All Letters to the editor articles – Page 17
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Opinion
Competitions are not always fair
Is Angela Brady saying that architectural competitions are fairer than the Ojeu system? (“Architecture competitions must increase, says Brady” bdonline March 22). That wouldn’t be hard.
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Key gaps on the green leaders list
I read “BD’s Top 50 Green Leaders” (Sustainability March 9) with interest but couldn’t fail to notice the emphasis on expertise in building technology at the expense of experts in social innovation and urban planning.
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OpinionHarsh realities of Cambridge list
So Cambridge gets another ridiculous amount of “talent” to draw generic urban apartment blocks (“35 teams on list for £200 million Cambridge extension” News March 16).
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OpinionAnyone for Denys?
Sadly you did not note that the building behind Karakusevic Carson’s housing
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One size rarely fits anyone at all
I’m not convinced that these schemes will reduce cost (“School standardisation threatens less for more” Leader March 16), but let’s wait and see.
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Architects ought to get out more
If architects are in any way to blame for the lack of care in many construction projects then it is surely due to the RIBA not insisting on a decent chunk of their education being spent around construction sites.
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Joylessness is a sign of the times
Recent issues of BD have featured housing schemes at Hinkley Point, Somerset, Wilhelmsburg, Hamburg and Leidsche Rijn in the Netherlands.
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We’d all survive without Arb
Paul McGrath is anxious lest Arb might be snatched away. Here are a few answers to his worries.
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Liverpool needs better rail links
Is Liverpool the UK’s equivalent of Detroit? A doomed ex-industrial giant? Probably not, but whenever grandiose plans are announced for Liverpool, you can’t help feeling they are unlikely to get built.
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OpinionPrince Charles’s actions deserve better
Well done for publishing your Top 50 Green Leaders. It is a remarkable resource.
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OpinionReader, I married her
I was amused to see your 1970 “Babe in the woods’” article (Archive February 10).
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RIBA-USA flies flag for UK firms
I read with interest your article “UKTI gives firms a hand” (News Feb 17).
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Forum may not be cynical 'stunt'
A very unfortunate headline on your front page (“Critics call Cameron’s city forum a Blair-style stunt” February 24).
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All is not lost for education
Although there was a great deal of emphasis on heritage in the Henley Review of Cultural Education (Leader March 2), the built environment did get a look in and architecture centres even got a specific mention!
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OpinionA mistake to write off glazing
Hank Dittmar is wrong to sound the death knell of glazed buildings (“The problem of people in glass houses” Opinion February 24). The unique qualities of glass are the very essence of modern architecture, and neither Ken Shuttleworth nor Prince Charles can deny their appeal.
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Don't scrimp on the design team
I fully endorse the recommendations by Design Council Cabe, which has again underlined that the methods used for the procurement of architects and other designers within the sector are not fit for purpose (“Cabe calls on MPs to reform procurement procedures” News February 24).
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Work together to design out crime
Irish planners and architects know only too well the dangers of including large open unmonitored spaces in schemes (“Let architects design while police tackle real crime” Leader February 17). The back lanes in Georgiana were never unoccupied — the staff and carriages often lived in the mews.
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Olympic record in question
David Bonnett claims the London Olympic Village is the “inclusive first” with regard to access for disabled users (Letters February 17).
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OpinionWill Sainsbury's duck the issue?
In their book Learning from Las Vegas, Venturi, Scott Brown and Izenour set up a simple building classification system: the “duck” (the building’s useable space is secondary to its symbolic form) and the “decorated shed” (the building’s form responds to its requirements and decoration is independently applied to it).
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The inside view of Tesco design
Following the release of Tesco’s Christmas trading figures much has been written about the direction of the business, including what role store design will play in driving profits.