More Comment – Page 179
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OpinionCan the Europan architecture competition work in the UK?
Yes, it is one of the only opportunities for young architects, says Dominic Papa, while Hans van der Heijden thinks it needs Cabe’s backing
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OpinionRiding the waves of change
Anniversaries are always a time of reflection, but more interesting is the bigger picture now confronting the profession
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OpinionAxe BSF and save us £2.3bn
When the Building Schools for the Future programme was launched in 2004, ministers promised it would result in every state secondary school in England being rebuilt or refurbished by 2020
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OpinionNothing to hide
BD’s “come clean” campaign felt like good investigative journalism until last week. Now it’s getting a bit cheap, and a tad personal
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Critical acclaim
I would disagree with some of the points made by Ellis Woodman in his Works article on February 19 about the Museum Folkwang
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Function not fun
Piers Gough argues against pleasing the public (Debate February 19), saying “forwarding the art of architecture is the point of having architects”
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Top ambassadors
Your article on embassy overruns (News February 19) highlights the problems of the Foreign Office’s selection system
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Out of sight
Charles Bain Smith makes a very good point (Letters February 19). Would we accept anything but “invisible mending” for a torn tweed jacket or an oil painting or for personal cosmetic surgery?
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OpinionHaile laughable
Your report that titanium leaves costing £3 million are to hide the poverty of London’s East End from the eyes of Olympic visitors (News February 19) reminds me of Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie
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OpinionDot to dot results: 26 February 2010
The winner of last week’s competition was Stephanie Beck of Architon in Epsom, Surrey, who identified the Mercedes Benz Museum in Stuttgart by UN Studio
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OpinionPutting the planet in the driving seat
The new breed of electric car is compact, cheap and won’t cost the earth
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OpinionWill Stirling feel the Neues?
Chinese visualisation firm Crystal, sponsor of the London Olympics, won’t be sponsoring this year’s Stirling Prize
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OpinionWill the architecture profession still exist in 40 years’ time?
Yes it will be flourishing, asserts RIBA president Ruth Reed, while Austin Williams argues that the job is becoming one that can be done by any technocrat
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OpinionFrom yachts to socks – a user's guide to getting the most from Mipim
The annual Mipim property fair is one of the industry's rites of passage. With this year’s event looming around the corner, we ask three old hands to offer their top tips on how to make it work for you
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OpinionPoundbury’s public deceit
Malcolm Millais (Debate February 19) accuses architects of living in their own narcissistic ghetto and ignoring public opinion. He cites Poundbury as a prime example of what people really want but, if this is the apogee of public taste, god help us all
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Kick for Cabe
It is regrettable that the Homes & Communities Agency (HCA) has decided to reduce the involvement of the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (Cabe) in Round 2 of Kickstart
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OpinionCabe’s paranoid tendencies
Our quest to uncover the Kickstart scores has growing parallels with the MPs’ expenses scandal