All Opinion articles – Page 87
-
Opinion
Turning nasty
I am indebted to Robert Menzies (Letters April 17) for bringing it to my attention that in the 25 years or so that I have been visiting and writing about buildings, it has never before occurred to me to predicate a review on the turning circle within a project’s disabled ...
-
Opinion
Equality first
The RIBA president is being both politically correct and defeatist to suggest that any move to acquire protection of function for the profession would be going against the tide
-
Opinion
Function defence
Work to gas fittings requires protection of function to prevent people blowing themselves and their possessions to kingdom come
-
OpinionConservation competence
I think you have identified the nub of the problem with the building conservation register (Leader April 9). Two skills are involved — the technical (vocational/craft) and the strategic (academic/ professional), and these run on different tracks
-
Opinion
The big picture
I thoroughly enjoyed Carolyn Steel’s piece (Opinion April 9) concerning the ridiculous stance which we in the west continue to promote as the only way forward for the world, that is, constant economic growth combined with constant population growth (for economic reasons, of course)
-
Opinion
Ode to joy
Thank you, Jonathan Glancey, for bringing up a worthwhile but neglected issue (Whatever happened to craft? March 27)
-
OpinionThe third way
It has occurred to me that architects visiting London might be mildly surprised to see Palladio and Le Corbusier’s names writ large on the side of buses and in the passages of the Underground
-
Opinion
Survey the scene
The recent healthy debate about the regulation of the profession (Letters passim) poses difficulties in moving forward where none need exist
-
OpinionHeterodox on Hereford House
In its de-listing of Colin St John Wilson’s Hereford House (News February 20), the DCMS has gravely misjudged the building’s significance — it is important as his first work in the private sphere, following his noteworthy contributions at London County Council
-
Opinion
Drain the swamp
I agree with Susan Ballinger (Letters March 20). All planning and building regulations applications should be made by an architect as this would solve a lot of the problems — RIBA and Arb, take note!
-
Opinion
Content majority
I am bemused by Gordon Kidd (Letters March 20) suggesting the answer to the poor turnout in the Arb elections is to “return Arb to its registration-only function”
-
OpinionMipim 2009: Those crazy Russians
A Death Star-like development for the city of Tula wins this year’s megalomania competition
-
OpinionDo you still want protection?
We hope our Arb survey will give an accurate picture of what the profession really feels
-
OpinionHorse sense
Further to Jonathan’s Glancey’s article (February 20) regarding the expense of Mark Wallinger’s White Horse at Ebbsfleet, there is a simple solution.
-
Opinion
Raise your game
In response to Andrew Black (Letters February 27) and his apparent concern for the work being done by architectural consultants/ designers, are we to believe that only part III RIBA architects are qualified to design buildings?
-
Opinion
Time to educate
Over the past 15 years, I have delivered many seminars to the public, which often does not understand that being an “architectural designer” is not the same thing.
-
Opinion
Bridge of sighs
I read with extreme sadness about the setback for Thomas Heatherwick’s brilliant bridge design for King’s Cross (News March 6). What is £7.5 million to pay for excellence in the present climate, when a banker is rewarded for his mistakes with £20 million in public money to play golf in ...