All Columnists articles – Page 38
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FeaturesHow about a truly juicy memoir?
Jonathan Glancey laments the lack of revealing architectural autobiographies
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OpinionErased from our memories
The government wants to forget the optimism of sixites and seventies social housing ever existed
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OpinionYou can’t design away bad schools
Good school design improves results. Really? I put my money on the quality of head teachers
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FeaturesSunshine beats any masterplan
St James’s Park in central London is an object lesson in how to make a pitch-perfect public space
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FeaturesFanfare for the common man
Using architecture to make an impact on London is nothing new: the wise mayor could learn a lot from the local, social policies of the past
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OpinionRed mist over the Beijing Olympics
Attempts by politicians to bask in the glow of the Olympic flame always end in tears
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OpinionPrince asks questions of China
Prince Charles is trying positive engagement to influence China’s heritage, but will it help make up for snubbing the Games?
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OpinionTime for contractors to come clean
The industry cannot pick and choose on integrity in the wake of the OFT report
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OpinionIs bid-rigging intrinsic to PFI?
A procurement system meant to be more competitive appears to have engendered a whole new level of corruption
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OpinionDawn of the super firm
In-house council architects left a lot to be desired, but will their conglomerate successors be any better?
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FeaturesPublic spirit can beat the slump
We need strong public foundations to withstand economic fluctuations, says Jonathan Glancey
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OpinionThe battle is to be bold, not bland
Housebuilders need support if local planners’ Nimbyism is to be thwarted
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OpinionHi-tech by name, inefficient by nature
The Terminal 5 meltdown adds to evidence that hi-tech is not an appropriate style for airports
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FeaturesThe eco-town has not landed
Politicians pay lip service to the notion of eco-towns while slashing the very public services that would make them function
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OpinionAn adviser Brown won’t want
Given Labour’s track record on architecture, why would they create a chief adviser?
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OpinionIt’s crunch time for Hodge
This week’s heritage bill is Margaret Hodge’s chance to spark the debate on post-war architecture
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OpinionIn our borough, planning is for wimps
Once a much vaunted nuclear-free zone, these days Hackney is just a free-for-all
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FeaturesWhy real life isn’t all for the best
It’s important to have principles, but we live in an imperfect world and no one wants to turn into Voltaire’s Dr Pangloss
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OpinionCabe’s Olympic subtext
Cabe’s supine praise for our hamstrung 2012 designs betrays its real fears of further assaults on creativity