All Opinion articles – Page 21
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Opinion2017 Stirling shortlist: Ike Ijeh's verdict
The RIBA has produced another muted Stirling shortlist, writes BD’s underwhelmed architecture critic
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OpinionGrenfell: Some fundamental moral and political questions about housing provision
The Grenfell fire will have a profound impact on everything from building design and procurement to our attitudes towards tall buildings and social housing provision, says Martyn Evans
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OpinionWe lost interest in New Towns just as we were getting them right
New Towns were places were the professions worked in harmony and where housing was built that would shame today’s volume housebuilders. It’s time to look afresh, argues Gillian Darley
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OpinionWe love predicting the future but we've lost the ambition to plan for it
At a conference to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Milton Keynes, David Rudlin finds the future is not what it used to be
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OpinionAdjaye's Museum of African American History is architecture at its powerful best
Eleanor Jolliffe visits a museum where the architecture knows exactly when to defer to the exhibits and when to reassert itself
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OpinionAn architect’s guide to surviving the rule of Idi Amin
Ugandan practice Peatfield & Bodgener survived the rule of one of the world’s most brutal dictators. Ben Flatman finds out how
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OpinionHappy Ethel Day. What will you do today to promote diversity?
A hundred years ago Ethel Charles overcame opposition and prejudice to become the first woman to join the RIBA. Her pioneering spirit is as important as ever, writes Clare Devine.
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OpinionWill Grenfell change everything?
When just one volume of building regs refers to 93 other documents, it’s clear that we need to go back to first principles, says Julia Park
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Grenfell Tower: A systemic failure of regulation
Searching for a scapegoat for the Grenfell fire is understandable but isn’t helpful. The causes are complex and go back decades, says Thomas Lane
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OpinionHow to fix the UK's housing mess
We need to admit our mistakes and set about making radical changes to the whole system, writes Hank Dittmar
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OpinionPerfecting the sales pitch
The power of persuasion is a fundamental architectural skill. But it’s just as important to listen, says Joe Morris
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OpinionWho says architecture doesn't work on TV?
Frank Lloyd Wright and Le Corbusier instinctively knew how to get in the spotlight - even if it was more egos than axos, says Gillian Darley
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Grenfell Tower: Should this cladding be allowed?
The rapid and devastating spread of the fire at the west London tower has raised questions whether ACM cladding should be permitted on high-rise residential towers, says Thomas Lane
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OpinionLearning is the only way to turn failure into success
Most architects have endless rejected competition entries to their name. This is a thoroughly good thing, argues Martyn Evans
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OpinionThe fine art of collaboration
Working with other architects is increasingly common. But it’s not always a bed of roses. Mark Middleton offers some advice
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OpinionTurning our cities into fortresses will stifle us, not the terrorists
Installing security barriers to protect us from terrorist attacks will have limited effect and risks stifling our enjoyment of street markets
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OpinionWe need to make it easier for rural communities to build
The struggle to get a village hall built in Devon shows how the system is stacked against rural areas, writes Ben Flatman
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OpinionEnter the Age of Uncertainty
BD’s architecture critic Ike Ijeh assesses the chaotic election outcome - and looks for signs of hope
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OpinionWill England’s new metro mayors make a difference?
Their powers are limited and the government’s motive might have been to off-load responsibility, but this exercise in devolution could still be a good thing. Julia Park takes a look
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OpinionTrump and the other wall
When the US president visited Jerusalem he stepped into a place charged with an almost unique power, writes Eleanor Jolliffe