Fran Tonkiss
BD columnist
OpinionOne hard hat doesn’t make a recovery
The stimulus package will need more than cash injections to make a lasting impact
OpinionWhat grounds are there for dissent?
As protests fill the headlines, laws about quasi-public space leave little room for manoeuvre
OpinionTory green rhetoric is a lot of hot air
The Conservative Party conference saw ministers pushing conflicting views on sustainability
OpinionNever have so many owed so much...
Discussions about planning policy reform risk getting bogged down in emotive rhetoric
OpinionTime is often the harshest critic
Completion dates may be the only things separating Stirlings from Carbuncles
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Pylons embody our electric dreams
Infrastructure is part of our past, present and future, whether we like it or not — so let’s make the best of it
OpinionWhat is the architecture of localism?
Previous eras of political reform left their mark. So what will be the legacy of the Big Society?
OpinionBarbie didn’t pick the easiest option
It’s tough when Architect Barbie has better career opportunities than real women in the profession
OpinionLandlords like Gaddafi won’t drop rents
New squatting laws and benefit cuts aren’t going to make the private rental sector effective
OpinionBe careful whose nation you build
The Libyan crisis highlights the dangers of doing business with dictators
OpinionWhat is the problem with the prince?
Prince Charles’s environmental aims are those you’d want in a developer. So what is it that rankles?
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The truly green shoots of recovery
As the downturn eases, we have environmental opportunities closer to home than Mexico.
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Design quangos’ famous last words
Big Society rhetoric seems to be finding its mark as the spending review cuts take hold.
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Every crowd has a silver lining
East London has lost out through Locog’s decision to re-route the marathon, but the news may not be all bad
OpinionWelcome to the future of education
Michael Gove’s architect-free pledge leaves Tesco and Curry’s to guide us on school-building
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The politics of pedal power
London’s cycle-hire scheme is as much a symbolic as technical achievement.
ReviewLiving in the city squeeze
Stephen Taylor and Ryue Nishizawa study and celebrate the art of designing imaginative homes for tight urban sites.