All Blogs articles – Page 17
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BlogsLive and learn
The ‘live projects’ initiative at Sheffield University raises vital questions about the purpose and suitability of architectural education
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BlogsRealarchitek
A group of students are working with architecture firm ZAP on a project to protest against the rise in university tuition fees
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BlogsTrendsetting in Milan
Pidgin Perfect was the only British delegate at the SPREAD 2050 sustainability conference in Italy
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BlogsDesign for design’s sake
It’s time architects took the business of property development out of the hands of greedy money-makers
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BlogsThe cruelty of competition
Competitions are a cruel thing. Not winning a fee bid is tough but the burst of energy, commitment and optimism that comes with a design competition creates a high which means it’s a longer way to fall when you lose out.
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BlogsThe National Museum of Scotland: A Polite Spectacle
The National Museum of Scotland finally re-opened its doors to the public back in July and last week we went along to the official opening reception for industry insiders.
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BlogsGoing round the houses
A TEDx conference in Camden argues that linear thinking should be designed out of education
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BlogsYou say tomato, I say tomato...
I was asked to speak at a conference last week, and as the invite extended to the full day, I decided to sit in the morning session ahead of my slot to see what it was all about.
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BlogsLittle Chef and Nandos are preserving our heritage
Whilst on holiday and driving on the M1 somewhere outside Doncaster we spotted a Little Chef, a Little Chef outside of the ordinary.
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BlogsVinoly’s hidden treasure
Despite its shining gold exterior, Colchester’s Firstsite arts building keeps a low profile
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BlogsNational Institution...
I’ve now had this conversation three times in the last week, so in typical fashion, I thought I’d share it with you all.
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BlogsTwo camps of architecture journalism
Architecture journalists fall pretty much into two camps. Those who write news because they can’t write about how great or rubbish a building is and those who write about buildings because they haven’t got the foggiest about news.
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BlogsWant that one...
OK, so I took a holiday. Sorry it’s been so long, but I actually had to stop writing this blog and get on with some work. Everything’s fine now though, back to normal.
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BlogsJunya Ishigami’s Architecture as Air
Junya Ishigami’s spider-web-like creation, on display at the Barbican, feels a little insubstantial
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BlogsWatching the paint dry
With the RIBA president’s offices soon to be painted magenta, it’s a great fascination to me how leaders choose to furnish their interior spaces
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BlogsPatently stupid?
Sorry Frei Otto you owe me 1% of the contract value of the Munich Olympic stadium
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BlogsLearning from Drake Circus
As BD’s Carbuncle Cup is awarded this week for the worst piece of architecture in Britain, I look back at the original ‘winner’ from 2006.
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BlogsBack. And Forth.
Growing unrest in Israel’s Sinai border region had me reaching for the telephone and asking for an earlier flight
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