All Opinion articles – Page 47
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RIBA campaign is more heat than light
The housing crisis is about quality, not just dimensions says Hank Dittmar
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Schools cost-cutting will be an education for us all
The real issues raised by the new PFI schools will become clear in the long term, says Amanda Baillieu
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Space needs further exploration
The RIBA’s space standards campaign is failing to address the right targets, says Amanda Baillieu
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The squeeze won’t ease any time soon
It will take more than EU rule changes to save architects from the hostility of our own government, says Denise Chevin
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Nurturing young talent is an investment in our future
The culture secretary’s call for the arts to earn their keep is shortsighted, says Amanda Baillieu
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Curating our views of the city
Can the V A help persuade a suspicious public of the importance of urban design?
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We must learn to love our recent past
Changing tastes and the movement of history mean no building should be taken for granted
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Chipperfield: BD is toying with our livelihoods
Two weeks ago we published a story about directors leaving David Chipperfield’s practice and a comment piece by Amanda Baillieu - here is Chipperfield’s response…
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RIBA figures tell the truth about a divided profession
Benchmarking survey shows huge disparity between massive and micro practices
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Butchery at Smithfield?
As developers and the Corporation of London prepare to eviscerate Smithfield General Market, why is English Heritage holding the axe asks Victorian Society director Christopher Costelloe
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Style wars mask a shared agenda
We need to discuss how the architecture of the past can inform that of the future
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Oxbridge is still locking out the proles
Our most famous university cities are always worth a visit… or would be, if their finest landmarks weren’t closed off to outsiders
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Thatcher challenged the profession to reinvent itself
Embracing the free market changed British architecture forever
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A revolutionary who destroyed more than she built
There were positive aspects to Thatcher’s impact on architecture… but not many
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Scott Brown deserves her Pritzker
Committee failed to acknowledge the nature of architectural collaboration
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Leading us down the garden city path
Even Canberra cannot override the problems of blending town and country
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Chipperfield needs to get back to what he does best
The architect is attracting headlines for all the wrong reasons
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Vaizey’s real challenge is to get Whitehall to listen
He may be saying the right things but the architecture minister isn’t getting through
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RIBA's Libyan aid is some reparation
Helping the country set up a professional body is a moral issue as well as a practical one
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A familiar idea stripped of its idealism
Architects have been marginalised from the new breed of new towns