More Comment
-
OpinionEvery town should have a team of volunteer design advisers
Hard-up planning departments should take advantage of architects’ willingness to share their expertise, says Martyn Evans. But the politicians need to be prepared to listen - and act
-
OpinionWhy Nova Victoria won the 2017 Carbuncle Cup
There were plenty of strong contenders on the shortlist but Nova’s crass design secured it this year’s wooden spoon
-
OpinionExceptional places shouldn't be the exception
We used to be able to create successful communities. Now we go on study tours of the continent and wring our hands. David Rudlin suggests a recipe for change
-
OpinionHarnessing the power of the architect’s unconscious mind
Parameters are important but sometimes architects must look away from the briefing documents and simply dream, says Neven Sidor
-
OpinionWas it worth spending £48m on Battersea Power Station's chimneys?
Why spend a fortune restoring an icon just to hide it behind a wall of flats, asks Thomas Lane
-
OpinionThe architecture school that helped transform Los Angeles
When it chose a home next to Skid Row, SCI-Arc helped kickstart the renaissance of Downtown LA. No longer a nomad, can it hang on to its pioneering spirit, asks Ben Flatman
-
OpinionIt takes more than a PR campaign to create a real community
Eleanor Jolliffe has moved to Greenwich Peninsula and is struck by the developer’s efforts to manufacture a sense of commuity as a marketing tool
-
OpinionWhat Charlottesville says about the ideological and physical contest for our public space
Our public spaces are under seige from extremists. What can be done asks Hank Dittmar
-
OpinionFour priorities for the next RIBA president
Ben Derbyshire takes over from Jane Duncan as RIBA president in September and faces big challenges. Martyn Evans has some suggestions
-
OpinionRecyling the spoils of Crossrail
Turning subsoil from Crossrail excavations into a new nature reserve is a win win situation says Gillian Darley