More Comment – Page 184
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OpinionNo excuse to abandon quality
Yes, we have an urgent need for social housing, but the HCA’s haste will prove a false economy
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OpinionPrivate spaces give extra value
While I applaud the general aims of Building for Life, it places insufficient emphasis upon space within, and outside, the dwelling
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Speak your mind
I have already sent an email to Bob Kerslake, chief executive of the and Homes & Communities Agency, and would implore everyone else who has concerns about poor design quality in the HCA’s Kickstart programme (News December 18) to go to its web page and also write a complaint
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OpinionDubai, home of sustainability
The Burj Dubai could provide a warm welcome to the sustainability industry
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OpinionSlippery slope
The sloping wall, most recently seen in the illustration of Zaha Hadid’s Michigan art museum (News December 18) but also in Libeskind’s V&A extension and latterly his prefabricated houses (News October 2) as well as Herzog & de Meuron’s revised Tate Modern extension (Debate October 16) externally looks great
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Waste of money
I have been a member of the RIBA since 1974, and on the register of Architects Accredited in Building Conservation since 2007 (when it was RIBA endorsed)
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Give it a fair trial
As the former conservation director of English Heritage and one of the architects of professional accreditation for building conservation in England, I am supportive of the RIBA’s engagement with the issue, though saddened that peace could not be made with the dedicated folks running the AABC
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Street views
It is with sadness that I read of Grant Smith’s recent experience of photographing London from a public space (News December 11). Alas it is not a new phenomenon, but one that is deteriorating
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Sooner or later
I thoroughly enjoyed Peter Davey’s article on HP Berlage’s Holland House (BD Magazine December)
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Correction
In December 18 Solutions , we said the BaleHaus at Bath University as “designed by architect Craig White” and referred to “architect White Design”
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OpinionArchitects must lead the revolution
After the failure of Copenhagen, politics must return to its roots — and greater vision will be needed
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OpinionSennett’s past is dragged up
Does the London School of Economics’ Cities programme have a required reading list? If so, it will surely acquire a significant addition with this week’s publication of City Boy, Edmund White’s account of sexual high jinks in sixties and seventies New York
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OpinionWill 2010 be a better year for architects than 2009?
Yes, says Lucian Cook, developers will dust off planning applications and people will extend their homes; while Joost Beunderman says there will be no return to business as usual
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OpinionPassing the buck on bad design
Criticising the government for spending millions on poorly designed housing is to miss a somewhat sensitive point
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Ball report too inward looking
If there is one criticism of Christopher Ball’s report into the Arb, it is that it focuses too much on the interests of the profession and, specifically, the RIBA
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Minority rule
The Royal National Institute of Blind People states that 80% of partially sighted people can recognise a friend at arm’s length and many people with sight problems get around independently
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OpinionThe drawing board versus the digger
With contractors increasingly in the driving seat, architects must work harder to prioritise good design
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OpinionIs the City of London a no-go area for photographers?
Yes says Grant Smith, the photographer stopped and searched by police last week while photographing a church; while Tim Soar argues that harassment can be avoided with some basic good manners
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OpinionYarl’s Wood is beyond pale
The government’s detention centre for “illegal immigrants” makes a strong argument for regime change in the new year
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An unfair share
News analysis (December 11) indicated that shared surfaces work best with short narrow roads, few cars, many people and characterful shops — eg Seven Dials in Camden and Brighton’s New Road