All articles by Ed Hollis
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OpinionTake us seriously, but don’t be serious
Versailles shows the significance of interiors, but it’s impossible to escape their artful wit
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OpinionScotland: it’s starting to irritate me
As the shift to independence gathers pace, all sides are using architecture as a political tool
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OpinionA home where the buffalo don’t roam
A painful modernisation scheme will see Ahmedabad’s riverside slums emptied and concreted over
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OpinionWhen Delhi's Kingdom of Dreams is shut
India’s capital shows us the process of becoming a metropolis — and it isn’t pretty
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OpinionArchitecture is dissolving into air
The tension between the permanent and the ephemeral is now central to all architecture
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Too much novelty leaves us nowhere
The character of Vienna’s streets, proves that original design doesn’t always have a place
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OpinionThe price of Scottish independence
Without the help of local councils, communal works are easier said than done
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OpinionWhat is the true value of education?
It’s time we realised that architecture degrees aren’t simply career launch pads
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OpinionBe careful what you wish for, Dave
The government might get more than it bargains for from the Big Society
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Renovation means goodbye to Berlin
The history and chaos of the 20th century is embodied in the now-threatened Tacheles.
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Amid all the drama, there’s a tragedy
Cardiff’s course pioneered the idea of ’interior architecture’. Now it’s closing
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Weighing up the housing benefits
Council housing is the forgotten alternative to a system that subsidises rich landlords.
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Redesigning Stuttgart with vuvuzelas
Noisy protests over its railway station scheme are helping to redefine a changing city
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Living in the greatest show on earth
Edinburgh’s beauty is her chief economic resource, but when will the visitors all go home?
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Olympics should look to Edinburgh
As the Edinburgh Festival shows, the ephemeral can show the way forward for serious projects.
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On the art of surviving degree shows
It’s no wonder parents of architecture students feel bewildered at graduation shows
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OpinionThings look set to get grim up north
This year’s RSA exhibition points to a crisis of confidence among Scottish architects
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OpinionPatrolling the windowbox war zone
Whatever the scale, it’s not always easy to reach consensus in battles over our environment
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OpinionCushion-plumpers will inherit the earth
Those flexible, responsive designers of the future? They’re already here
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OpinionDeconstructing a visit from Eisenman
Today’s students will make pilgrimages to see celebrities, not Santiago de Compostela