alsatian as “fearsome” (Archive December 9)
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OpinionWhat links Brady’s winner to architecture?
The animation in Kibwe Tavares’s RIBA President’s Silver Medal-winning project Robots of Brixton is well done. But what does it have to do with architecture?
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Architects must focus on housing
In response to the news that many of the houses at Scotland’s Housing Expo have failed to sell, the profession should accept your criticism that it is failing to make sufficient headway in producing sustainable housing that is both high quality and low cost (Leader December 2).
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Battersea is still worth the fight
To come to a responsible decision about the future of Battersea Power Station (News December 1) the questions that need to be asked are first, after so many years of being open to the elements, how much of the building is now left? And, second, how practically feasible is it ...
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OpinionRogers’ architecture is at odds with his politics
Congratulations for bringing to print Marco Goldschmied’s “exposure” of Richard Rogers’ hypocrisy (“Rogers blasted by ex-partner” News December 2).
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Activism comes in many forms
I was surprised by your interpretation of my comments at the V&A (“Moussavi: working in the third world is an easy option” News November 25).