Amanda Baillieu Editorial
Building Design
Amanda Baillieu is editor-in-chief of BD, overseeing all BD publications and events. You can email her on amanda.baillieu@ubm.com or follow her on Twitter @AmandaBaillieu
Stories by this contributor.
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Improving elderly care is an opportunity, not a chore
17 May 2013
Better-designed homes for the old would help ease housing pressures for all, says Amanda Baillieu
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We have the technology…
10 May 2013
The burgeoning TMT sector is changing the face of London’s offices, says Amanda Baillieu
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Ian Simpson: How I lost millions in unpaid fees
9 May 2013
When the recession hit, one of the UK’s leading architects had to battle to keep his best projects. Now he’s firmly back on track – with a notable Urban Splash recruit in tow
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Schools cost-cutting will be an education for us all
2 May 2013
The real issues raised by the new PFI schools will become clear in the long term, says Amanda Baillieu
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Space needs further exploration
26 April 2013
The RIBA’s space standards campaign is failing to address the right targets, says Amanda Baillieu
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Nurturing young talent is an investment in our future
25 April 2013
The culture secretary’s call for the arts to earn their keep is shortsighted, says Amanda Baillieu
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RIBA figures tell the truth about a divided profession
18 April 2013
Benchmarking survey shows huge disparity between massive and micro practices
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Thatcher challenged the profession to reinvent itself
11 April 2013
Embracing the free market changed British architecture forever
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A revolutionary who destroyed more than she built
8 April 2013
There were positive aspects to Thatcher’s impact on architecture… but not many
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'Thatcher had a razor-like mind'
8 April 2013
Architects share their memories of Margaret Thatcher, who died today
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Chipperfield needs to get back to what he does best
4 April 2013
The architect is attracting headlines for all the wrong reasons
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Get tough on the practices that will work for nothing
22 March 2013
Sanctuary’s U-turn only shows how the zero-fee culture is corrosive to the profession
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Thank you Mr Osborne
20 March 2013
What did the budget actually do for housing?
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Survey shows the profession must transform to survive
7 March 2013
BD’s employment analysis shines a harsh spotlight on the failures of current practice
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Staffing figures show the real picture
1 March 2013
The RIBA’s Future Trends Staffing Index echoes the gloomy evidence of BD’s own employment survey
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Councils must choose the fate of their high streets
28 February 2013
Relaxing use class rules threatens to undermine the delicate balance between homes and local business
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Will Mossbourne 2 have what it takes to be top of the class?
22 February 2013
Everyone agrees school building costs must come down but inner city schools on difficult sites risk losing out
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The cost of good design is the meat of the argument
15 February 2013
A failure of food standards attracts a swift response from government, but the quality of housing is left to the market
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There’s no need for the RIBA to be so defensive
7 February 2013
The RIBA’s over-reaction to Arb’s much improved website reveals its fear of losing members
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Electric shock for eco-homes
6 February 2013
A housing estate in Bradford was one of the greenest in the country when it was built. What went wrong?
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Red tape is not holding up growth… and Gove knows it
1 February 2013
The education secretary should not blame the planning system for the stalling of his own big idea
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Loosening the planning rules is nothing to drink to
25 January 2013
Architects should pause before celebrating the move to relax use classes, and look at the fate of the British pub
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Iraq parliament winner risks losing out to rival Zaha Hadid
11 January 2013
Assemblage design picked by RIBA jury but Hadid still in talks with project committee
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Iraq parliament winner risks losing out to rival Zaha Hadid
10 January 2013
Assemblage design picked by RIBA jury but Hadid still in talks with project committee
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A democratic Iraq must start with its parliament
10 January 2013
Zaha Hadid may be the obvious candidate for Baghdad’s most important building, but she must win it on merit
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How to survive the jungle
7 January 2013
Architects can no longer rest on their design laurels. To be a player in a global market means knowing as much about world leadership as parametric curves.
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Will architects give Doha the red card?
4 January 2013
World Cup success threatened by country’s arcane payment culture
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Only a united front can stop architects being swept aside
21 December 2012
Nothing in 2012 has helped architects regain their confidence, so they must do it for themselves
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Preston Bus Station fails the celebrity glamour test
14 December 2012
The demolition sentence on BDP’s building shows how the listings system has lost its way
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Cabe can blame no one else for its imminent demise
7 December 2012
The organisation’s recent actions demonstrate how it has lost sight of its values
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The RIBA must listen to members’ fee concerns
29 November 2012
Nearly two thirds of architects want the institute to bring back fee scales
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Now it’s clear that the fee situation is out of control
22 November 2012
Sanctuary’s fee terms mark a low point in the value housing associations put on design
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The Walkie-Talkie is sending out a disturbing message
16 November 2012
The City’s most recent arrival highlights the need for a better balance between the needs of developers and our urban landscape
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George Ferguson: the red-trousered philanthropist
9 November 2012
Next Thursday Bristol will elect a city mayor. But can George Ferguson win on an independent ticket?
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UCL’s Stratford plans must strike a delicate balance
9 November 2012
Negotiations over the university’s scheme for a Carpenters Estate campus should look to King’s Cross as an example
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Architects must be at the heart of regulations reform
1 November 2012
If the profession doesn’t make its presence felt, the regulations review will succumb to the influence of vested interests
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Young architects deserve better than a pop-up future
25 October 2012
This year’s YAYA shortlist offers hope, but what the profession needs is a new generation of good clients
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V&A learns too late to pick an architect, not a design
19 October 2012
Kengo Kuma’s troubled Dundee scheme calls the whole competition process into question
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How to lose gracefully: a guide for architects
13 October 2012
BD’s five point guide to the art of losing well
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Abolishing Arb would be in step with Tory times
12 October 2012
The reality is that architects would be better off lobbying community minister Don Foster to reform Arb
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H2o Architects' Alpine challenge
8 October 2012
A refurbished 1960s ski resort apartment increases the living space without touching the structure
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It’s time to stop sulking and face the new school realities
5 October 2012
The RIBA and the profession need to knuckle down and make themselves indispensable to the government’s education plans
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If Renzo Piano is not an architect…
5 October 2012
Arb’s request that foreign designers should not be able to use the word ‘architect’ is very bizarre indeed
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Honey, I shrunk the schools
2 October 2012
Non-teaching space is under threat, but is that such a bad thing?
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Olympic stadium deserves better than West Ham
14 September 2012
Populous’s stadium is now a much-loved symbol of sporting success and it deserves to have a genuinely public use
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Housebuilding is more important than Heathrow
6 September 2012
The chancellor’s focus on planning is a distraction from the real ways the government can persuade developers to build
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Architecture biennale is a very British affair
31 August 2012
Despite their dominance at this year’s Venice Architecture Biennale, the British didn’t have enough original things to say
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Venice Biennale 2012: Japan grapples with tsunami
30 August 2012
Winning national pavilion is worthy, but lacks the usual magic
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Venice Biennale 2012: Japan grapples with tsunami
29 August 2012
Winning national pavilion is worthy, but lacks the usual magic
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David Chipperfield: Fanfare for the common ground
23 August 2012
David Chipperfield has found curating the Venice Biennale stressful. Not only are there more than 100 participants, but his agenda has rubbed up against architects’ giant egos
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Venice Biennale is about ideas, not commerce
23 August 2012
Corporate sponsorship could change the face of the British Pavilion -— if, that is, we can even attract it
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Is the Olympic Stadium legacy’s first white elephant?
15 August 2012
Despite West Ham’s bid, the venue’s popularity means it may be closed for many years to come
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Legacy needs to stand by its radical neighbours
10 August 2012
The Olympic fringe Meanwhile projects set the agenda for a creative legacy and must not fail through lack of funding
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Brady’s Olympic protest is far too little too late
8 August 2012
Locog’s ban on marketing may be ludicrous. But why is the RIBA’s only response a publicity stunt when the Games are half over?
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Flying the flag for great British design
27 July 2012
The Olympics tick a lot of boxes but it doesn’t represent the bulk of architects’ work
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The real Olympic effect is only just beginning
20 July 2012
The Olympic Park is an extraordinary achievement, but even more impressive will be the slow regeneration of east London
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RIBA can’t walk away from Pleasure Gardens fiasco
13 July 2012
Matchmaker role shouldn’t mean leaving young practices to sink or swim with inexperienced clients
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Shard of class? It's the British way
12 July 2012
Southwark’s new symbol of foreign wealth epitomises compromise and contradiction, but you have to bow to a brave statement
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Southbank certificate is no surprise
12 July 2012
Decision to give Archigram’s complex immunity from listing sends out all the wrong messages
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Project managers are helping to block procurement reform
29 June 2012
It’s time to take a stand against local authorities’ expectations that architects will work for free
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Dame Zaha should stand up for what she believes in
22 June 2012
Hadid’s overbudget Aquatics Centre brought her a long overdue honour. Now both of them must prove their staying power
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Big meetings like big budgets belong in the past
8 June 2012
Big meetings don’t happen where there is real leadership. This is lacking in the schools sector, which has been allowed to drift
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Time to change the guard at Buckingham Palace
1 June 2012
Sixty years of regal indifference to architecture have left a rather doubtful legacy
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A marriage of convenience?
1 June 2012
Not all practices can move easily into a foreign country, but Pringle Brandon found a way
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Why everyone loves Thomas Heatherwick
31 May 2012
Clients love him because he’s not an architect, and architects are in awe. But, as his new V&A show opens, will Thomas Heatherwick’s quirky style survive the shift to the big time?
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Nul points for heritage streamlining
25 May 2012
The problems listed buildings face are not to do with legislation but the lack of cash
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Competitions won’t solve procurement problems
24 May 2012
Public sector tender turnover requirements are the real issue, and the institute could learn from the GLA’s framework
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No wonder RIBA’s election was a one-horse race
18 May 2012
Harry Rich’s Radio 4 clutter conversation may explain architects’ reluctance to stand for president
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Schools may learn design the hard way
18 May 2012
Money-saving briefing packs may demand too much from buildings and architects
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Can Ferguson end our cynicism about mayors?
11 May 2012
Mayors have the power to revitalise our cities, but politicians are seen as incapable of delivering change
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Serpentine team digs deep for magic
11 May 2012
A pavilion that focuses on a hole in the ground and some rainwater is going to need that extra something
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Will architects buy Tesco’s pledge to improve design?
4 May 2012
With development budgets tight, practices shouldn’t ignore the opportunities that Britain’s biggest retailer offers
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Kettle’s departure leaves RMJM drowning not waving
30 April 2012
The architect of the Gazprom tower quits as the international firm’s reputation sinks further
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The Cutty Sark restoration raises questions about authenticity
25 April 2012
Greenwich’s famous tea clipper divides opinion
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That 70s show
24 April 2012
Was the 70s really a grim decade - BD readers give their view
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Overambition has blighted Battersea Power Station
20 April 2012
If the London landmark is to avoid demolition it needs more gradual redevelopment
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Why go to China when the answers are closer to home?
30 March 2012
Angela Brady’s enthusiasm for the Far East will not resolve the real changes the profession is facing in the UK
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These planning reforms won't tame the housebuilders
27 March 2012
Reforms will do little to tackle the developers who profit from low levels of production
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Is RMJM's brand turning toxic?
27 March 2012
Any reputation for good architecture has been obscured by a notoriety for losing staff and now clients
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Why will garden cities fare any better than eco-towns?
23 March 2012
The government’s vision for planning reform lacks solid principles
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Robert Elwall: 1953-2012
20 March 2012
There weren’t many perks being editor of RIBA Journal but a regular trip to the RIBA’s basement was one of them, writes Amanda Baillieu.
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It’s time Pickles settled the question
9 March 2012
Liverpool Waters provides the perfect test case for establishing the trade-off between localism and growth
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Can Cabe pass the test of supply and demand?
7 March 2012
With only a year to prove itself, the design watchdog may struggle to create a commercial demand for its services
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Everyone likes a free lunch
5 March 2012
The police are being questioned about hospitality paid for by journalists. But is it so different to what goes on at Mipim?
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Cultural education fails to embrace architecture
1 March 2012
Staid principles leave schools’ teaching on the built environment lagging behind the other arts
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Snobbery and flawed logic fuel attack on Henry’s house
24 February 2012
The former Arsenal star should be congratulated for his architectural decisions
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Let architects design while the police tackle real crime
20 February 2012
Police are needed on the streets, not telling architects what to do
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Engineers need a new team spirit
17 February 2012
Confusion over the engineer’s role arises because our system only recognises single authorship
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BD's favourite romantic buildings
14 February 2012
The BD team select their favourite romantic buildings from around the world in honour of Valentine’s day
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Problems that predate a design
10 February 2012
Cambridge’s recent procurement study misses a central reason why buildings end up in disputes
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Engineered into ugliness
3 February 2012
Dixon Jones’s shared space scheme on Exhibition Road points the way to the high street’s survival
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Breeam has become a nice little earner
31 January 2012
Those urging Gove to retain the green assessment method should ask whether there might be a more efficient alternative
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Sense and eccentricity
27 January 2012
Piers Taylor’s midlife crisis may point to an alternative future for the profession
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RMJM has crossed the line
20 January 2012
The ripple of disapproval over the practice’s behaviour, along with that of Austin-Smith Lord and YRM, is something new
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Good architecture sells itself
13 January 2012
Whatever the Olympics’ restrictions on marketing, 2012’s successes won’t lack for publicity
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End of a once-great practice
6 January 2012
YRM’s heyday was long gone, so what does RMJM stand to gain from its purchase?
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David Chipperfield confirmed as Venice curator
28 December 2011
Biennale president Paolo Baratta announces appointment for 2012 exhibition
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London snubs call for relaxed rules over change of use
27 December 2011
Research finds London boroughs no longer allowing change of use despite government pledge
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Personal relationships are key to success in China
23 December 2011
Architects hoping to make strides in the land of opportunity should learning all about the working culture
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Tales of the unexpected
16 December 2011
In these challenging times nobody knows what’s around the corner, but what’s certain is that architects will have to do more for less in order to survive
