All Opinion articles – Page 52
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The world’s great cities are under threat
From Aleppo to St Petersburg, historic cities are crumbling within a political vacuum
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Kahn’s vision of freedom lives on
Nearly 40 years after his death, the newly completed Four Freedoms Park accurately reflects its architect’s design
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It’s time to stop sulking and face the new school realities
The RIBA and the profession need to knuckle down and make themselves indispensable to the government’s education plans
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Design Council Cabe stalls at the lights
The new Building for Life standards mark a change in emphasis
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If Renzo Piano is not an architect…
Arb’s request that foreign designers should not be able to use the word ‘architect’ is very bizarre indeed
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Self-build has little to offer architects
The call to rejoin the self-build movement is seductive but there are likely to be few opportunities
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Honey, I shrunk the schools
Non-teaching space is under threat, but is that such a bad thing?
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Architects must champion a new public discourse
We need more figures from the profession to follow David Chipperfield in brokering fresh debate about the built environment
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How to unbuild cities for the future?
Urban zoning reveals the truth behind our divided cities
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Zumthor is a worthy medal winner
This year’s RIBA Royal Gold Medal recognises its winner’s creative individualism
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Vaizey has asked architects what they want – so tell him
The architecture minister’s request for a dialogue with the profession is a welcome change from the rest of the government’s approach
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How hi-tech dropped its cutting edge
The Cutty Sark is just the latest example of the Disneyfication of technologically advanced construction
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A good day for post-war buildings
With much post-war architecture under threat, it is cheering to see the Commonwealth Institute beginning a new life
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Olympic stadium deserves better than West Ham
Populous’s stadium is now a much-loved symbol of sporting success and it deserves to have a genuinely public use
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Heritage status won’t guarantee quality
While the Giant’s Causeway visitor centre may be a success, this year’s Carbuncle Cup winner proves that history is not always on your side
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Vaizey makes a welcome return
The arts minister’s new responsibilities come just as the profession needs a sympathetic ear
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Who at the AA will take responsibility?
The AA Council remains remarkably silent about how the school came to be £5.5 million out of pocket
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Community is key to new planning policy
New neighbourhood planning provisions are vital tools to get housebuilding moving again
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Housebuilding is more important than Heathrow
The chancellor’s focus on planning is a distraction from the real ways the government can persuade developers to build
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Architecture biennale is a very British affair
Despite their dominance at this year’s Venice Architecture Biennale, the British didn’t have enough original things to say