All Opinion articles – Page 68
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OpinionBig society looks set to backfire
Even if you don’t side with critics of David Cameron’s Big Society, it’s hard to see how it’ll make any serious difference.
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Please keep your references to yourself
Cladding covered with pictures of knives and forks doesn’t make a building any more ’local’.
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OpinionWe need to redesign planners
Demanding a high standard of professionalism would genuinely raise our quality of life.
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Respect yourself
Am I the only person who believes that nobody should be asked to work for nothing?
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Peer pressure
Norman Foster’s tax status could be argued to be everyone’s business, as, up until the deadline for resignation, he was a member of the House of Lords
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OpinionGove has made the right move
Though understandably frustrating for the people directly concerned, education secretary Michael Gove has done the right thing in axing the 700 or so Building Schools for the Future projects
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Good riddance
The axing of BSF will be hard on some architects but will benefit just about everyone else
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Small comfort
As a partner in a small architectural practice with over 15 years of experience working with schools and local authorities, we saw the BSF swallow up our workload
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OpinionIs working in China the key to success for UK practices?
Graham Cartledge says there are now openings for talented architects to lead the way in new markets, but Stephen Hodder feels success can also be built on a sense of localism
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OpinionByles and the schools fiasco
Boots was clearly, er, on the money in pointing to the rather beleaguered position of well-paid Partnerships for Schools boss Tim Byles last week.
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Tory brutality
BSF can be criticised for many things, and wholesale change is necessary, but the brutal way in which the school programme was axed, with no consultation or evaluation of the value of projects other than what was contractually obliged, is indicative of the relish and haste at which this government ...
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Opinion3Rs: reuse, rethink, research
A hiatus in building provides the opportunity to properly research how we can get the best schools for our money.
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OpinionDon’t fear the BSF reaper
A school rebuilding programme is still necessary, and replacing Building Schools for the Future could put architects back in control.
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OpinionWhy not try living on the edge?
Street markets can be the key to breaking down barriers and creating vibrant cities
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Losing out from laissez faire
New thinking is needed in the planning system, but simply ditching all the rules will not improve the built environment
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Your enemy’s enemy is not your friend
Whatever the coalition policies bring, we must avoid any nostalgia for New Labour
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Terry's not urban
Charles should not meddle in the democratic process, using deceitful and secret letters and emails to other country’s royals.
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Slaying monsters
Thank you Prince Charles for helping to stop such monsters from blighting this great city with such faceless banality