All Opinion articles – Page 27
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OpinionWhen is a home a dwellinghouse and when is it a family unit?
Julia Park shows up the many inconsistencies in the UK’s Use Classes and suggests it is time to rewrite the planning lexicon
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OpinionWhy Lincoln Plaza won the Carbuncle Cup
Lincoln Plaza has won the 2016 Carbuncle Cup and is yet another shameful indictment of bad planning as well as bad architecture
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OpinionArchitects are critical to adapting our cities to climate change
The Great Fire of London is a lesson in creative responses to human disaster that we should remember when planning modern urban communities
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OpinionPeople have to be brainwashed to appreciate the Southbank or Robin Hood Gardens
The public are entitled to their architectural preferences and modernists have no right to judge them, says Leon Krier
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OpinionThe secret behind a chain-free high street
Deptford Market Yard in south London is an example of a large developer deliberately avoiding the big brands and taking a risk with untested tenants
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OpinionWhat former Soviet republics can teach us about ruin porn and pizza chains
Britain’s attitude to buildings no longer wanted is hit and miss, Gillian Darley finds
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OpinionBirmingham’s planners display a shocking lack of care for their city
Birmingham needs to wake up to its own worth if it’s going to turn things around, says Ben Flatman
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OpinionWill this government fail at regional development like all the rest?
Brexit exposed our country’s deep divide between London and the regions but we don’t have any detail on how Theresa May’s team plans to heal it
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OpinionEdward Jones celebrates the return of a design classic
The TC100 range of china went out of production 10 years ago, but now it is making a welcome reappearance
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OpinionBrexit: All the reasons I can think of not to despair
Mark Middleton chooses to be optimistic about the referendum result - and finds some good news for architects
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OpinionThe urbanist’s Stirling Prize
Hank Dittmar assesses this year’s contenders for what they give back to the street
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OpinionSmithfield is a long way from salvation, but it is now going in the right direction
Property developer and BD columnist Martyn Evans applauds the latest plan for the historic market whose future he fought for at public inquiry
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Lessons from Lochgelly
As the government ponders stimulus measures against a background of falling construction output thoughtful regeneration is one answer, says Thomas Lane
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OpinionThe election for RIBA president is a waste of everyone's time
What we really need is a referendum, argues Paul McGrath
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OpinionIf we don't make urban space that's free for all, encourages interaction and has no commercial imperative, we'll stifle the life out of our cities
Siza and Rossi show how it can be done, says Michel Mossessian
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OpinionWhat 'taking back control' means for architects
Active and engaged communities are essential to the creation of sustainable and high-quality spaces, argues Ben Flatman
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OpinionThe view from up here can change the way you feel down there
It is still relatively novel for Londoners to be able to look down on their city from on high. As opportunities grow, there could be an unexpected benefit, says Martyn Evans
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OpinionThink you're an open-minded free-thinker? Think again
Don’t be so quick to condemn those who hold a different point of view, whether they are Brexiteers or Toby Young, says Simon Henley
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OpinionA hundred years ago we decided to build homes fit for heroes. What happened?
Tudor Walters, Parker Morris and Parker Boris. Radiograms and MP3s. Julia Park gets out a tape measure and a dictionary
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OpinionCan smart urban design tackle the rise of nationalism?
Jane Jacobs’ ideas about the role of the city in creating community cohesion and promoting sustainable development could be usefully applied to those disaffected communities who voted for Brexit, says Hank Dittmar