All Opinion articles – Page 67
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OpinionBoris is brave to think bigger
Ignore the critics, London’s new housing design guide will mainly give us a size of home long enjoyed in western Europe
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The resistance to regen starts here
Embracing every regeneration project on offer does no favours to our rundown urban areas
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I’m going to have to let you go
Everything’s getting dumped faster and faster, and that includes good stuff like Broadgate.
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Shaving foam
I deeply resent your characterisation of the Strata tower as “decked out with Philishave stylings” (Carbuncle Cup, August 13).
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Firm responds
I wish to add some much-needed clarification to the story published on August 17
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OpinionDo we need national design standards for housing?
Ewan Willars thinks standards will provide the challenge to produce innovative design, while Andrew Whitaker thinks there is no place for them in private housing
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Resorts should kick the bucket
Recent news that the average visitor to Redcar spends just £1.70 typifies the problems of Britain’s many rundown seaside towns
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Cracking Brazil
In response to your story “Practices look abroad as double dip looms” (News August 13), I believe that there are two main reasons why very few foreign architectural practices have acted in Brazil so far
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OpinionDebt and doubt for architecture graduates
It seems that only an extremely foolhardy 16-year-old student would choose to pursue a career in architecture if they pay any attention to the advice they’re getting from their careers advisers.
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Corrections: 13 August 2010
We have been asked to point out that the architects of the 1970 main museum extension to Kettle’s Yard in Cambridge were Leslie Martin and David Owers (News July 23).
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OpinionArchitectural education needs change, says Neil Spiller
Former Bartlett tutor Neil Spiller is as apprehensive as the freshers as he embarks on his new role as head of Architecture & Construction at the University of Greenwich.
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The politics of pedal power
London’s cycle-hire scheme is as much a symbolic as technical achievement.
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OpinionTime to take a broader view
Plans to demolish part of Broadgate show how the City is still desperate to give the banks what they want
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OpinionThe New Homes Bonus is not enough
It’s not realistic to ask councils to wait until 2012 for planning legislation
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OpinionHomework in the crypt? Historic churches and free schools
Disused historic churches can be part of a creative solution for the free schools programme
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OpinionBrady’s low pay challenge
RIBA’s next president faces a tricky job turning her strong words on poor working conditions into action.
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Olympics should look to Edinburgh
As the Edinburgh Festival shows, the ephemeral can show the way forward for serious projects.
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OpinionWe must face the ugly truth
Critics of BD’s Carbuncle Cup fail to see how it reflects the profession’s growing self-confidence
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OpinionWhy BD’s cup is a poisoned chalice
Laughing at bad buildings is self-destructive and fails to address the real issues, says Charles Holland.
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OpinionEllis Woodman asks why the best building built in Britain last year isn't on this year’s Stirling Prize shortlist
It always looked like this year’s Stirling Prize shortlist was going to be dominated by museums and galleries and so it has come to pass: three of the six buildings are of that type.