All articles by Amanda Baillieu – Page 8
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Tablet onlyVenice Biennale 2012: Japan grapples with tsunami
Winning national pavilion is worthy, but lacks the usual magic
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FeaturesDavid Chipperfield: Fanfare for the common ground
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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OpinionVenice Biennale is about ideas, not commerce
Corporate sponsorship could change the face of the British Pavilion -— if, that is, we can even attract it
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OpinionIs the Olympic Stadium legacy’s first white elephant?
Despite West Ham’s bid, the venue’s popularity means it may be closed for many years to come
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OpinionLegacy needs to stand by its radical neighbours
The Olympic fringe Meanwhile projects set the agenda for a creative legacy and must not fail through lack of funding
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OpinionBrady’s Olympic protest is far too little too late
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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OpinionFlying the flag for great British design
The Olympics tick a lot of boxes but it doesn’t represent the bulk of architects’ work
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OpinionThe real Olympic effect is only just beginning
The Olympic Park is an extraordinary achievement, but even more impressive will be the slow regeneration of east London
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OpinionRIBA can’t walk away from Pleasure Gardens fiasco
Matchmaker role shouldn’t mean leaving young practices to sink or swim with inexperienced clients
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OpinionShard of class? It's the British way
Southwark’s new symbol of foreign wealth epitomises compromise and contradiction, but you have to bow to a brave statement
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OpinionSouthbank certificate is no surprise
Decision to give Archigram’s complex immunity from listing sends out all the wrong messages
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OpinionProject managers are helping to block procurement reform
It’s time to take a stand against local authorities’ expectations that architects will work for free
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OpinionDame Zaha should stand up for what she believes in
Hadid’s overbudget Aquatics Centre brought her a long overdue honour. Now both of them must prove their staying power
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BlogsIf you're tired of London- get out
Londoners are being warned that the city is a no-go area this summer unless of course you are one of the ‘family’.
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OpinionBig meetings like big budgets belong in the past
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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OpinionTime to change the guard at Buckingham Palace
Sixty years of regal indifference to architecture have left a rather doubtful legacy
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OpinionA marriage of convenience?
Not all practices can move easily into a foreign country, but Pringle Brandon found a way
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FeaturesWhy everyone loves Thomas Heatherwick
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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OpinionNul points for heritage streamlining
The problems listed buildings face are not to do with legislation but the lack of cash
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OpinionCompetitions won’t solve procurement problems
Public sector tender turnover requirements are the real issue, and the institute could learn from the GLA’s framework