All Opinion articles – Page 79
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OpinionSlippery slope
The sloping wall, most recently seen in the illustration of Zaha Hadid’s Michigan art museum (News December 18) but also in Libeskind’s V&A extension and latterly his prefabricated houses (News October 2) as well as Herzog & de Meuron’s revised Tate Modern extension (Debate October 16) externally looks great
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Waste of money
I have been a member of the RIBA since 1974, and on the register of Architects Accredited in Building Conservation since 2007 (when it was RIBA endorsed)
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Speak your mind
I have already sent an email to Bob Kerslake, chief executive of the and Homes & Communities Agency, and would implore everyone else who has concerns about poor design quality in the HCA’s Kickstart programme (News December 18) to go to its web page and also write a complaint
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Sooner or later
I thoroughly enjoyed Peter Davey’s article on HP Berlage’s Holland House (BD Magazine December)
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Give it a fair trial
As the former conservation director of English Heritage and one of the architects of professional accreditation for building conservation in England, I am supportive of the RIBA’s engagement with the issue, though saddened that peace could not be made with the dedicated folks running the AABC
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OpinionPrivate spaces give extra value
While I applaud the general aims of Building for Life, it places insufficient emphasis upon space within, and outside, the dwelling
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Correction
In December 18 Solutions , we said the BaleHaus at Bath University as “designed by architect Craig White” and referred to “architect White Design”
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OpinionNo excuse to abandon quality
Yes, we have an urgent need for social housing, but the HCA’s haste will prove a false economy
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OpinionPassing the buck on bad design
Criticising the government for spending millions on poorly designed housing is to miss a somewhat sensitive point
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Tropical storm
One way that architects can (and should) make a significant change on the overall carbon impact of buildings is to eschew tropical hardwoods. Our research has shown that imported tropical hardwoods are the key driver of deforestation in the tropics, which is responsible for 25% of human-caused CO2 emissions
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Out of the woods
Sam Webb catalogues a number of fires in timber frame structures to support his claim that timber frames are not a suitable form of construction for built-up areas (Debate December 4). It is notable that all of his examples sit within London and the South-east
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OpinionPlace shaping for everyone
Jonathan Glancey’s article “Who will gallop to the rescue?” (November 27) struck a massive chord in Bradford Council’s regeneration department, made up of planning, asset management, transport, housing and economic development
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Dubai dystopia
Congratulations on your editorial on the Dubai debacle (Leader December 4), here’s hoping it gets up people’s noses. There should be no sympathy for those practices who dashed to the trough to help build a dystopian playground for the super-rich, including such energy-guzzling projects as a revolving hotel
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OpinionCorrection
Sculptures on the Woolwich riverside (pictured), attributed to Antony Gormley in last week’s Urban Trawl on Greenwich were in fact by Peter Burke.
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Consensus cost
It was interesting to read Amanda Baillieu's contribution to the Spectator’s December 4 issue, in which she described the reactions to her recent editorial on global warming (Leader November 6)
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Hole in the wall
Jonathan Glancey’s November 6 article contains contradictory arguments. Opening with the Berlin Wall, as tempting as it is due to the recent anniversary, doesn’t work
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Bags of talent
It was with great sadness that I read of Brian Anson’s death. Brian was a great source of support and creative provocation when I first started as head at the then University of North London
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OpinionBrian Anson: charming enfant terrible - and destroyer of SAC
I was sorry to read in BD (News November 27) of the death of Brian Anson; and I was transported back to distant lands by your comment
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Anson and the SAC
Much as I admired Brian Anson your account of his role in setting up the Schools of Architecture Council (SAC) is a bit misleading (News November 27)