All Opinion articles – Page 62
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OpinionPut your own house in order
The housing minister needs to offer more than rhetoric to make self build a viable option
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OpinionWho cares about design integrity?
The drive for high profits will stymie quality development in the square mile
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OpinionA union is not the answer
A less tepid RIBA would be a more effective way of safeguarding the profession’s future
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OpinionBarbie didn’t pick the easiest option
It’s tough when Architect Barbie has better career opportunities than real women in the profession
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OpinionOne size does not fit all
The James Review’s vision of standardised schools is likely to prove as limited as BSF
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OpinionEverything’s up in the air
The main issue affecting public funding for architecture is a lack of clarity about the future
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OpinionYes, minister, we need more Bykers
Grant Shapps’ enthusiasm is surprising, as the estate embodies the antithesis of his policies
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OpinionRelying on cheap labour
If the profession is to persuade society of its worth, it needs to get out of the low-pay habit
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OpinionGold’s not all that glitters in the Gulf
Middle Eastern cities have more in common with UK metropolises than first meets the eye
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OpinionIt was acceptable in the 80s
Osborne’s new enterprise zones reflect the misplaced belief that planning is the enemy of development
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OpinionLandlords like Gaddafi won’t drop rents
New squatting laws and benefit cuts aren’t going to make the private rental sector effective
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OpinionWho can afford localism?
Neighbourhood plans will only be as local as the people that pay for them
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OpinionWhat is the true value of education?
It’s time we realised that architecture degrees aren’t simply career launch pads
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OpinionLocal identity is the least of it
Grant Shapps’ Legoland comments are to be applauded, but we’ve got bigger problems than contextual sensitivity
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OpinionRemember the past, but don’t repeat it
The government threat to stop funding Unesco shows a tortured relationship with conservation
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OpinionWinter’s words should leave us cold
John Winter is wrong to tar all our ’modern’ architects with the same brush
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OpinionBack to the drawing board
Architecture schools need to rethink more than business skills training if the profession is to survive
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OpinionThe only certainty is change
A new report spells out how the profession must learn to adapt to survive
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OpinionBe careful whose nation you build
The Libyan crisis highlights the dangers of doing business with dictators