All Opinion articles – Page 7
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What can we expect from the Queen’s Speech?
Ben Derbyshire is optimistic that Gove will propose a range of innovative proposals
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What’s in store for these great British emporia?
An entire class of buildings has become redundant and risks being lost for ever, says David Rudlin. But it was never about their external appearance
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It’s time to look after NHS staff if we want them to look after us
With the new hospital programme now underway, we should consider respite space provision for those expected to work in them so this can be incorporated into the design
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Cities are being destroyed but their residents’ spirit survives
The Russian invasion is demonstrating the fierce loyalty of Ukrainians to their home environment, says David Rudlin
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The Medici effect is real in levelling up
The new white paper’s Florentine references provoked some hilarity, but many of its ideas are sound, says David Rudlin
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Live like a local?
Airbnb may have started out as part of the sharing economy but it is now having a pernicious effect on our cities, writes David Rudlin
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The king of urban renaissance had politicians – if not princes – at his feet
Richard Rogers was hugely influential as an urbanist as well an architect, writes David Rudlin
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We must make a better case for new housing
The prospect of new housing is almost always greeted with horror by local people. It is time that this changed, says David Rudlin
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When it comes to the climate emergency urbanists are part of the solution, right?
The data suggests cities aren’t quite as sustainable as we like to think, says David Rudlin
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Only the chosen few can walk the ‘starchitect’ tightrope
To succeed, an audacious idea needs to be sold with charm and executed with self-confidence, says David Rudlin. And often that is still not enough
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We need to talk about working in oppressive regimes
The profession’s responsibilities extend beyond the physical environment to the political, argues architect-turned-contractor Siu-Pei Choi
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Building your own home is normal in most of Europe – and they don’t even need Kevin McCloud
Can the Bacon Report make self-building less scary? Grand Designs will never be the same, says David Rudlin
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Why Manchester is not a World Heritage Site
Unesco can keep its pickling jars, writes David Rudlin
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A chance for cities to reset their relationship with tourists
After a year without travel, popular destinations are weighing up the cultural and social costs of actively encouraging so many visitors, says David Rudlin
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The problem of shrinking cities
As the world approaches peak people, what does this mean for our cities, asks David Rudlin
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Of politics and pitched roofs
If architects were prepared to let go of the shibboleths of the style wars they might find some unexpected allies, writes David Rudlin
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The dangers of white sky thinking
We should be wary of attempts to geo-engineer our way out of the climate crisis, writes David Rudlin
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In the battle against austerity we need the Mighty Morphin Whalley Rangers
A new report for the Quality of Life Foundation focuses on what communities can do to shape their areas, writes David Rudlin
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Put self-interest aside and focus on the future of the profession
The response in some quarters to the Future Architects Front’s concerns reflects a profession with work to do to improve its practices and image, writes Eleanor Jolliffe
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Unlocking the code with one of its authors
Writing exclusively for Building Design, David Rudlin, who worked on the new national model design code, argues it will give ammunition to planners