All Letters to the editor articles – Page 11
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OpinionZero-fee deals are everywhere
I was not at all surprised to see your headline about Sanctuary Housing’s zero-fee framework agreements ( News, November 23 ), but surprised that these kinds of stories had not been reported before, as this culture has been rife in the industry for many years.
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OpinionCamberwell’s parallel universe
As an architect and a resident of south London, I was interested to see the Akerman Health Centre in Camberwell featured (News November 16).
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OpinionRIBA must take reins from Arb
You featured examples of the problems caused by the Arb system twice last week. Firstly, the further repercussions of what you called “the Renzo Piano fiasco” ( News November 23 ), where it seems clear that it would repeat the action that produced such opposition.
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OpinionWalkie-Talkie needs answering
I was delighted by the comments on the Walkie-Talkie ( Leader November 16 ).
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Let’s talk about housing, not Oud
Owen Hatherley criticises the historiographers of modernism for solely assessing the work on the basis of visual impact, then proceeds to do just that with Kiefhoek ( Opinion November 16 ).
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OpinionJust a bunch of rich kids?
Assemble ( Buildings November 9 ) are just a bunch of rich kids being indulged.
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OpinionNo war over UCL Stratford plans
Elizabeth Hopkirk’s article “ Bartlett tutors at war with UCL ” (News November 9) is misleading and would have benefited from more in-depth research.
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OpinionLancaster flats' new lease of life
I found Boots’ reaction of “wanton vandalism” in describing Union North’s Lancaster flats surprisingly stuffy ( BD November 9 ).
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OpinionDon't start on Skylon Tower
I am unsure whether John Assael has taken the time to visit the Skylon Tower prior to his very public fuming ( Boots November 9 ), but if he would like me to show him round I would be very pleased to do so. He might share the views of ...
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OpinionGood reasons to back Ferguson
When will our profession learn to row together? (“ Bristol architecture centre won’t endorse Ferguson ”, November 8).
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OpinionDon’t slam the door on new ideas
By editing my letter in response to Hank Dittmar’s article on the new Building for Life standards ( Opinion October 5 ) and by giving it a misleading title, “ Leave the detail to housebuilders ”, it has conveyed a totally different message to what was intended.
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OpinionReview likely to cause hold-ups
Your front page article “ Red-tape review warning ” (News November 2) suggests that groups such as ours have “vested interests” which could “scupper” the impact of the standards shake-up.
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OpinionHigh Lines should be the norm
We read with some interest Elizabeth Hopkirk’s article, “ London reveals its high hopes ” (Culture October 19), and also attended part of the High Line symposium at the Garden Museum.
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OpinionBuilding what they can sell
By editing my letter in response to Hank Dittmar’s article on the new Building for Life standards ( Opinion October 5 ) and by giving it a misleading title, “ Leave the detail to housebuilders ”, it has conveyed a totally different message to what was intended.
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OpinionWhy wade into the Boat Race?
Your readers read BD to keep informed about the wide and varied world of architecture and design.
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OpinionArchitects: cut the rhetoric
I wish the young women of vPPR nothing but success (YAYA October 26)…
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OpinionAbolish the self-obsessed RIBA
Having become an architect accredited in building conservation only to find the RIBA flounced off and set up its own accreditation scheme within the fee it charged me, I recently resigned from the institute.
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OpinionStirling Prize needs new remit
The strangest part of the RIBA Awards is that the EU is included in the Stirling Prize rather than the Lubetkin Prize.
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OpinionThe landscape is ours to share
The landscape is ours to share Elizabeth Hopkirk’s article, “ London reveals its high hopes ” (Culture October 19), on the High Line for London ideas competition contains two key errors that must be put right.
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OpinionLeave the detail to housebuilders
For Hank Dittmar ( Opinion October 5 ) to award Building for Life 12 an amber light because it concentrates on the essential qualities of neighbourhood, character and the qualities of external space — and does not attempt to tackle the subjective issues of appearance, materials, details and construction — ...