All Letters to the editor articles – Page 36
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Corrections: 13 August 2010
We have been asked to point out that the architects of the 1970 main museum extension to Kettle’s Yard in Cambridge were Leslie Martin and David Owers (News July 23).
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Cracking Brazil
In response to your story “Practices look abroad as double dip looms” (News August 13), I believe that there are two main reasons why very few foreign architectural practices have acted in Brazil so far
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Resorts should kick the bucket
Recent news that the average visitor to Redcar spends just £1.70 typifies the problems of Britain’s many rundown seaside towns
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Firm responds
I wish to add some much-needed clarification to the story published on August 17
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Shaving foam
I deeply resent your characterisation of the Strata tower as “decked out with Philishave stylings” (Carbuncle Cup, August 13).
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Arb accounts
Your piece about Arb’s annual accounts (News July 30) puts a positive spin on some shameful figures
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Averaged out
Delighted to read that Angela Brady is proposing to address the low pay of young architects and graduates (News July 30), but what about the average wage of the profession in general: £25,000 per annum, leaving us where we have always been at the bottom of the professional pile.David Bishop, ...
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Caring class
It’s so refreshing to see that the top graduating students all worked on designs with a social agenda (Class of 2010 July 16)
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Focus on reality
The comments from the RIBA president-elect Angela Brady (News July 30) seem quite disconnected from the reality of being a student
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Positive views
We read with interest your Leader (July 30) about Angela Brady’s appointment as RIBA president-elect and her comments regarding low pay
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OpinionSetting the studio scenes
I read with interest your review of Chris Nolan’s film Inception (Culture July 30), and thought your readers would be interested to hear a little more about the props for the scenes in the two “architecture studios”
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All in it together
I know the Carbuncle Cup was started as a bit of a joke but buildings last a long time and affect many generations
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It's behind you
I’d say the winner must be Strata, which is visible from absolutely everywhere in London (other than from inside the building itself)!
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Draught details
Re your feature on Dartington Primary School (BD Reviews July), whatever happened to the principles of “Good hat and good shoes”? Only time will tell. At least the shed has an overhang
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OpinionDream team
As Charles Holland rightly argues (Opinion July 23), producing architecture is a team effort, invariably depending on the procurement process and in particular the attitude and approach of the client from the start
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OpinionGolden years in Munich
With a bit of guessing I recognised my uncle Christian Grzimek as the elegant young man in the third top row, with his hand on his head, in your photo of Behnisch’s Olympic team (Archive July 23)
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Total recall
I have only just read Boots’ comment (July 16) about Charles Rennie Mackintosh being accused of pinching others’ details
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Free for all
If the facts on the government’s free schools proposals are being reported correctly (News July 16), this shows how completely asinine the whole venture is
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OpinionCabe is ready to face the future
The comments by Sir Stuart Lipton and Jon Rouse, reported on your front page last week, ironically were about the growth in Cabe’s size and remit which they helped to foster