All Debate articles – Page 15
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OpinionAre developers ignoring the threat of climate change?
Of course they are, says Cabe campaigns director Matt Bell, but Andrew Teacher from the British Property Federation sees a rapidly growing commitment to sustainable design
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OpinionDoes the RIBA do enough for regional architects?
Former RIBA president George Ferguson is convinced that it does, but presidential hopeful Ruth Reed feels it fails to do enough
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OpinionHas EH bowed to political pressure on Robin Hood?
Commissioners feared the reaction if they supported listing says Catherine Croft, director of the Twentieth Century Society; no, this building just doesn’t make the grade, argues EH chairman Sandy Bruce-Lockhart
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OpinionHave computers damaged architects’ design quality?
Yes, as students lose drawing skills and the feel for a building, says Peter Eisenmann; No, look at the concepts they open architects’ minds to, says Neil Spiller
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Features
Think debate: Are engineers the new architects?
Chani Leahong, senior associate at Fulcrum Consulting says architects lack technical training; while structural engineer Jane Wernick claims engineers are the unsung handmaidens to architects.
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OpinionIs the drive for sustainability killing architects’ creativity?
Austin Williams, author of new book The Enemies of Progress, is convinced it is, but Pooran Desai of BioRegional Quintain has plenty of examples to back his counter-argument .
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OpinionAre today’s engineers the new architects?
Yes, says Peter Sharratt, director at WSP, if we want to meet the challenges of sustainability; no, says Sheppard Robson’s Alan Shingler, because one solves problems, the other adds beauty
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OpinionAre the mayor’s new planning powers good for London?
Definitely, says Brian Waters of the London Planning & Development Forum, but design and conservation consultant Richard Coleman thinks it is a power too far.
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OpinionAre the skills of architectural technologists undervalued?
They are thought of as a lesser breed of desingers who haven’t made the grade, says Mark Kennett; while Richard Brindley argues that architects and technologists value and respect each other
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OpinionDoes government need a chief architect to advise it?
Yes, says shadow culture minister Ed Vaizey; no, says Robert Adam, who thinks it an undemocratic and dangerous idea
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OpinionIs a faster planning process always better?
The HBF’s Stewart Baseley says the planning system is too inefficient but the RTPI’s Rynd Smith says good built outcomes must trump all other considerations
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OpinionShould western architects be taking on work in China?
Yes, we have a moral obligation to be part of a global solution says Scott Findlay; while William Menking argues that building in an oppressive regime is a political act
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OpinionOne year on, is the Code for Sustainable Homes working?
It is a credible and flexible route towards a zero-carbon future, says Andy von Bradsky; while Mark Brinkley argues that it is a “graveyard of good intentions”
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OpinionIs the Mipim property fair a waste of taxpayers’ money?
It’s an outrageous waste of precious funds says Matthew Elliott of the Taxpayers’ Alliance; but Yorkshire Forward’s Terry Hodgkinson believes it is just that the glamour of Cannes clouds the great value of the event
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OpinionShould the government list Robin Hood Gardens?
It’s a seminal building with an international reputation, argues Catherine Croft; it’s a dog of a building, counters Robert Sakula
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OpinionShould all housing design take account of old age?
Future-proofed houses will stop us being forced to move to care homes, says Roger Battersby; while Stewart Baseley argues that it will make new housing more expensive
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OpinionDoes the UK do enough to promote British design?
The government increasingly recognises the importance of communicating British design quality to the world, says Andrew Summers; hardly true, counters Frank Duffy, when the British Council has terminated its British architecture programme
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OpinionDo you welcome Prince Charles’s latest blast?
It’s good to see the prince embracing sustainbility, says Rab Bennetts; while Michael Manser laments that Charles still doesn’t understand how architects work
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OpinionShould we change historic buildings rules to allow for climate change?
Yes it’s the lesser of two evils, says Sarah Staniforth, historic properties director at the National Trust, but Duncan McCallum of English Heritage says the rules are flexible enough already
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OpinionIs Europan a real opportunity for architects in the UK?
Patently no, since no Europan entries have been built in England, says David Birkbeck; while Nick Johnson is confident that the tide is turning