All Opinion articles – Page 69
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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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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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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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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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Good riddance
The axing of BSF will be hard on some architects but will benefit just about everyone else
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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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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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Respect yourself
Am I the only person who believes that nobody should be asked to work for nothing?
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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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Corrections: 02 July 2010
Our story “Market garden plans for Chelsea Barracks” (News June 11) said that the new scheme would include a 44-storey tower
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OpinionLet’s build more Brynmawrs
Showcase factories would act as beacons of hope in the economic downturn.
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OpinionDon't run scared of Prince Charles
If the RIBA and the rest had had the balls to let Rogers’ Chelsea Barracks design go to planning, and welcome HRH’s views alongside the rest of the interested parties, this whole thing could have been thrashed out in the open, and perhaps we could have had a sensible debate ...
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Lost delicacy
As much as Richard Rogers’ oeuvre is to be admired, no one seems to have discussed the design of the Chelsea Barracks scheme itself – nothwithstanding Prince Charles’s predictable but injudicious and unconstitutional opposition to it, and Quinlan Terry’s indigestible neo-gothic courtyard alternative
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Out of touch elite
Three cheers for Prince Charles! He has become the people’s champion on so many issues.
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OpinionDo RIBA’s measures do enough to tackle low pay?
RIBA president Ruth Reed says the institute will define reasonable pay levels, but Keith Tomlinson argues the profession needs to fight harder for fair wages