All articles by David Rudlin – Page 4
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OpinionScruton’s beauty report is an unexpected joy
Many of us worried about the focus on beauty but the BBBBC has produced a well-considered and potentially important report, writes David Rudlin
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OpinionHousing that hits the heights of mediocrity
David Rudlin considers how we should respond to today’s National Housing Audit
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OpinionHow the success of our cities goes some way to explaining the election result
Cities once led regional growth. Now they grow at the expense of their region, writes David Rudlin
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OpinionPlasticine and power: Modelling the social value of urban design
Social value is easy to pursue when working for enlightened clients – but what about all those other projects?
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OpinionMotherhood and apple pie without the teeth
The new National Design Guide won’t have an impact unless it has teeth, writes David Rudlin
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OpinionBack to planning school
In his first lesson from an illuminating new lecture series, David Rudlin learnt that the 70s was the decade when the post-war planning consensus died
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OpinionThere is no limit to the wisdom of cities - if we stop interfering
Planners must work with these complex entities and stop trying to impose their pocket utopias, says David Rudlin
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OpinionYou can’t programme public space, however much you’d like to
Open spaces are different from buildings and require a humbler approach from designers, says David Rudlin
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OpinionLocal democracy is not all potholes and bins
Quality architecture and placemaking need respected, well-resourced, self-confident local government, says David Rudlin
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OpinionThe only way to make planning work in this country is to give it legal aid
Our adversarial planning system is undermined by the unequal strength of the opposing armies, says David Rudlin
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OpinionGardens, park or wasteland? How to design public spaces the public respects
Manchester has a once-in-a-generation chance to create a new city centre park, says David Rudlin
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OpinionWe need to talk about Oxford
The city is choking as it struggles to build a sustainable future, but David Rudlin finds reasons to be hopeful
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OpinionThe spatial dimension of Brexit
The old divisions based on income and class no longer tell us a huge amount about people’s attitudes and optimism, writes David Rudlin
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OpinionWhen it comes to planning, we’ve painted ourselves into a corner
The Raynsford Review is quite a feat but David Rudlin is ultimately disappointed
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OpinionThe Chicago effect
Not all plots are equal. The planning system should give developers clarity on which are suitable for towers
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OpinionLetwin's report could change everything
David Rudlin hails radical proposals to cut the value of land and hand pre-emptive planning powers to councils
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OpinionMy guilty secret
David Rudlin confesses he finds Manchester’s controversial skyline thrilling
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OpinionWhat is it about architects and urban design?
Architects love to break the mould – but you ignore the rules of urban design at your peril, says David Rudlin
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OpinionBeware the new Elysians
Gentrification by creatives is threatening the viability of cities. But some are avoiding it and we must learn from them, writes BD’s new columnist