All articles by Jonathan Glancey – Page 5
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OpinionUnited we stand... and amble
Why “inclusive placemaking” in parks is threatening to divide our communities
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OpinionChicago learns to think small
A city of heavy bones is beginning to learn the importance of the small stuff
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OpinionBut we don’t do violence
It is intriguing to see how passionate St Petersburg’s residents are over the Gazprom tower proposals
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OpinionLet’s go slow for fast trains
High-speed rail links sound attractive, but getting the slow ones to work properly should be the priority
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OpinionNew regime means new woes
So, which party should architects vote for? I’m sorry; I’m stumped
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OpinionDubai? I can’t do Stevenage
I can’t help feeling that cities that grow all too quickly out of imperial decrees, government diktats, or desert sands are rarely successful
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OpinionShould we love or hate fascist buildings?
We condemn buildings built by fascists because of their political history rather than their architectural worth
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OpinionMake every town an eco-town
There’s no point bulding tokenistic, half-baked fake communities for New Labour clones while we’re still wedded to motorways, airports and superstores
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OpinionThe M25: dullness without end
Could we add towers or pylons of some sort, follies and truly charming signs like the cut-out bulls along Spanish roads?
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OpinionA 4th plinth for architecture?
Could Trafalgar Square inspire us to experience the great buildings that never were?
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OpinionGothic is still alive — just
Will the addition to Westminster Abbey be a seamless part of the original fabric or a kitsch, whimsical flourish? Perhaps the last of the goths should lend a hand
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OpinionCan Britain grin and share it?
One of the reasons I so respect Frank Pick (1878-1941), the legendary chief executive of the London Passenger Transport Board, is that he made common places shine.
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OpinionWhat’s in a name? Quite a lot
Changing a building’s name when it changes hands is confusing and disrespectful to the original client?
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OpinionStriking out from the centre
There is nothing particularly strange about British voters supporting fascists. Many, right across the class spectrum, supported Hitler in the 1930s. “Hoorah for the Blackshirts!” squealed the Daily Mail on January 15, 1934.
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OpinionA bland serving of spectacle
Where once cities were defined but what they made, today they are as likely to be recognised for what they show in their museums
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OpinionLet’s put all the MPs in a home
Should architects get more involved in politics, or should politicians learn a little more about architecture?
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OpinionSeeking out real tsar quality
Would an architecture Tsar be any better than an architecture minister?
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OpinionA secretive bully-boy quango
My experience with the proposed Tesco for my Suffolk home town gives me little faith in the workings of Cabe
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OpinionSpare us more luxury homes
Whenever an important site comes up for sale, the only use anyone appears to think of is shiny homes for the wealthy
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OpinionThank God, old is the new new
When governments talk in terms of ‘out with the old, in with the new’, or ‘modernisation’, you know to be wary