http://www.bdonline.co.uk http://www.bdonline.co.uk http://www.bdonline.co.uk/magazine/graphics/logo.png http://www.bdonline.co.uk http://www.bdonline.co.uk/comment/letters/hampton-court-controversy/5055269.article http://www.bdonline.co.uk/comment/letters/hampton-court-controversy/5055269.article The “carbuncle” speech, made when Charles Correa received his RIBA gold medal in 1984 (Analysis May 17), was made at Hampton Court Palace (not the Mansion House) as the wonderful setting for the RIBA’s 150th anniversary. Fri, 24 May 2013 00:10 GMT http://www.bdonline.co.uk/comment/letters/skateboarders-are-no-sideshow/5055273.article http://www.bdonline.co.uk/comment/letters/skateboarders-are-no-sideshow/5055273.article My son (Louis Tingle 1986-2004) spent the best part of his life at the Southbank skateboarders’ undercroft (Debate May 17): perfecting his craft, making friends and participating in the most unique and diverse space in London. Fri, 24 May 2013 00:10 GMT http://www.bdonline.co.uk/comment/letters/big-problems-for-small-practices/5054810.article http://www.bdonline.co.uk/comment/letters/big-problems-for-small-practices/5054810.article There is a subtlety missing from Ruth Brennan’s quote from me in your Letters page last week. Fri, 17 May 2013 00:10 GMT http://www.bdonline.co.uk/comment/letters/is-out-of-town-out-of-time?/5055270.article http://www.bdonline.co.uk/comment/letters/is-out-of-town-out-of-time?/5055270.article Retail habits are changing so fast that even the retailers are not sure what will happen next (Speaking Out May 17). Fri, 24 May 2013 00:10 GMT http://www.bdonline.co.uk/comment/letters/everything-in-the-gardens-is-rosy/5055271.article http://www.bdonline.co.uk/comment/letters/everything-in-the-gardens-is-rosy/5055271.article Gillian Darley writes an interesting piece (Opinion May 17), but her fears for the decline of the Festival Gardens are unfounded. Fri, 24 May 2013 00:10 GMT http://www.bdonline.co.uk/comment/letters/old-folks-need-to-be-coaxed/5055272.article http://www.bdonline.co.uk/comment/letters/old-folks-need-to-be-coaxed/5055272.article Your call to arms is so timely (“Improving elderly care is an opportunity, not a chore”, Leader May 17). Fri, 24 May 2013 00:10 GMT http://www.bdonline.co.uk/comment/letters/pfi-is-the-private-fiasco-initiative/5054806.article http://www.bdonline.co.uk/comment/letters/pfi-is-the-private-fiasco-initiative/5054806.article I cannot believe the government is persevering with the PFI approach to the funding of public service construction — and only the large practices are going to get a look-in. Fri, 17 May 2013 00:10 GMT http://www.bdonline.co.uk/comment/letters/an-independent-valuation-of-arb/5054807.article http://www.bdonline.co.uk/comment/letters/an-independent-valuation-of-arb/5054807.article Can we know the identity of Mr W’s second architect (“Arb strikes off architect for trying to smear client”, News May 10), and are they now being investigated by the Arb to confirm the validity of their valuation? Fri, 17 May 2013 00:10 GMT http://www.bdonline.co.uk/comment/letters/classicists-were-no-craftsmen/5054808.article http://www.bdonline.co.uk/comment/letters/classicists-were-no-craftsmen/5054808.article Classical architecture of the Italian renaissance had already rejected many of the craft-reliant aspects of the architecture of the Middle Ages — Geoffrey Scott criticised the gothic revival for its demand for craftsmanship which had been lost due to the “simpler” construction required in classical architecture — so it is misplaced to associate the classical styles with ideals of craft (“Is this the end of the style wars?”, Fri, 17 May 2013 00:10 GMT http://www.bdonline.co.uk/comment/letters/keep-up-the-ribbing-riba/5054809.article http://www.bdonline.co.uk/comment/letters/keep-up-the-ribbing-riba/5054809.article Hank Dittmar is wrong to suggest it is inappropriate for the RIBA to run campaigns (Opinion May 3). Fri, 17 May 2013 00:10 GMT