All Debate articles – Page 16
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OpinionWill you be bidding to design a nuclear power station?
Nuclear energy is back on the agenda, and someone’s got to design the power stations. Martin Pease says he would step up to the challenge, while George Ferguson we owe it to our kids to play no part in it
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OpinionIs Liverpool worth visiting for its modern architecture?
The city is being daring again, says Paul Monaghan; no its new buildings are derivative and corporate, argues Tristram Hunt
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OpinionDoes Unesco exert too much power over cities?
Unesco is a threat to communities’ democratic wishes, argues Robert Adam, while Colin Amery believes it is an essential voice of sanity
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OpinionAre poor relations between architects and housebuilders a key cause of bad housing design?
Yes, both sides should value each other more, says Cabe chief executive Richard Simmons, while Simon Hudspith of Panter Hudspith Architects believes the real problem is value and the profit imperative
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OpinionIs the Thames Gateway project a busted flush?
Architect Eelco Hooftman says yes, and that the project should be about restructuring a landscape in a dynamic floodplain. But Space Craft’s Cody Gaynor disagrees
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OpinionAre we in danger of turning into Fortress Britain?
Yes, says Alistair Donald, who claims the real danger is our society’s fearful outlook, but former RIBA president Jack Pringle believes architects can tackle the problem with good design
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OpinionShould citizens’ juries judge eco-town designs?
Architecture alone cannot create nice places that will thrive, says Wayne Hemingway; but Neave Brown believes successful eco-towns won't result from popular consensus.
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OpinionIs secondary school design standardisation a good idea?
A range of set typologies frees the designer to focus on the bigger picture, says Stafford Critchlow. Do we really want a McSchool like a prefab fast-food outlet? argues David Hills
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OpinionDo planners have a role in solving the obesity crisis?
Yes, they have always had a role in public health, argues Rynd Smith, while Sue Baic says we shouldn’t be distracted from the issue of diet
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OpinionIs Foster’s plan for Clarence Hotel a threat to Dublin?
Dublin has already experienced the disastrous effect of signature architecture in the wrong place, says Kevin Duff; while Robert Payne argues that it is a chance for Foster to create a remarkable building
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OpinionIs a vertiplex the right way to regenerate Birmingham?
It will be a unique visitor attraction, says Charles Pettifer; it is ugly, ungainly and unsustainable, argues Joe Holyoak
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OpinionHas the call for eco-towns been thought through?
While they depend on external infrastructure, these towns are little more than a marketing strategy, says Nick Rosen; but Bill Dunster thinks they could have wide holistic benefits
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OpinionDo design review panels make any difference?
They have helped us fine-tune projects says Stephen Quinlan, while Alan Dunlop argues they are often ignored in the face of economic arguments
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OpinionCan supermarkets ever really be sustainable?
We are regenerating brownfield sites and cutting carbon emissions, says Asda’s Bob Simpson; it’s just greenwash, counters Bob Hayes
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OpinionShould masterplans be made legally binding?
Masterplans prevent developments from being hijacked, says David Page; no they don’t and we have enough legislation in this country, retorts Ben Derbyshire
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OpinionWill redevelopment destroy Camden’s boho heritage?
Camden Market risks being turned into an anyonymous high street, says Ron Arad; while Nic Sampson counters that his practice’s scheme will enhance the market’s unique character
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OpinionDoes Coin Street's tower compromise its principles?
A complete lack of affordable housing makes this tower a liability to the area, argues Michael Ball; while Iain Tuckett says it is the only way to provide the community with a much-wanted swimming pool
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NewsCoin Street wins approval for 43-storey tower
Lifschutz Davidson Sandiland’s controversial Doon Street tower on London’s Southbank was narrowly approved by Lambeth council last night.Planning approval for the 43-storey tower and swimming pool complex for Coin Street Community Builders was passed by two votes to one, despite opposition from English Heritage and former colleagues of National Theatre ...
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OpinionShould multi-storey timber frame building be halted?
Should multi-storey timber frame building be halted? After last week’s huge fire at a block of flats in central Hatfield, Martin Clarke wants a moratorium on this construction type, while architect Andrew Waugh argues for tighter site safety
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OpinionShould architects take the lead in bridge design?
The bridge collapse in Minneapolis is a warning that architecture must take second place to engineering, says Gordon Masterton, while Martin Knight argues that issues of connectivity and context must be undertood before even the most obvious engineering constraints.