All Columnists articles – Page 20
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Opinion
Architects must lose the silo mentality
The profession’s indifference to the industrial icons of Buffalo shows its true detachment
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OpinionWho cares about design integrity?
The drive for high profits will stymie quality development in the square mile
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OpinionBarbie didn’t pick the easiest option
It’s tough when Architect Barbie has better career opportunities than real women in the profession
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OpinionEverything’s up in the air
The main issue affecting public funding for architecture is a lack of clarity about the future
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OpinionYes, minister, we need more Bykers
Grant Shapps’ enthusiasm is surprising, as the estate embodies the antithesis of his policies
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OpinionGold’s not all that glitters in the Gulf
Middle Eastern cities have more in common with UK metropolises than first meets the eye
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OpinionIt was acceptable in the 80s
Osborne’s new enterprise zones reflect the misplaced belief that planning is the enemy of development
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OpinionLandlords like Gaddafi won’t drop rents
New squatting laws and benefit cuts aren’t going to make the private rental sector effective
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OpinionWhat is the true value of education?
It’s time we realised that architecture degrees aren’t simply career launch pads
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OpinionLocal identity is the least of it
Grant Shapps’ Legoland comments are to be applauded, but we’ve got bigger problems than contextual sensitivity
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OpinionRemember the past, but don’t repeat it
The government threat to stop funding Unesco shows a tortured relationship with conservation
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OpinionWinter’s words should leave us cold
John Winter is wrong to tar all our ’modern’ architects with the same brush
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OpinionBack to the drawing board
Architecture schools need to rethink more than business skills training if the profession is to survive
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OpinionThe only certainty is change
A new report spells out how the profession must learn to adapt to survive
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OpinionBe careful what you wish for, Dave
The government might get more than it bargains for from the Big Society
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OpinionClosing the libraries is just the start
Localism seems to require a near impossible suspension of disbelief
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OpinionInitiatives need solid foundations too
Stop-start policy-making can never make for good architecture
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OpinionHousebuilding’s catch-22
In order to cut building costs, the industry needs to spend on technical innovation
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OpinionWhat is the problem with the prince?
Prince Charles’s environmental aims are those you’d want in a developer. So what is it that rankles?