All Opinion articles – Page 17
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OpinionPost-modernism: It might be listed, but it’s not over
Po-mo spawned the era of post-truth but it also ushered in a freedom to explore ideas that we’re still enjoying today
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OpinionThe convulsive power of a single piece of stone
Ivanka Trump unveiled a plaque at the new US embassy - and unleashed a bloody new chapter in Jerusalem’s long history of rancour
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OpinionA short history of garbage housing
Gillian Darley recounts the radical story of the architecture journalist invited to advise a president on building mass housing from waste
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OpinionMemo to the whole profession: Stop talking about design and focus on lobbying ministers
We’re just wasting our breath, says Martyn Evans
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OpinionWill Alsop: He never stopped fighting for what he believed in
As the profession mourns the loss of one of its finest, we reprint this piece by Will Alsop from 2004, just after his Fourth Grace had been canned
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OpinionShow us that you mean it, minister
Dominic Raab’s declaration that poor design should be refused planning is massive - if it turns out to be more than just words
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OpinionHow Stephen Lawrence's death touches us all
Phil Coffey hails the good things that have happened in the 25 years since the aspiring architect’s murder
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OpinionGrenfell: So many wrongs to right
As the Hackitt review publication date approaches Thomas Lane assesses the calls for building regulation changes
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OpinionIt's 30 years since the Highbury Initiative - so why is Birmingham still making the same mistakes?
30 years after the Highbury Initiative, the city still struggles with the legacy of its post-war planning
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OpinionProbably the best thing the Venice Biennale could do is leave Venice
The architectural profession needs to face up to some uncomfortable questions, says Eleanor Jolliffe
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OpinionThe landscapes that are a load of rubbish
Some landfill sites have been turned into beautiful nature reserves. But that doesn’t mean we’re off the hook when it comes to tackling our waste
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OpinionWhat would the Victorians do?
If Britain’s infrastructure ambitions mean anything we must resist austerity’s pressure to scrimp on design quality
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OpinionGovernment’s creative industry deal pays lip service to architecture – despite RIBA’s input
New white paper does nothing to tackle real threats facing profession, says Mark Middleton
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OpinionHank Dittmar: His work influenced the lives of many and will continue to do so for decades to come
Ben Bolgar, the senior director of the Prince’s Foundation, pays tribute to former chief executive, colleague and friend
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OpinionThe dinosaurs' days are numbered
RIBA figures suggest the overall gender pay gap for the profession could be more than 43%. But Eleanor Jolliffe counsels against a kneejerk reaction
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OpinionLiverpool isn’t getting it all wrong
The city’s light-industrial heritage is being trashed in some places – but has been creatively embraced in others
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OpinionWhen it comes to street design, we’re not there yet
Streets are places too - but you’d be forgiven for thinking most councils hadn’t got the memo, argues Hank Dittmar
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OpinionWhat about the other 50%?
More people than ever live in cities - but that still means half the world doesn’t. Designing for them is just as important
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OpinionWhere's the government's ambition?
Julia Park chews over the draft NPPF and Letwin’s initial report - and laments ministers’ woeful lack of aspiration