All politics articles – Page 3

  • The plan
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    My three-point plan (section and elevation) for recovery

    2011-11-01T11:38:00Z

    Stung by recent government criticism that architects are “creaming it” and “out of touch” it occurred to me the profession needs a plan (section and elevation) to stimulate economic recovery.

  • No longer fulfilling essential functions
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    No longer fulfilling essential functions

    2011-10-26T10:00:00Z

    With change afoot in our practice, it’s an interesting opportunity to compare notes on how our industry is faring

  • Drake Circus- Carbuncle cup 2006 winner
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    Learning from Drake Circus

    2011-09-01T16:13:00Z

    As BD’s Carbuncle Cup is awarded this week for the worst piece of architecture in Britain, I look back at the original ‘winner’ from 2006.

  • Back. And Forth.
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    Back. And Forth.

    2011-08-31T16:27:00Z

    Growing unrest in Israel’s Sinai border region had me reaching for the telephone and asking for an earlier flight

  • Brooms aloft for the riot clean up in Clapham
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    Riot Rebuild

    2011-08-22T15:29:00Z

    As the dust settles, our outrage is giving way to pragmatism, and we must begin to address the whys and hows

  • Taking back the town
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    Taking back the town

    2011-08-09T13:04:00Z

    Cleaning up after the previous night’s riots

  • herding cats
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    Herding Cats – News from the Middle East

    2011-08-08T10:23:00Z

    Brought to you from the Educational Bookshop on Salah-Al-Din Street in the east of Jerusalem

  • end of the line
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    Going Fast

    2011-07-18T16:08:00Z

    Have we come to the end of the line for a world first?

  • Message in a bottle
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    A message in a bottle

    2011-06-24T14:35:00Z

    Engineers like beer. They like designing things. Anything that combines the two in a single, professionally and legally allowable circumstance has got to be good.

  • Are Engineering Institutions failing to make a stir?
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    Institutions failing to make a stir?

    2011-05-13T12:09:00Z

    Are Engineering Institutions shying away from advocacy, lobbying and social policy?

  • Blogs

    Should the donor get final say?

    2010-04-12T11:13:00Z

    The University of South Carolina certainly seems to think so. It's sparked controversy by apparently allowing the biggest donor for its new business school building to choose its architect - with Rafael Viñoly winning the commission."In a move that's been called unprecedented, USC canceled all bids to hire an architect ...