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OpinionShould citizens’ juries judge eco-town designs?
Architecture alone cannot create nice places that will thrive, says Wayne Hemingway; but Neave Brown believes successful eco-towns won't result from popular consensus.
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OpinionDfL says: ‘Come in and see us’
Let me set the record straight about Design for London’s approach to procuring architects (News November 2).
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Space realities
News that English Partnerships is to introduce minimum space standards for its housing (News November 2) is welcome; all the more so if they are also adopted by the mega-quango that will result from its expected merger with the Housing Corporation.
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Wood and trees
It would be a mistake by Justin Bere to write off the UK timber window manufacturing industry solely on the strength of an experience related to one highly specialised project (Solutions October 12).
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Oscar's podcast
Although I am unconnected with the architectural profession, I look regularly at the podcast page on your website.
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OpinionFull exposure
The image Riverbank revelation (News November 2) shows a wonderfully seductive rendering of glass building.
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The long view
Oh dear! So Yvette Cooper has pledged a range of styles for eco-towns (News November 1).
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Corrections
Last week BD inadvertently omitted Burd Haward Architects from the shortlist for the first phase of Rochester Riverside.
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Idol pitch
Last week’s Gillespie, Kidd & Coia exhibition opening was a frenzied affair, with more than 500 GKC enthusiasts seeking a free drink descending on The Lighthouse.
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Sun and games
Fears of another lacklustre performance from English Heritage were raised on the first day of the inquiry into KPF Architects’ plans for Smithfield Market, after the heritage watchdog’s QC began a bizarre cross examination of KPF principal Lee Polisano.
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Panel beating
The Changing Face of London conference itself did throw up some intriguing snippets, not least that Stratford City is to get an extremely well designed new Marks & Spencer by ex-Future Systems architect Angus Pond.
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Grace and favour
Meanwhile, London design director Peter Bishop was doing his best to throw off suggestions of Dutch favouritism, recently aired in BD.
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OpinionNoble cause
Have the good people of Bath found yet another reason to stall Eric Parry’s Holburne Museum extension?
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OpinionLe Corbusier’s secret napkin formula
This week, Ian Martin and his mate Beansy channel-hop into several universes all containing Le Corbusier — but which is the right one?
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OpinionBetter space still needs design
New space standards are welcome, but they should not be a substitute for good design
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OpinionWhy firms take the money and run
The most likely reason to sell a practice is a slowing market, so don’t believe all that other guff
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OpinionIs secondary school design standardisation a good idea?
A range of set typologies frees the designer to focus on the bigger picture, says Stafford Critchlow. Do we really want a McSchool like a prefab fast-food outlet? argues David Hills
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OpinionOverrruns that harm credibility
As long ago as January 2005, I was wondering whether the winning design for the Architecture Foundation headquarters would be built to time and budget, and how much of the enclosed space, made up of angled walls running in all directions, would be useable.
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OpinionHousing solution
The Lewisham self-build project (Archive October 26) was, in fact, masterminded by Brian Richardson, who died recently.