All Opinion articles – Page 46
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OpinionStansfield Smith’s death reminds us what we’ve lost
More than ever councils need design expertise to tackle the next wave of public buildings, says Amanda Baillieu
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OpinionStudents need a tradition to build on
Originality makes for great brands, but not necessarily great architecture, says Hank Dittmar
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OpinionThe RIBA is paying for its unpaid post
Architects are disillusioned by the distance between the institute’s appointees and its members, says Ellis Woodman
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OpinionYoung people need buildings like this
The new TNG centre shows the usefulness of the Myplace funding scheme
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OpinionBlacklisting is a black mark on the building industry
The outrage over the practice will not go away until those involved pay for their shameful mistake
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OpinionWhat’s blocking our views is the planning system
The only ones to benefit from the wrangling over Elizabeth House are the lawyers, says Amanda Baillieu
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OpinionSilvertown Quays is out on its own
Even a radical development model needs to connect with the city, says Ellis Woodman
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OpinionEmptiness brings its own inspiration
Two very different buildings in northern France reveal the power of a blank canvas, says Gillian Darley
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OpinionAwards need to be about more than point-scoring
The RIBA should stick to its brief — recognising excellence, says Amanda Baillieu
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OpinionFarrell must help students out of their ivory towers
High-quality design needs an education system that engages with the real world, says Amanda Baillieu
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OpinionLessons from Berlin’s mysterious east
We should learn about austerity and urbanity from the city’s Nikolaiviertel area, says Owen Hatherley
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OpinionCompetitions should prize clarity
Entrants are right to be angry over the RIBA’s McCarthy Stone contest, says Ellis Woodman
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OpinionWestminster needs a grade I expert
Excluding conservation specialists from this massive renovation job is absurd, sys Amanda Baillieu
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OpinionWe need real homes, not ivory towers
All over the world, we are building identikit residential towers that are part-time occupied, non-adaptable and a blight on each nation’s built heritage
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OpinionMather’s office deserves the chance to prove itself
Peabody Essex decision shows the dangers of identifying a practice with a star name, says Ellis Woodman
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OpinionFringe benefits?
William Palin examines the threat from rising land values to some of London’s most cherished areas
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OpinionVenice Biennale needs more than wow factor
Koolhaas’s intellectual ambition could stave off extinction, writes Ellis Woodman
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OpinionIt’s green to think we can hit zero carbon
The housebuilding industry is just not ready for a 2016 deadline
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OpinionLeak could be lowest point yet in sorry saga of RMJM
Is Jonathan French paying for telling his employers what they didn’t want to hear?
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OpinionWhat is the point of architecture schools?
Architectural education needs a proper shake-up which needs to begin by putting more money into teaching, argues Will Hunter