All Letters to the editor articles – Page 13
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OpinionLook to Europe for legacy design
Three things are needed to ensure good design gets a voice at the table for the Olympic legacy, and they’re not what Daniel Moylan has in mind (News August 10).
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OpinionThe hole in the V&A's argument
The V&A’s Moira Gemmill describes the Victorian Society’s suggestions to reduce the number of openings to the Aston Webb screen as creating an “architectural solecism” (News August 10).
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OpinionHadid has the technology
Eli Abt (Letters August 10) suggests Zaha Hadid might have avoided his discomfort had she drawn a few sections through her Aquatic Centre to check that all attending had a full and uninterrupted view of all that was going on in the pool.
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OpinionGlass bridge is worth the money
The £5 million cost of Heatherwick’s glass bridge for King’s Cross, which has now been dropped (bdonline July 30), is peanuts for Argent, which has been given every possible licence to make money from this site.
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OpinionAn endangered species?
What’s the point in spending up to 10 years, and thousands in fees, training to be an architect to earn an average salary of £41,000?
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OpinionSweep away Arb anomaly
You report (News July 27) that Arb “is scrapping its committee that investigates architects’ conduct and competence because it is performing badly” and that, regarding misuse of title, “the low proportion of prosecutions was questioned”.
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OpinionSchools need creative dissent
Stephen Bates rightly draws attention to the exodus of teachers from the UK (Debate July 27), but the situation is not new.
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OpinionSinking feeling at Aquatics Centre
Having applied for a range of Olympic tickets, I was delighted to report our only success to my 13- year-old grandson in June 2011: seats for the women’s synchronised diving on July 31.
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OpinionStudent numbers not surprising
The situation is nowhere near as significant as the headline “Student numbers down” suggests (News July 13).
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OpinionNo justification for memorial
I do not accept Bryan Avery’s point, nor his accusation (Letters July 20).
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OpinionElitism is taking toll on profession
I couldn’t agree more with Wouter Vanstiphout (Opinion July 20).
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OpinionNot such a Stirling effort
As the shortlist for the Stirling Prize is released, I couldn’t help but be disappointed once again.
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OpinionWhat's the use of listed buildings?
The use of the South Bank Centre is not the question (Debate July 20), it is the quality and relevance of the building to its time, in this case the 1960s, and the importance of its designers in that period.
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OpinionHow nice to hear Pouillon’s name
Adam Khan is to be applauded for reviving interest in Fernand Pouillon.
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OpinionArchitects are prostitutes, says Will Self
Well, of course architects are prostitutes (“Top architects lack principles, says Will Self”, News July 13)
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OpinionConservation views are too far away from reality
Thank you for publishing Peter Howell’s letter regarding the rejection of a planning application for a comparatively small and seemingly quite inoffensive extension to a house in the conservation area of Moseley.
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OpinionMemorial clarification
I had not intended the piece on Bomber Command (Letters June 29) as a comment on “style over substance”.
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An open and shut case
I am writing in response to the letters in the July 6 edition from Philip Wilson (Barnet) and Peter Howell (Oxford) about planning refusal for a scheme for a simple house extension in Moseley.
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OpinionResearch into fear of heights
Gillian Darley (Opinion July 6) dares to mention that she is one who hides her fear of heights in frozen silence, and wonders how many decide not to work, live or study in a building because it scares them witless.
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OpinionCreativity in education is key
In response to Robert Mull’s statement on the importance of design in education (News July 6), as architects, focusing on creativity and innovation — and their corollary, design — as our goals, is essential.