More Comment – Page 114
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OpinionSinking feeling at Aquatics Centre
Having applied for a range of Olympic tickets, I was delighted to report our only success to my 13- year-old grandson in June 2011: seats for the women’s synchronised diving on July 31.
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OpinionBrady’s Olympic protest is far too little too late
Locog’s ban on marketing may be ludicrous. But why is the RIBA’s only response a publicity stunt when the Games are half over?
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OpinionCelebrating the architects of the Olympics - BD's first ever app only edition
This week BD launches its first ever app-only weekly edition to shine a spotlight on the architects who have been frozen out by the Olympics marketing rules
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OpinionThe flaming dandelion
By reinventing the question, Thomas Heatherwick has shown that the Olympic cauldron can be more than a bowl of fire on a stick
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OpinionFlying the flag for great British design
The Olympics tick a lot of boxes but it doesn’t represent the bulk of architects’ work
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OpinionLet’s bang the drum for round architecture
The Tate Tanks are the latest in a series of impressive circular structures
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OpinionAre UK schools losing their best teachers?
Yes, says Stephen Bates, there are better opportunities overseas; while Robert Mull says UK education is hard to beat
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OpinionA tight squeeze at the Velodrome
Making room at the Velodrome, Peter Murray’s guerrilla marketing coup and the Carbuncle Cup shortlist
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OpinionNo justification for memorial
I do not accept Bryan Avery’s point, nor his accusation (Letters July 20).
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OpinionStudent numbers not surprising
The situation is nowhere near as significant as the headline “Student numbers down” suggests (News July 13).
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OpinionWhat's the use of listed buildings?
The use of the South Bank Centre is not the question (Debate July 20), it is the quality and relevance of the building to its time, in this case the 1960s, and the importance of its designers in that period.
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OpinionElitism is taking toll on profession
I couldn’t agree more with Wouter Vanstiphout (Opinion July 20).
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OpinionNot such a Stirling effort
As the shortlist for the Stirling Prize is released, I couldn’t help but be disappointed once again.
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OpinionLubetkin’s ideals have been replaced by extravagance
With more UK architects working abroad, the Lubetkin Prize should be growing in significance but at what cost to its original values?
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OpinionThe Stirling Prize: artificial austerity
This year’s shortlist reveals a fetish for the neo-modern slickness of concrete, glass and steel – but it is the building that pays attention to people that should win
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OpinionHow nice to hear Pouillon’s name
Adam Khan is to be applauded for reviving interest in Fernand Pouillon.
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OpinionArchitects are prostitutes, says Will Self
Well, of course architects are prostitutes (“Top architects lack principles, says Will Self”, News July 13)
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OpinionConservation views are too far away from reality
Thank you for publishing Peter Howell’s letter regarding the rejection of a planning application for a comparatively small and seemingly quite inoffensive extension to a house in the conservation area of Moseley.
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OpinionMemorial clarification
I had not intended the piece on Bomber Command (Letters June 29) as a comment on “style over substance”.
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OpinionThe real Olympic effect is only just beginning
The Olympic Park is an extraordinary achievement, but even more impressive will be the slow regeneration of east London