All Letters to the editor articles – Page 25
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Opinion
Too much effort given to too few
Ed Hollis’s epiphany on ordinary buildings (“Too much novelty leaves us nowhere” Opinion June 17) struck a chord with me. Over the past decade a disproportionate amount of architectural thought and effort seems to have gone into a few special buildings at the expense of the bulk of everyday ones ...
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Broader range of council tenants may end stigma
The assertion by Richard Wellings of the Institute of Economic Affairs that “subsidising” housing is as dangerous as other aspects of the welfare state (Debate 10 June) – presumably the education and health services on which most of us rely – in breeding “welfare dependency” shows an inadequate level of ...
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Opinion
Broadgate plan misses a trick
One aspect of Broadgate has not, to my knowledge, yet been raised – and it is related to the fact that the part of the site in question was a railway station until 1985 (“City rails against Broadgate listing” News June 10).
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Opinion
BSF fees failures are down to RIBA
For the RIBA to claim that some “fees were not adequate to sustain office and staffing costs” (“Reed sticks up for BSF firms accused in Sunday Times article” bdonline June 13) is an absolutely mindblowing admittance of failure!
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Opinion
Crowds coming to Farringdon
Terry Farrell (Life Class June 3) puts forward an interesting proposition for the reuse of Smithfield Market.
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Opinion
Home improvements
AHMM and Maccreanor Lavington are excellent practices with extensive experience of housing.
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OpinionLubetkin luxury starting to wane
I did some research into the Hallfield Estate for Westminster City Council six years ago (“Architecture minister lists Lubetkin estate in Paddington” bdonline June 10).
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OpinionProof of value of apprenticeship
English Heritage recently produced a list of all the listed buildings in the country, from which BD highlighted the 10 architects with the greatest number of buildings included (bdonline May 23).
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Opinion
Arb punishment is a mild rebuke
It would be interesting to know what the complainants think of Arb’s decisions in its conduct cases (“Arb issues £3,000 fine for Sussex architect” News June 3) as they always seem to result in no more than a mild rebuke and a paltry fine.
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OpinionTruly public space is at the heart of citizenship
Dare I ask what Crispin Kelly finds objectionable about “exercising [one’s] role as citizen”? (Debate June 3).
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Opinion
RTPI needs to face up to reality
It is pretty hilarious that the president of the RTPI still believes that planning permissions are decided on the issues alone (Debate May 20).
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Opinion
It's time to make yourself useful
The localism bill presents a new challenge for professionals – and probably bureaucrats too.
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Opinion
Broadband must be beautiful too
It is encouraging to see one major infrastructure provider in the form of National Grid working with the RIBA and DECC to improve the design of the electricity pylon (“Minister stresses role of design in energy plans”, News May 27 ). Isn’t it time BT’s Openreach and other broadband providers ...
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Opinion
Broadgate was Coventry's heart
My grandparents lived in Coventry and in the 1950s and 1960s and I used to visit them.
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Opinion
Don't overlook Croydon's past
Owen Hatherley invites readers to consider more seriously places which many people simply scorn (Urban Trawl May 20).
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OpinionPotters Fields shows the dangers of privatisation
The privatisation of semi-judicial services, notably planning control, is problematic in several ways.
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Opinion
Education needs a total rethink
After a three-year degree, part I graduates are pretty much useless to most practices as anything other than cad operators (“Cost of studying architecture ’tops £88,000’”, bdonline May 26).
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OpinionProtests over Ai Weiwei are misguided and naive
To correct a slightly, but only slightly, mashed up quotation (“Architects accused of silence over Ai Weiwei” News May 20): obviously there are limits on where one’s personal distaste and regret mean that on a professional level one would not have dealings with a place.
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Opinion
Bim loses value if not up to date
It is interesting, the idea that there are those who get bim and those who do not (“Morrell: adopt bim or face Betamax future” News May 20).