Building Design - Letters http://www.bdonline.co.uk http://www.bdonline.co.uk http://www.bdonline.co.uk/magazine/graphics/logo.png http://www.bdonline.co.uk Big problems for small practices 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 PFI is the private fiasco initiative 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 An independent valuation of Arb 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 Classicists were no craftsmen 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 Keep up the ribbing, RIBA 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