All articles by Nick Varey

  • 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

  • Learning to Love Conservationism
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    Learning to Love Conservationism

    2011-07-28T16:39:00Z

    To conserve or not to conserve, that is the question

  • The Southbank Band stand
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    Band Stand blues

    2011-06-30T17:07:00Z

    Sitting outside the Royal Festival Hall is the Band Stand, a student designed and built performance stage.

  • Agitate, educate, organise
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    A call to arms

    2011-06-08T11:08:00Z

    We as architects have a duty to inform and educate the public and future architects, and we can no longer sit idly by and let our most cherished of roles go unfulfilled

  • With the necessary attributes for call centres, clones could find work, but can the same be said for architectural students?
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    A manifesto for change

    2011-05-17T11:53:00Z

    Shortcomings in architectural education in the UK need addressing if it is to equip students properly for life in the real world

  • A return to apprenticeships might just provide a lifeline for architectural students
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    Time for the return of the apprentice

    2011-05-09T17:29:00Z

    A return to apprenticeships might just provide a lifeline for architectural students

  • A world without planning
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    Don't plan for your future

    2011-04-11T16:29:00Z

    What would you build if there were no planners or building control to dictate the dos and don’ts of building?