More Comment – Page 101
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OpinionYAYA reflects our global workplace
Our decision to open up the award to the EU responds to the realities of modern practice
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OpinionStartups fear a planning shutdown
The government’s change-of-use proposals could see the end of creative office cultures
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OpinionThe art of making anything possible
The architectural profession needs to understand its own unique power
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OpinionShould architecture schools reduce student numbers?
As architectural unemployment rises, do we need to cut back on those training to enter the profession?
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OpinionKollhoff shows power of brick
After discovering his captivating Potsdamer Platz 1 in Berlin, which actually uses the same brick as Fritz Höger’s Chilehaus did 70 years earlier, I’m delighted to see Hans Kollhoff continue to prove that the contemporary urban tower can be comfortably clad in something other than glass ( Buildings March 8 ...
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OpinionPassivhaus can be flexible too
Roland Karthaus ( Letters March 1 ) makes some very good points on redefining sustainability. However, I think he misses the point when claiming “The Passivhaus debate is relevant here: super-sealed buildings don’t sit well with flexibility.”
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OpinionTime to rewrite affordability
I have long been concerned about the use of the word “affordable” in relation to housing but never more so than in last week’s BD.
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OpinionSouthbank plan lacks conviction
The lack of ambition in both brief and design of the artfully sketchy proposal for massively increasing the Southbank Centre’s accommodation is shocking ( News March 8 ) .
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OpinionDon't confuse Schumann name
With regard to your article concerning the scrapping of an alliance between NBS and the Aecom specification team ( News March 8 )
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OpinionDespite its flaws, the design competition is still a winner
Though it can be a lottery, the competitive process remains a way for small practices to open the door
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OpinionTough times call for tactical planning
We need investment in small projects, not grand strategies, to revitalise the economy
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OpinionAre flatpack building systems an answer to the housing crisis?
The country needs more new homes. But will a shift to offsite construction really help?
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OpinionRogers' house is too adaptable
I don’t disagree with the decision to list Richard Rogers’ parents’ house ( News March 1 )
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OpinionDon't build boxes in Christchurch
I was born in Christchurch and was trained there as an architect then went to study in Auckland.
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OpinionRegs are not for manufacturers
Aren’t building regulations meant to be for the benefit of building users? (“ Pickles under pressure over building reg delays ” bdonline February 25).
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OpinionCultural centre feels the squeeze
AHMM’s Willesden Green library and cultural centre ( News March 1 ) has been squeezed onto a small footprint in order to release as much space as possible for the private flats being built.
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OpinionNon-designers don't understand
I would question whether non-designers, not designers, have too much influence ( Debate March 1 ).
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OpinionCity streets need a rich mixture
With regard to your recent editorial concerning the relaxation of planning for offices-to-residential ( Leader March 1 ), I am neither an architect nor town planner and as such I have, perhaps, the advantage when it comes to seeing the “wood” rather than individual “trees”.