All Opinion articles – Page 7
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OpinionThe Bartlett report was flawed and risks undermining academic freedom, to the detriment of all
By failing to carefully differentiate between accusations of genuine abuse and what may just be personal grievances, the Howlett Brown report has unfairly tarred all staff with the same brush and put academic independence in peril, writes Austin Williams
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OpinionWhy I’m backing Sumita Singha for RIBA president
Sumita Singha has the experience and the skills to lead the RIBA and unify its diverse membership, writes Jane Duncan OBE PPRIBA
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OpinionBoris Johnson may be going, but his built (and unbuilt) legacy will live on
More than any of his predecessors, Boris Johnson was a PM obsessed with big building projects, writes Ben Flatman
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OpinionThe Bartlett open letter was an irresponsible use of institutional power
Social media accounts accused by a group of architects and academics of leading a “witch hunt” against Bartlett staff following last month’s bombshell report into alleged abuses at the school are the inevitable response to decades of inaction from UCL, writes Future Architects Front co-founder Charlie Edmonds
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OpinionWhat exactly do we mean by ‘landscape led’?
A recent report exposes the collapse in green space provision in new development but the reason is not what you might expect, writes David Rudlin
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OpinionBartlett report sheds much-needed light on our profession’s wider failings
The Bartlett sought to break down its students in order to build them back up again in the school’s own mould, writes Ben Flatman
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OpinionArchitecture is ephemeral, urban design is eternal!
Most masterplans are never built but, once they are, they can last for ever – even if the name of the masterplanner is quickly forgotten, writes David Rudlin
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OpinionWhat 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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OpinionWhat’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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OpinionIt’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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OpinionCities 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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OpinionThe 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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OpinionLive 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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OpinionThe 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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OpinionWe 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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OpinionWhen 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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OpinionOnly 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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OpinionWe 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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OpinionBuilding 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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OpinionWhy Manchester is not a World Heritage Site
Unesco can keep its pickling jars, writes David Rudlin