All Letters to the editor articles – Page 47
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Opinion
Waves of change
Tim Keating (Letters December 11) is worried about the cost of switching to a low-carbon economy — something we will have to do anyway as the economically harvestable oil is running out
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Ball report too inward looking
If there is one criticism of Christopher Ball’s report into the Arb, it is that it focuses too much on the interests of the profession and, specifically, the RIBA
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Tropical storm
One way that architects can (and should) make a significant change on the overall carbon impact of buildings is to eschew tropical hardwoods. Our research has shown that imported tropical hardwoods are the key driver of deforestation in the tropics, which is responsible for 25% of human-caused CO2 emissions
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Out of the woods
Sam Webb catalogues a number of fires in timber frame structures to support his claim that timber frames are not a suitable form of construction for built-up areas (Debate December 4). It is notable that all of his examples sit within London and the South-east
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OpinionPlace shaping for everyone
Jonathan Glancey’s article “Who will gallop to the rescue?” (November 27) struck a massive chord in Bradford Council’s regeneration department, made up of planning, asset management, transport, housing and economic development
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Dubai dystopia
Congratulations on your editorial on the Dubai debacle (Leader December 4), here’s hoping it gets up people’s noses. There should be no sympathy for those practices who dashed to the trough to help build a dystopian playground for the super-rich, including such energy-guzzling projects as a revolving hotel
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OpinionCorrection
Sculptures on the Woolwich riverside (pictured), attributed to Antony Gormley in last week’s Urban Trawl on Greenwich were in fact by Peter Burke.
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Consensus cost
It was interesting to read Amanda Baillieu's contribution to the Spectator’s December 4 issue, in which she described the reactions to her recent editorial on global warming (Leader November 6)
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Hole in the wall
Jonathan Glancey’s November 6 article contains contradictory arguments. Opening with the Berlin Wall, as tempting as it is due to the recent anniversary, doesn’t work
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Bags of talent
It was with great sadness that I read of Brian Anson’s death. Brian was a great source of support and creative provocation when I first started as head at the then University of North London
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OpinionBrian Anson: charming enfant terrible - and destroyer of SAC
I was sorry to read in BD (News November 27) of the death of Brian Anson; and I was transported back to distant lands by your comment
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Anson and the SAC
Much as I admired Brian Anson your account of his role in setting up the Schools of Architecture Council (SAC) is a bit misleading (News November 27)
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Off the scale
I am surprised that the RIBA’s decision to abandon fee scale graphs (News October 30) has not been more roundly welcomed
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The simple life
Simple, workable and delightful buildings no longer exist, replaced with buildings that are far too clever for their own good
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Carbuncle too?
At first glance, the new National Museum in Rome looks just like the ferry terminal in Liverpool which won this year’s Carbuncle Cup (Features August 28)
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Capital qualities
Cardiff is not a capital “of some sort” (Urban Trawl November 6) it is the capital of Wales.