All articles by David Rudlin – Page 3
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OpinionBuilding your own home is normal in most of Europe – and they don’t even need Kevin McCloud
Can the Bacon Report make self-building less scary? Grand Designs will never be the same, says David Rudlin
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OpinionWhy Manchester is not a World Heritage Site
Unesco can keep its pickling jars, writes David Rudlin
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OpinionA chance for cities to reset their relationship with tourists
After a year without travel, popular destinations are weighing up the cultural and social costs of actively encouraging so many visitors, says David Rudlin
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OpinionThe problem of shrinking cities
As the world approaches peak people, what does this mean for our cities, asks David Rudlin
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OpinionOf politics and pitched roofs
If architects were prepared to let go of the shibboleths of the style wars they might find some unexpected allies, writes David Rudlin
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OpinionThe dangers of white sky thinking
We should be wary of attempts to geo-engineer our way out of the climate crisis, writes David Rudlin
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OpinionIn the battle against austerity we need the Mighty Morphin Whalley Rangers
A new report for the Quality of Life Foundation focuses on what communities can do to shape their areas, writes David Rudlin
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OpinionUnlocking the code with one of its authors
Writing exclusively for Building Design, David Rudlin, who worked on the new national model design code, argues it will give ammunition to planners
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OpinionThe Octopus has lost a leg
What the withdrawal of Stockport means for the Greater Manchester Spatial Framework
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OpinionArcadia lost
As high streets go for a Burton, David Rudlin looks back at how the seeds of destruction were sown
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OpinionWhich pigeonhole are you in?
Social profiling has become big business and high tech. David Rudlin traces its history back to a team of Victorians pounding the streets
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OpinionConsider the consequences before shutting out the traffic
Low-traffic neighbourhoods might sound like a good idea, but we should be wary of just jumping on the bandwagon, David Rudlin writes
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OpinionWhat exactly is chrono-urbanism?
David Rudlin asks the questions we would have been asking down the pub
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OpinionWhat does your bookshelf say about you?
It’s not just about giving a good impression on Zoom, says David Rudlin. Having the right books to hand remains essential for a stimulating work environment
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OpinionLearning from lockdown: What are city centres for now?
If we’re all happy at home, living in our 15-minute neighbourhoods, can CBDs survive, asks David Rudlin?
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OpinionIt might have felt that way, but racism is not a thing of the past
Racism never disappeared – it was just hidden in people’s heads, even our own, writes David Rudlin
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OpinionHow to win the peace
Now is the time to establish a design quality unit for England, argues David Rudlin
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OpinionLearning from lockdown: Will everything really be different afterwards?
For all those predicting a brighter future or a post-pandemic doomsday, history shows that a return to normality is more likely, writes David Rudlin
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OpinionCovid-19 threatens our high streets just as they were fighting back
The so-called death of the high street was mostly about the failure of big chains, writes David Rudlin. Until now
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OpinionSheffield steels itself for the cruellest cut
The good news is Sheffield’s urban design team has been shortlisted for an award. The bad news is they probably won’t be around to receive it