All Columnists articles – Page 44
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OpinionEmpty ritual of the consultation show
Community involvement exercises are the most effective way to ignore the locals
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OpinionAction is better than words
Direct action by architects to help people into the profession would be more effective than another round of research.
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OpinionWinning design anticipates the future
Changing times challenge the architect as one who designs the stage on which we live our lives
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OpinionFuture design: waving or drowning?
The Italians’ trademark hand waving extends to design, but where will it all end?
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OpinionMaking a wasteland of space
Architects and councils may love elegant piazzas, but if the public is indifferent then they need to be rethought
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OpinionBack to basics is the way forward
Management is increasingly driven by process, not purpose. The remedy is to put the client first
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OpinionRouse’s invaluable legacy
The Housing Corporation’s new design strategy demonstrates impressive ambition
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OpinionNot another Babe Ruth-style disaster
Boston faces a loss comparable to the sale by the Red Sox of its iconic player. It must be stopped
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OpinionHow to solve a problem like RIBA
Members want the RIBA to be more proactive, but that depends on how engaged architects are with their own institute
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OpinionThis time, only world class will do
If Milton Court on the Barbican Estate must go, its replacement has to be much, much better
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OpinionAmbition is key to Olympics
The ODA needs to deliver on its design rhetoric if the Olympics are to match our confident structures of the past
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OpinionWho to ask about open source design
Efforts to improve Africa’s housing stock could learn a lot from those on the ground
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OpinionCan the RIBA replace Arb?
The Tory party says it would abolish Arb if elected. While abolition would be welcomed by many in the profession, what is the best way to replace Arb’s functions?
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OpinionWeird lessons at Mipim’s school of life
Mipim has great schmoozing, the chance to get out, oh, and it’s a very strange world out there
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OpinionWhen Bears loom, the smart survive
Construction’s bull run must end sometime, but how do you survive it?
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OpinionThe cost of closed debate
Arb’s actions in preventing a board member from revealing information raises important questions for the profession
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OpinionPicking your battles is an art
English Heritage is in crisis, and even Ruth Kelly appears to be toeing Unesco’s line rather than listening to her paid advisers
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OpinionTime for the barcodists to check out
The randomly spaced facade is the architectural cliche of the moment
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OpinionTV factor taps into public aspirations
The apparent influence of the media actually reflects public awareness