All Opinion articles – Page 74
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OpinionSteel beats wood to Olympic gold
Timber should have been the star of the ‘sustainable’ 2012 Games
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Basildon blues
Chris Phillips isn’t the only architect standing for election (News April 9), and nor are the Conservatives the only choice — at least in the so-called bellwether constituency of Basildon and Billericay, where I am standing for the Liberal Democrats
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Steel yourselves
Politicians, businessmen, artists and their edifices… a tale as old as time itself (“Anish Kapoor unveils Olympic sculpture” bdonline)
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Money talks
The low pay debate is tricky, but is “exploitation” the right word to use? I’d say wages are low because industry fees are low, and getting lower
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OpinionIgnore low pay at your peril
The institute’s refusal to take action over low pay — or even debate it — exposes it as aloof from its members
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OpinionHow Londoners lost the space race
The 100 Public Spaces scheme would have given the city its Olympic legacy
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OpinionThe land that Pevsner forgot
No one is charting the new buildings that are springing up to swamp our cities
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Support fair pay
BD’s recent articles on low pay give an unclear picture of both my views and the institute’s position on this important issue
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Not so cushy
After some 27 years as a professional interior designer/decorator it frequently ruffles my feathers — never mind those in cushions — to find that interior design is still considered by many as a “housewives’ hobby” (Opinion March 19, and Letters March 26 and April 1)
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OpinionWind chill factor
You have rightly sparked off a debate on the thorny question of whether faith in wind power is misplaced (Leader March 26)
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OpinionShould architects welcome a change of government?
Yes, says Chris Phillips, architects will benefit from Conservative proposals; while Paul Fletcher says the current government has a good track record
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OpinionDongtan, icon of our vanishing future
Two years after its ravishing images wowed the media, there is still no sign of an eco-city
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To the letter
Regarding your story “Arb fines Nottingham architect £1,000” (News March 26), I am amazed that a project commissioned in 2006 should have been entered into without a proper architect’s appointment in place. Hindsight has nothing to do with it
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OpinionNew Labour’s sorry legacy
Looking at the state of the built environment after 13 years, it’s no surprise that Cabe and the HCA’s futures are in doubt
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It’s not personal
In defence of Ruth Reed’s refusal to condemn low-paying practices (News March 19), she does agree with the thrust of what we have all said
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Highs and lows
The Strata building by BFLS (News March 26) is surely the nastiest, most aggressive, vulgar building of the last 10 years in London
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Institute fails to reflect interiors
I read Diana Yakeley’s comments (Letters March 26) with much interest and, I have to say, incredulity.
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OpinionAre the HCA’s proposed design standards good for housing?
No, says Stewart Baseley, the cost of meeting them will slow the flow of much-needed new housing; while Richard Simmons argues that we need to know every penny is well spent
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OpinionEarning their licence to build
Never mind architects learning how developers work, developers should have to learn how architects work before they are allowed to build