More Comment – Page 108
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OpinionNow it’s clear that the fee situation is out of control
Sanctuary’s fee terms mark a low point in the value housing associations put on design
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OpinionThe Walkie-Talkie is sending out a disturbing message
The City’s most recent arrival highlights the need for a better balance between the needs of developers and our urban landscape
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OpinionModernism has lost a sense of purpose
Modern architecture needs to rediscover its original ideas about social context
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OpinionCan demolition be justified to create wealth and new jobs?
Yes, says Ken Shuttleworth, it can be the only realistic approach; while Chris Brown thinks retaining old buildings contributes to the vitality of cities
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OpinionNo war over UCL Stratford plans
Elizabeth Hopkirk’s article “ Bartlett tutors at war with UCL ” (News November 9) is misleading and would have benefited from more in-depth research.
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OpinionLancaster flats' new lease of life
I found Boots’ reaction of “wanton vandalism” in describing Union North’s Lancaster flats surprisingly stuffy ( BD November 9 ).
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OpinionDon't start on Skylon Tower
I am unsure whether John Assael has taken the time to visit the Skylon Tower prior to his very public fuming ( Boots November 9 ), but if he would like me to show him round I would be very pleased to do so. He might share the views of ...
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OpinionGood reasons to back Ferguson
When will our profession learn to row together? (“ Bristol architecture centre won’t endorse Ferguson ”, November 8).
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OpinionLifestyle choices
Richard Rogers’ sock drawer, sex in the city and some locally sourced lettuce
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OpinionWhen heritage becomes a dirty word
Alan Bennett’s new play voices a forceful objection to the habit of reducing historic buildings to objects of spectacle
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OpinionUCL’s Stratford plans must strike a delicate balance
Negotiations over the university’s scheme for a Carpenters Estate campus should look to King’s Cross as an example
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OpinionCan cities be stormproof by design?
Hurricane Sandy is a reminder that is too easily forgotten
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OpinionIs the RIBA right to overhaul its Plan of Work?
Yes, says Dale Sinclair, it is no longer tailored to the way we work today; while Mark Newall says the general membership should have been consulted
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OpinionChange is afoot
A critic turns curator, sportsmen become architectural enthusiasts and London Bridge is labelled a ‘gallimaufry’
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OpinionDon’t slam the door on new ideas
By editing my letter in response to Hank Dittmar’s article on the new Building for Life standards ( Opinion October 5 ) and by giving it a misleading title, “ Leave the detail to housebuilders ”, it has conveyed a totally different message to what was intended.
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OpinionReview likely to cause hold-ups
Your front page article “ Red-tape review warning ” (News November 2) suggests that groups such as ours have “vested interests” which could “scupper” the impact of the standards shake-up.
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OpinionLasdun’s drawings find a global home
Digitisation means the location of an architect’s archive is less important than the quality of its preservation
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OpinionRobin Hood Gardens deserves better
Aedas’s ill-defined and over-developed new designs lack the urban vision of the Smithsons
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OpinionPeople like old houses for a reason, Alain
Alain de Botton’s comments perpetuate the rift between the public and designers
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OpinionAre building regulations holding back development?
Yes, says Nahid Majid, they are confusing and need to be streamlined; while Paul King says availability of finance is the real issue