All Julia Park articles
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OpinionMore trouble ahead for the planning white paper
The mutant algorithm was only the start of the problems, argues Julia Park
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Opinion
Buildings are getting taller – so is the problem they pose
The UK is on a high-rise trajectory and Julia Park is worried that politicians, planners and developers are failing to address the consequences
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Opinion
Strong suburbs or regressive rhetoric?
Policy Exchange wants to give residents a vote over demolishing their own streets. Julia Park spots a few flaws in their arguments
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Opinion
In the face of planning deregulation, the new design codes might be our last line of defence
Will they prove strong enough to save our high streets, asks Julia Park
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Opinion
We can do things when we try
Covid-19 has exposed many uncomfortable realities but it has also shown what can be achieved in a very short time, writes Julia Park
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Opinion
We must keep fighting the battle over PDR
Change is inevitable and town centres need repurposing, but these half-baked proposals need much more thought, writes Julia Park
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Opinion
A green homes revolution or total mayhem?
In theory the government is about to start retrofitting 2,700 homes every day. Really, asks Julia Park
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News
Julia Park named Architect Leader of the Year
Levitt Bernstein architect honoured for her tenacious campaigning for better housing
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News
Mica crowned Architect of the Year 2020
See the full list of winners of Building Design’s Architect of the Year Awards
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Opinion
The wrong answers to the wrong questions
The planning system needs wholesale reform but this white paper is not how to do it, writes Julia Park
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Opinion
Key lessons to be learned about high-density living
A three-year study into living in some of London’s more recent high-density developments makes fascinating and important reading, writes Julia Park
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Opinion
The PM’s ‘build build build’ mantra is out of step with the public mood
If ministers had listened to developers – let alone architects – we’d be in less of a mess now, writes Julia Park
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Opinion
Learning from lockdown: We need to talk about the design of care homes
With care homes in the news for tragic reasons it is time to imagine a different future, says Julia Park
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Opinion
Learning from lockdown: What needs to change in housing?
Julia Park considers what architects and policymakers should learn from the coronavirus crisis about housing design
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Opinion
Covid-19 may force us to rethink how we design cities
Julia Park on coronavirus, zero carbon and the implications for density
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Opinion
What is it like to live in a 13sq m former office?
Julia Park meets a young woman whose childhood in temporary accommodation has left her determined to end permitted development
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Opinion
The housing legacy of the 2010s
Julia Park manages to find a few things to cheer as she looks back over the last decade
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Opinion
‘The level of ambition is worryingly low’
Building Design columnist Julia Park examines what the election result means for housing
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Opinion
When someone mentions value engineering, bring up social value
Investing in good design from the start reaps long-term social and financial benefits, writes Julia Park
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Opinion
Esther McVey’s ignorance can’t go unchallenged
Julia Park skewers the government’s muddled thinking on housing design and planning
