All Debate articles – Page 12
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OpinionDo Prince Charles's views represent the people?
About as much as Louis XIV’s did, argues Kate Macintosh; while Robert Bargery counters that he echoes the voice of Middle England
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OpinionShould bad architecture be named and shamed?
Fat’s Sean Griffiths says that by denouncing bad buildings quality will improve, but Anna Liu argues this is a dangerous vehicle for biased criticism
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OpinionShould a masterplan be eligible for the Stirling?
David Page says academics need to open their eyes and look at the bigger picture, while Will Alsop is adamant that the Stirling Prize should be for a building
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OpinionShould unsustainable buildings win major prizes?
Alison Brooks says that outstanding buildings like the Bird’s Nest can adapt to future long-term use, while Paul Hyett argues that sustainability should be a key element of award criteria
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OpinionIs America leading the way on sustainability?
Yes, thanks to the Leed standard and Obama, says Patrick Bellew, but Gary Lawrence argues that China is making greater strides
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OpinionDoes the organisation of the Arts Council need a rethink?
No says former board member Elsie Owusus, there is nothing fundamentally wrong, yes says report author Marc Sidwell, a new arts settlement is needed.
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OpinionDoes Crossrail have low design aspirations?
No, says Crossrail’s chairman Terry Morgan, we want to create a world-class railway; while Kenneth Powell argues that the scheme will suffer from lack of an architectural vision
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OpinionDoes the disabled lobby have too great a say in planning?
Yes, the ‘shouting down’ brigade can be harmful, says Simon Allford; no, everyone is entitled to be safe in public, argues Steve Winyard
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OpinionAre engineers given enough credit for their work?
Yes, they are the session musicians to architecture’s pop stars, says Mark Whitby; no, counters Andrew Best, the best engineers share in the creative process
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OpinionIs this the worst year to be an architecture graduate?
No, says Peter Murray, previous recessions have proved highly creative for architecture – a view which Jeremy Till considers elitist and not taking into account the far higher levels of student debt
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OpinionShould Arb force architects to prove their competence?
Yes, architects must prove they can practise in an ever-evolving industry says Graham Owens; no, let their work speak for itself, counters Terry Garland
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OpinionShould architects become more active in politics?
Yes, architects need to get involved, says Kensington & Chelsea councillor Emma Dent Coad, but Frank Duffy counters that architects should spend their time on good design ideas not the nitty-gritty of politics
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OpinionWas Simon Jenkins right to speak out against architects?
Yes, says Ali Sagarchi, modernists should be taken to task for being undemocratic; while Sean Griffiths argues that it is a trivial debate about style which detracts from more important issues
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OpinionAre we seeing green shoots in the built environment?
Yes says Ben Derbyshire, businesses are starting to plan for the upturn; no, counters Alastair Parvin, the recession is causing us to question our core assumptions about architecture as a profession
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OpinionShould the UK tighten its rules on foreign architects?
No, architecture is now international, argues Jonathan Manser, while Del Hossain counters that our priority must be to safeguard our own professionals.
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OpinionShould the UK introduce protection of function?
Yes, good design is about quality control, says Timothy Horton, while Paul Hyett fears the complacency of a protected market
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OpinionIs Rogers’ plan for Chelsea Barracks good urbanism?
Yes, says MJ Long, it’s an integrated scheme that has rhythm and style; no, says Alan Baxter, its public realm content is insufficient and it destroys the existing street pattern
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OpinionWould a Tory government be good for housing?
Yes, if it abolished the current planning system, says the RIBA’s Jan Maciag; no says Peter Barber, the Tories’ green paper is too ideologically cautious
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NewsIs the RIBA right to invite Prince Charles to speak?
Yes, the prince has been good for architecture, says Robert Adam; no, counters Jack Pringle, he has abused his regal celebrity to promote his uninformed views
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OpinionShould the RIBA introduce a register for conservation architects?
Yes, says Purcell Miller Tritton’s Jeremy Blake, because architects need professional benchmarks as much as any other group; no, says Stirling Prize winner Stephen Hodder, we need communities of knowledge, not individual registrations