More Comment – Page 323

  • Opinion

    Union power for the price of a pint

    2005-11-04T00:00:00Z

    Often I find my views are dismissed by the establishment as the rantings of a maverick; a radical, or worse a malcontent.

  • Mr JLB Matekofe
    Opinion

    JLB Matekofe

    2005-11-04T00:00:00Z

    Famously conceived by Le Corbusier in three minutes, the UN building is an icon of the International Style of Doing Things

  • Opinion

    Concrete Boots

    2005-11-04T00:00:00Z

    A look at week's news

  • Opinion

    Ashford deal threatens local democracy

    2005-10-28T00:00:00Z

    Who is going to pay to sort out our beleaguered planning system? Ashford planners believe they have found a novel solution.

  • Judy
    Opinion

    Dick & Domme

    2005-10-28T00:00:00Z

    Why do so many buildings look like genitalia? We’ve got a picture of one on the screen now...

  • Opinion

    Good design is more than skin deep

    2005-10-28T00:00:00Z

    What do commercial clients want most from their architects? Some useful accommodation, or a bit of magic?

  • Opinion

    Clients, not public, benefit from PPPs

    2005-10-21T00:00:00Z

    Do architects work for the public interest or for private enterprise? Before you answer “both, of course”, take a close look at the goings on down at the Elephant & Castle regeneration project in south London.

  • Opinion

    Babs Windsor

    2005-10-21T00:00:00Z

    Opened buildings all day with big scissors, in a hat. Waved to crowds, who waved back. Result.

  • Opinion

    Perfect Saturday TV – heroes and villains

    2005-10-21T00:00:00Z

    I approached Channel 4’s coverage of the 2005 Stirling Prize with trepidation. Firstly, a two-hour programme about architecture, although my pet interest, does not necessarily make great Saturday night television.

  • Opinion

    Falling numbers

    2005-10-21T00:00:00Z

    Architects refurbishing Lasdun’s famous ziggurats at the University of East Anglia have an interesting design challenge: how to stop drunken students falling off the roof balconies.

  • Opinion

    Unkindest cut

    2005-10-21T00:00:00Z

    It’s taken years for the RIBA to convince Channel 4 that the Stirling Prize should go out on live broadcast.

  • Opinion

    Jocks away

    2005-10-21T00:00:00Z

    It was good to see the Scots taking some national pride in hosting the event.

  • Opinion

    Man of the people

    2005-10-21T00:00:00Z

    The prime-time television coverage of the Stirling Prize last week was very welcome.

  • Opinion

    Making an exit...

    2005-10-21T00:00:00Z

    Not to be outdone, La Hadid also brought some star factor to the night.

  • Opinion

    ... to Pseuds corner

    2005-10-21T00:00:00Z

    Zaha’s press releases are always a joy to behold, but a nightmare to decipher.

  • Opinion

    What a crap idea

    2005-10-21T00:00:00Z

    German architect Friedrich Lentze has invented a new type of cement that uses an unusual material: dog muck.

  • Opinion

    Corb’s utopia can’t help Park Hill

    2005-10-14T00:00:00Z

    I was shocked, if not somewhat amused, to see the image of the Urban Splash Park Hill Estate in Sheffield.

  • Opinion

    School of thought

    2005-10-14T00:00:00Z

    School Works was happy to work with BD on the Stirling Prize feature.

  • Opinion

    Frank-ly baffling

    2005-10-14T00:00:00Z

    Yet again, BD reports on a major scheme and concentrates on the fame of the architect, appearance and the developer’s views rather than the real issues such as economics, social division and the urban environment.

  • Opinion

    Ensuring a disaster

    2005-10-14T00:00:00Z

    All the rot talked about professional indemnity insurance is ridiculous. My PII costs less than my car insurance (1983 Fiat X1-9 in case you’re wondering). I wouldn’t dream of driving without insurance. Some idiot might crash into me. Ditto my architectural practice.