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OpinionAn RIBA register would be clearer
In this age of austerity it would be more economical for the public and for architects if the RIBA was entrusted with the responsibility of keeping the Register of Architects and regulating use of the title “architect” ( News February 15 ).
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OpinionDon’t put out the light in our cities
Changing the light legislation is a threat to the renaissance in Britain’s urban centres
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OpinionThe cost of good design is the meat of the argument
A failure of food standards attracts a swift response from government, but the quality of housing is left to the market
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OpinionKnocking through the social divides
What happened to Camden in the 1970s proves that gentrification doesn’t have to be insidious
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OpinionShould the Heygate Estate be torn down?
South London’s brutalist behemoth: ready for the wrecking ball, or just in need of some TLC?
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OpinionPlanning victory is common sense
I’m the owner of the house (“‘Bonkers’ council decision thrown out”, bdonline February 5) and needless to say I’m delighted with the outcome.
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OpinionThe RIBA doesn’t earn its keep
This is all rather pathetic (“ RIBA declares turf war ” News February 8).
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OpinionLet’s learn from eco problems
Quite clearly something is not working as planned on the Pavilion Gardens project in Bradford ( News February 8 ) and crucially lessons must be learnt and then shared with the wider industry.
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OpinionFrom Paestum to the Euston Road
Reinstating Hardwick’s Euston Arch would be a fitting tribute to London’s great railway architecture
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OpinionPassivhaus needs support as it reaches critical mass
As the number of UK Passivhaus buildings looks set to treble, a lack of financial incentives is still holding the movement back
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OpinionForget skyscrapers, we need rail hubs
Investing in transport infrastructure is one way to create sustainable metropolitan areas
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OpinionShould temporary buildings be allowed to win RIBA awards?
They can be poetic and experimental - but is that enough?
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OpinionCastelvecchio is a knockout
I was delighted to read about Scarpa’s masterpiece, the Castelvecchio ( Inspiration February 1 ): a case of one hero writing about another.
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OpinionDoes Passivhaus really fit the bill?
Why does the BRE and our Building Control system need to be dictated to by Wolfgang Feist — and where did the magic figure for heating demand of less than 15kWh per sq m per year come from? (“ Passivhaus faces ‘major obstacles’ in the UK ” bdonline February 1). ...
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OpinionBuilding types do affect city life
I agree with Wouter Vanstiphout ( Opinion February 1 ) that Policy Exchange adds nothing to the debate on living in cities.
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OpinionChange of use is ill thought out
One person’s cash cow is another person’s affordable housing, community provision, infrastructure, heritage rescue — the list that section 106 money can be spent on is a long one. No planning application means no section 106 — and no architects working on the affordable housing (“Councils fight back over change ...
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OpinionWe all have Friday off!
The co-founder of Bauman Lyons explains why the practice is moving to a four-day week