All Opinion articles – Page 54
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OpinionSouthbank certificate is no surprise
Decision to give Archigram’s complex immunity from listing sends out all the wrong messages
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OpinionThe path to a lasting legacy
Without pedestrian access the Olympic Park will yield no benefits for the people of east London
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OpinionDesigning fear out of communities
Feeling safe in buildings and outside spaces could be all in the mind
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OpinionOnly the RIBA can put the prize back in the spotlight
If no broadcaster is going to bring the Stirling Prize to the public, the task falls to the institute itself
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OpinionProject managers are helping to block procurement reform
It’s time to take a stand against local authorities’ expectations that architects will work for free
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OpinionInterior design can speak volumes
What happens inside a building says a lot about the success of its architecture
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OpinionDon’t build this Dubai on the Mersey
Liverpool’s historic fabric survived because it was adaptable. Can the same be said for Liverpool Waters?
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OpinionDame Zaha should stand up for what she believes in
Hadid’s overbudget Aquatics Centre brought her a long overdue honour. Now both of them must prove their staying power
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OpinionLoopy designs reflect our age of crisis
Buildings like Johnson Burgee’s Bankia HQ and Kapoor’s Orbit can take on a new symbolism
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OpinionRIBA awards reflect a new realism
Fewer gongs are a result of the changing nature of British architecture
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OpinionRed Road’s replacement must look to Glasgow’s past
If the city is going to escape its cycle of endless reinvention it needs to recognise the relevance of its historic urban structure
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OpinionBoyle’s bucolic Olympic vision channels ghosts of the former site
This Lord of the Rings version of Englishness is strangely similar to what lay there before
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OpinionBig ideas don’t often produce great architecture
Small community initiatives are the key to regeneration
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OpinionThe heart of Argent's King's Cross development is missing its beat
The new Granary Square is a barren expanse in desperate need of occupation - if the private security guards allow it
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OpinionPeter Barber Architects provide a vision of austerity architecture
The firm’s exhibit at the Royal Academy summer show contrasts with other designs
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OpinionBig meetings like big budgets belong in the past
Big meetings don’t happen where there is real leadership. This is lacking in the schools sector, which has been allowed to drift
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OpinionWhat we can learn from Astley Castle
The Landmark Trust’s scheme shows a way forward for ruined buildings across the country
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OpinionBomber Command memorial desecrates Green Park
Liam O’Connor’s unsuitable scheme has none of the dignity of Lutyens’ Cenotaph
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OpinionHeatherwick, the architect?
Ellis Woodman finds Heatherwick’s V&A show to be full of engagingly daft ideas
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OpinionTime to change the guard at Buckingham Palace
Sixty years of regal indifference to architecture have left a rather doubtful legacy