All Letters to the editor articles – Page 97
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Opinion
Dump the dismal Collieston entries
The Collieston competition (BD December 8) should have been inspirational.
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OpinionBeyond a joke
What forces created the “prison camp-esque” Tranmere scheme in Merseyside? (Works December 1).
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Opinion
Ministers must take a lead on quality too
This week’s Barker Review of Planning could mean big changes in the way architects and planners deal with development.
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Opinion
Lost hospital
In Spotcheck North-west (News November 24) you describe an extension to Hope Street Hospital in Liverpool.
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Opinion
Fond memories
I read with sadness of the death last month of Sam Stephenson, the celebrated Dublin architect.
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OpinionSpace is the key to better housing
There were two interesting articles around the themes of design in last week’s BD. The one proclaimed that “Design is at the heart of the Olympics” the other that “Design is compromised when Dutch housing experience is applied to the UK.”
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Opinion
Avoiding the blobs
Jack Pringle, in the Guardian on December 1, revealed quite rightly his reservations about behemoth development contractors and their subordinated design staff bringing a greyness to an opportunity for infrastructure accompanying London’s Olympic Games. He cited the good old tested system of RIBA competition entries... but I’m not so sure ...
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OpinionUrban urgency
Your report on the postponement of our conference Society, Architects and Emerging Issues (News November 24) did not mention the new dates for the event which are March 17 to 21, 2007.
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OpinionWhy UK housing can’t just go Dutch
In creating South-east England’s growth areas to boost housing supply, the Department for Communities & Local Government, and previously the ODPM, encouraged the UK building industry to look to modern methods of construction and procurement. Within this, the Netherlands was cited as a precedent.