More Comment – Page 148
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OpinionOne size does not fit all
The James Review’s vision of standardised schools is likely to prove as limited as BSF
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OpinionMore than the sum of its parts
Broadgate is the unique example in the Square Mile of a large but coherent urban development that has become an integral extension of the City at this point. This should be treated as whole and not as separate buildings.
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Standard bearer
Your article “Cabe’s BSF design standards ’did not work’, says James” (bdonline April 8) comments on the effectiveness of Cabe in the BSF programme.
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Over down under
In Australia standard templates were rolled out for the Building the Education Revolution, which were based on years of research into functional and environmentally responsive classroom and ancillary facilities with standardised materials and production methods to achieve cost certainty.
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Business plan
In asking how business and ethics can be introduced into architectural education, Alan Brookes (Letters April 8) poses a pertinent question. However, disparaging generalisations as to the motivations of teaching staff will not help in finding the answer.
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OpinionAre engineers undervalued compared with architects?
Yes, says Tristram Carfrae, you rarely hear from engineers; while Piers Heath says the design team is integrated these days
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OpinionSebastian James's centre parting
When will architects hear from Sebastian James, old Etonian and Bullingdon dining club chum of David Cameron, and the man poised to advise on the future of school building? An interim report was expected last September but is yet to see the light of day six months later.
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OpinionEverything’s up in the air
The main issue affecting public funding for architecture is a lack of clarity about the future
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OpinionHas the coalition abandoned zero-carbon housing?
Yes, this U-turn has swept away years of progress, says Zoe Leader; while Andrew Stunell says we need to find the most practical way forward
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OpinionYes, minister, we need more Bykers
Grant Shapps’ enthusiasm is surprising, as the estate embodies the antithesis of his policies
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OpinionThe realities of education
How exactly would Ben Addy (Debate March 11) achieve his proposal to introduce business and ethics into architectural education?
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OpinionAll over the shop
I agree with the views expressed by Alex Morton of the Policy Exchange (“Should we turn run-down high streets into housing?” Debate March 25)
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OpinionThe heat is on
After reading the Haringey Passiv Terrace story (Technical March 25), I can only assume your reporting of the three-bedroom terrace refurbishment costing £150,000 is a typo.
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OpinionLast year's model
Further to your front page item about a model looking for a new home (News March 25), from experience, I can say that architects and developers often mistook our East Midlands model-making workshop for the Big Yellow Box Company.
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Paying the price
However welcome, it comes as some surprise to see the editor of BD, who recently supported Gove’s ludicrous assertion that architect’s were “milking the system” on the BSF programme, now lamenting the fact that architects’ fees are “suicidal”, students’ fees are “dirt cheap” and architects’ salaries need to increase “significantly” ...
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A new dimension
The problem isn’t just that people are not ready for bim, but that bim tools aren’t ready for any kind of maturity yet (News April 1).
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Shadow minister’s pertinent warning
Boots is indebted to Cabe’s former head Richard Simmons, for drawing our attention to a 2006 column in BD by the then shadow housing minister.