Letters
Big problems for small practices
There is a subtlety missing from Ruth Brennan’s quote from me in your Letters page last week.
PFI is the private fiasco initiative
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.
Classicists were no craftsmen
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?”, News ...
Battle lines drawn as architects join in the house-building debate
I’m afraid Dickon Robinson is correct and Simon Allford is wrong (Debate May 3).
An independent valuation of Arb
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?
Keep up the ribbing, RIBA
Hank Dittmar is wrong to suggest it is inappropriate for the RIBA to run campaigns (Opinion May 3).
Small practices bridge the divide
There is no truth in Caroline Cole’s comments that a small practice cannot be a training ground for a large practice (News April 19).
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Southbank's leading question
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Profession has ability to adapt
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Gove needs to learn his history
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Education must include business
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Schools fail to make the grade
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Discourse is key to understanding
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Chipperfield: BD is toying with our livelihoods
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2:1 students need some one-to-one
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Thatcher’s door led nowhere
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Geffrye interiors transcend class
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Reading, writing and road safety
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Time to get rid of the greenwash
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Let Stirling echo the way we work
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Where are these cash-rich firms?
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What am I losing by leaving RIBA?
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Pharmaceuticals for all but Foster
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Wolf Prize needs a wider context
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Procurement is widening the gap
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Thatcher's support
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This should mean curtains for Cabe
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Farrell & Vaizey face a tough task
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First a European YAYA, then AYA?
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Architects must lead school team
