All Columnists articles – Page 18
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OpinionSpeeding off into an uncertain future
While the MGB is going strong, much of the architecture of its time has not survived
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OpinionBold may not be bountiful
Architects designing innovative show homes ignore mainstream market trends at their peril
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OpinionOne hard hat doesn’t make a recovery
The stimulus package will need more than cash injections to make a lasting impact
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OpinionTake us seriously, but don’t be serious
Versailles shows the significance of interiors, but it’s impossible to escape their artful wit
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OpinionSpecialists are winning out
BD’s Architect of the Year Awards show that in a harsh climate, doing one thing well can help a practice thrive
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OpinionDemocratising planning
Aberdeen shows us how the idea of referendum on development is easier to manage than the reality
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OpinionLet’s follow the South American way
Eladio Dieste’s soaring brick forms show how it’s possible to achieve marvels on a low budget
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OpinionIt’s time to foster change
Foster’s radical proposal for the transport system could be the kickstart the industry needs
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OpinionWhat grounds are there for dissent?
As protests fill the headlines, laws about quasi-public space leave little room for manoeuvre
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OpinionScotland: it’s starting to irritate me
As the shift to independence gathers pace, all sides are using architecture as a political tool
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OpinionCities stand or fall on mediocrity
The standard of everyday buildings defines the architecture of the age
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OpinionTo dream the unbuildable dream …
The glorious Dixon-Jones recreation, or reinvention, of Tatlin’s Tower in the courtyard of the Royal Academy is a reminder of just how haunting unbuilt projects are, or can be.
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OpinionTory green rhetoric is a lot of hot air
The Conservative Party conference saw ministers pushing conflicting views on sustainability
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OpinionWangari Maathai
Africa’s leading female environmentalist held lessons for us all, says John McAslan
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OpinionAn architectural ceasefire?
The debates over working under Gaddafi are now done, but what about the future for the practices that are heading back to Libya?
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OpinionA home where the buffalo don’t roam
A painful modernisation scheme will see Ahmedabad’s riverside slums emptied and concreted over
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OpinionWhere is this war on red tape?
Despite many fine words, the government has not delivered on its promise to reduce regulation
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OpinionSuccess is all in the execution...
The shoddy application of good planning ideas has sold our towns and cities short
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OpinionPutting it into practice
Alex de Rijke’s appointment at the RCA heralds a welcome shift towards closer links between teaching and practice
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OpinionA developers’ plague on all our houses
This clumsy bid to streamline planning will bring a rash of crass, profitable ghettos