More Comment – Page 176
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Basildon blues
Chris Phillips isn’t the only architect standing for election (News April 9), and nor are the Conservatives the only choice — at least in the so-called bellwether constituency of Basildon and Billericay, where I am standing for the Liberal Democrats
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OpinionWaste watchers
With reference to Jonathan Glancey’s entertaining column (April 9) in which he suggests a book about Pevsner/Nairn Post-Thatcher/ New Labour Subtopian Trashpiles of Britain, I’ll happily chip in a fiver towards his advance
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OpinionSteel beats wood to Olympic gold
Timber should have been the star of the ‘sustainable’ 2012 Games
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OpinionIs Scotland set to repeat the mistakes of Kickstart?
Yes, says Malcolm Fraser of Malcolm Fraser Architects; no, argues housing minister Alex Neil, it’s vital for the nation
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OpinionGerman steely about Orbit
Anish Kapoor’s ArcelorMittal Orbit tower for the 2012 Olympics has been widely slammed by commentators in Britain. And now the Germans are having a go
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OpinionDanger of sidelining building
Election pledges to defend public sector jobs ignore our responsibility to decrease carbon emissions
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OpinionHow Londoners lost the space race
The 100 Public Spaces scheme would have given the city its Olympic legacy
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OpinionThe land that Pevsner forgot
No one is charting the new buildings that are springing up to swamp our cities
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OpinionIgnore low pay at your peril
The institute’s refusal to take action over low pay — or even debate it — exposes it as aloof from its members
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Support fair pay
BD’s recent articles on low pay give an unclear picture of both my views and the institute’s position on this important issue
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Money talks
The low pay debate is tricky, but is “exploitation” the right word to use? I’d say wages are low because industry fees are low, and getting lower
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Not so cushy
After some 27 years as a professional interior designer/decorator it frequently ruffles my feathers — never mind those in cushions — to find that interior design is still considered by many as a “housewives’ hobby” (Opinion March 19, and Letters March 26 and April 1)
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OpinionWind chill factor
You have rightly sparked off a debate on the thorny question of whether faith in wind power is misplaced (Leader March 26)
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Steel yourselves
Politicians, businessmen, artists and their edifices… a tale as old as time itself (“Anish Kapoor unveils Olympic sculpture” bdonline)
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OpinionShould architects welcome a change of government?
Yes, says Chris Phillips, architects will benefit from Conservative proposals; while Paul Fletcher says the current government has a good track record
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OpinionQuality of Mersey
The carefully chosen photo of Liverpool’s waterfront (above) on the front of new Government Statement on the Historic Environment is meant to be a perfect example of the government’s careful stewardship of the built environment
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OpinionDongtan, icon of our vanishing future
Two years after its ravishing images wowed the media, there is still no sign of an eco-city
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OpinionNew Labour’s sorry legacy
Looking at the state of the built environment after 13 years, it’s no surprise that Cabe and the HCA’s futures are in doubt
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OpinionEarning their licence to build
Never mind architects learning how developers work, developers should have to learn how architects work before they are allowed to build