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OpinionCan a single person sign off a complex building?
The Hackitt review’s common sense approach is welcome, but Eleanor Jolliffe has some practical questions
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OpinionThe fleeting pleasure of a palimpsest exposed
A building’s history is often hidden in plain sight for those with eyes to see. But occasionally a more intimate glimpse is briefly exposed
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OpinionIf developers really want to build communities they need to stop trying to control everything
The most successful places are messy ecosystems that have evolved over time, says Martyn Evans
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OpinionImproper housing
Does it have to be this hard for architects to design the inside as well as the outside of housing, asks Phil Coffey
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OpinionRaynsford’s vision for planning is spot-on, so put his ideas in the new NPPF
The government should stop messing with permitted development and focus on getting the fundamentals right
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OpinionIs Hackitt a golden opportunity for architects?
The recommendations in the Hackitt report offer architects a rare chance to regain their position as project lead
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OpinionArchitects are under siege
Everyone wants good design but they’re not prepared to let architects get on with their job, says Mark Middleton
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OpinionPost-modernism: It might be listed, but it’s not over
Po-mo spawned the era of post-truth but it also ushered in a freedom to explore ideas that we’re still enjoying today
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OpinionThe convulsive power of a single piece of stone
Ivanka Trump unveiled a plaque at the new US embassy - and unleashed a bloody new chapter in Jerusalem’s long history of rancour
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OpinionA short history of garbage housing
Gillian Darley recounts the radical story of the architecture journalist invited to advise a president on building mass housing from waste