All Opinion articles – Page 58
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OpinionKeep your ideas for the desk drawer
A look back to the 1930s shows how radicalism can thrive — even when it’s not being commissioned
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OpinionIsi Metzstein remembered
“We wanted to strengthen the vocabulary of modernism wherever it was necessary.”
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OpinionEnd of a once-great practice
YRM’s heyday was long gone, so what does RMJM stand to gain from its purchase?
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OpinionWhat’s wrong with managed decline?
As the Thatcher government archives show, the fortunes of cities are not easy to predict
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OpinionDoes Rogers live up to his good words?
Richard Rogers’s oeuvre is a masterclass in separating principles from practice
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OpinionFortune favours the brave
This year’s World Architecture report makes a compelling case for UK firms to look abroad for opportunities
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OpinionMoralities and the market
In times of upheaval, OMA and Hertzberger are offering us a choice of ways forward
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OpinionSpeeding off into an uncertain future
While the MGB is going strong, much of the architecture of its time has not survived
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OpinionBold may not be bountiful
Architects designing innovative show homes ignore mainstream market trends at their peril
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OpinionOne hard hat doesn’t make a recovery
The stimulus package will need more than cash injections to make a lasting impact
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OpinionLet’s put our housing in order
Giving cash to housebuilders solves nothing — the government needs to tackle the real issues
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OpinionTake us seriously, but don’t be serious
Versailles shows the significance of interiors, but it’s impossible to escape their artful wit
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OpinionSpecialists are winning out
BD’s Architect of the Year Awards show that in a harsh climate, doing one thing well can help a practice thrive
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OpinionThe creative power of opposition
Poland’s church architecture reveals the imaginative force of decades working outside the regime
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OpinionDemocratising planning
Aberdeen shows us how the idea of referendum on development is easier to manage than the reality
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OpinionLet’s follow the South American way
Eladio Dieste’s soaring brick forms show how it’s possible to achieve marvels on a low budget
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OpinionIt’s time to foster change
Foster’s radical proposal for the transport system could be the kickstart the industry needs
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OpinionWhat grounds are there for dissent?
As protests fill the headlines, laws about quasi-public space leave little room for manoeuvre
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OpinionAmbassadors for UK design
Economising on the embassy programme could prove to be an expensive mistake
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OpinionScotland: it’s starting to irritate me
As the shift to independence gathers pace, all sides are using architecture as a political tool