All Letters to the editor articles – Page 72
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Letters of credit
I was pleased to see BD publish Richard MacCormac’s correspondence with the BBC (News June 20), but disappointed that your editorial was so negative about the principled line MacCormac took.
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Missing the bus
We agree with many of Deyan Sudjic and Lorraine Gamman’s points on the difficulty of designing a bus shelter (Debate June 20) — it is a surprisingly tough brief.
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OpinionBrum libraries: a tale of neglect
I find Clive Dutton’s comments (News June 27) about the Birmingham Central Library building being “defective” rather rich.
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Blistering attack
Robin Hood Gardens (Competition June 27) — 10 reasons to demolish it, more like. What a load of ludicrous “architecting”.
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Turn it up
All that is necessary for bad men to succeed is that brave men do nothing... why shouldn’t presidential hopefuls confront the RIBA’s way of doing things — with top heavy committees looking after whose interest?
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Shock therapy
Every time the presidential campaign comes around, someone criticises the RIBA and the staff come over all shocked (News June 20).
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We need heroes
The disgraceful treatment of Richard MacCormac’s practice by the BBC (News June 20) can only be understood in the broad context of the nationwide attack on the independent professions and their traditional role as a bulwark against the overweening power of the state and the market.
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Hopes dashed
I read the the story about EU-qualified staff now being able to work in the UK (News May 30) with high hopes, and dashed off to confirm with Arb that this finally puts an end to the issue of recognition of my Polish part I and II qualifications..
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Sarky comment
Your leader and first news item on page 2 last week throw up an interesting question.
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OpinionArchitects must return to ethics
BD’s assembled captains of practice and the academy, (News analysis June 13) agree that education needs a new star, and sustainability is in their sights
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Turner round
In abandoning the remarkable Snøhetta and Spence proposal for Turner Contemporary, Margate lost its opportunity to build a landmark regenerative project.
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Parry and thrust
The real trouble with Parry’s design for the Holburne (Solutions June 6) was Alexander Sturgis’s insistence on running the top gallery right through.
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Lead position
Amanda Baillieu’s leader of June 13 is good on the dilemma for architects in making their education more relevant. But she goes too far in assuming that no one cares who has the good ideas.
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OpinionHis master’s hand
Tony Leitch’s contribution to the Robin Hood Gardens saga struck a chord (Letters May 23).
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Defining thought
The word sustainable or sustainability occurred no less than 15 times in the June 6 issue of BD.
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OpinionTesco will be our carbuncle
Thank you for highlighting the activities of Cabe over Tesco’s proposed store in Hadleigh, Suffolk (News June 6).
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Title bout
Further to your news item “Arb threatens ‘very ill’ architect” (June 6), I would like to express my sympathy for this gentleman’s circumstances.
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Mixed messages
So George Ferguson thinks the election figures could equally show that regional architects are “happy with the situation” rather than being disaffected (May 30)?