More Comment – Page 164
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Try real localism
Seeing as Michael Gove and the coalition government are allegedly so keen on decentralisation and giving power back to local authorities, he should allow each local authority the autonomy to decide how best to procure a new school building.
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It's all out there
Please tell Ed Hollis (“Living in the greatest show on earth” Opinion September 3), it’s OK
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OpinionThorp's top 40
Well done, John (“Thorp retires from Leeds as last of city architects” News September 3) and carry on your good works for the city of Leeds
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Manchester wins
I doubt anyone in Leeds would question John Thorp’s endeavour as civic architect, and he has been a rare sane voice at Plans Panel, where design knowledge is scarce to say the least
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Truth or dare
I’d often wondered what happened to those sad old bores that used to bang on about truth, grace, taste – and now I know that they’re alive and well and living in Kingston upon Thames
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OpinionWelcome to the future of education
Michael Gove’s architect-free pledge leaves Tesco and Curry’s to guide us on school-building
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OpinionDo architects have a problem with beauty?
Yael Reisner thinks architecture has only briefly engaged with aesthetics, while Piers Gough says all design involves the pursuit of beauty
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OpinionThree meals a day with Foster
A profile of artist and chair of the Architecture Foundation Brian Clarke appeared in the Daily Telegraph this week under the perhaps fractionally over-egged headline “Brian Clarke: Rock Star of Stained Glass”.
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OpinionThis winter it’s all going south
At least we know the swallows will be back, unlike the values embodied in our cities’ architect’s departments.
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OpinionTime runs out for grotty housing
Persimmon, the housebuilder whose homes were among those scored as “very high risk” by Cabe, will not get any more taxpayers’ money.
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Living in the greatest show on earth
Edinburgh’s beauty is her chief economic resource, but when will the visitors all go home?
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OpinionAmnesia over housing policy
Ed Balls’ ideas for funding affordable homes suggest he has learnt little from New Labour’s failures
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British Pavilion should be British
Regarding your report on the British Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale (News August 27), I do not understand why it was necessary for the British Council to commission and pay Wolfgang Scheppe, a German citizen living in Venice, to design the Ruskin Wing when there are many capable designers ...
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Balls by name...
Ed Balls’ demand for a £6 billion investment in affordable homes is hilarious
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Code challenge
An investment of £6 billion would not fund the site acquisition and construction of 100,000 “affordable homes”. Probably half that number at Code level 3 and a third of that number at Code level 6
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OpinionLibrary not fine
I cannot imagine what prompted you to feature (presumably with approval) the gross extension to the Croydon Carnegie Library (First Look August 27)
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Talking points
The salient feature that distinguishes Peter Rees (Profile August 27) from most other planning officers is his intellectual courage. He is also an architect, which assists positive discussions.Michael Manser, London
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OpinionShould ministers become involved with street design?
Daniel Moylan thinks Eric Pickles has made a useful intervention, but Richard Kemp argues that he is meddling in local matters
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OpinionBiennale’s breakfast of champions
Forget the Golden Lion, the only competition anyone at Venice was really interested in was who had the best hotel
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OpinionStandards can see off sharks
Housebuilders’ customer satisfaction levels may not tell the whole story