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OpinionShould a masterplan be eligible for the Stirling?
David Page says academics need to open their eyes and look at the bigger picture, while Will Alsop is adamant that the Stirling Prize should be for a building
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OpinionPraying for Robin Hood Gardens' demolition
Could it be that the final nail in the coffin for Robin Hood Gardens is hammered home not by regeneration officials at Tower Hamlets council but by Allah?
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OpinionRIBA active on climate change
I am happy to tell David Nixon (News Analysis July 17) that the RIBA has been anything but waiting for the government to tell it what to do on climate change: the opposite in fact, with some impact
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OpinionDon’t make hard times harder
Architects like David Adjaye have enough to worry about without tying clients’ hands with red tape
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Kicked in the ribs
I am left dumbfounded, no, actually I’m speechless and downright bloody angry, at our professional body’s decision to invite the Chinese-based visualisation company Crystal to sponsor the Stirling Prize, and that with our government’s help it has won the commission to produce the visuals for London 2012
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OpinionMake every town an eco-town
There’s no point bulding tokenistic, half-baked fake communities for New Labour clones while we’re still wedded to motorways, airports and superstores
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OpinionRight, said Saïd
The fact that one of our most generous benefactors is working with us to get value for money is hardly a “blow” for Oxford University (News July 17)
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Pencil pusher
Given a total outlay of £1 billion regenerating Ipswich, one might have expected a more exciting and, frankly, competent “first image” of the £8.9 million Jerwood DanceHouse, filling almost half of page 3 in last week’s BD
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Space is the place
The introduction by the London Mayor of minimum space standards for housing (News July 9) will please some and dismay others
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Tower fire safety
Last week’s letters in BD concerning the tragic fire at Lakanal House, Camberwell, raised some points about the need to be vigilant about the maintenance of standards throughout the lives of tower blocks
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Brent not broken
Barnet Council has neither “stopped” not “halted” the application to regenerate Brent Cross and Cricklewood; we have decided to consider it in the autumn rather than the summer
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OpinionKodachrome marks the end of an era
The 600-year story of the inert single-viewpoint image is drawing to a close. The digital image tells us more
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OpinionShould unsustainable buildings win major prizes?
Alison Brooks says that outstanding buildings like the Bird’s Nest can adapt to future long-term use, while Paul Hyett argues that sustainability should be a key element of award criteria
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OpinionOur chance to save the world
The RIBA must seize the climate change initiative to ensure architects are heroes not villains
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OpinionThe green debate warms up
Green initiatives are all very well but UK architects need to ask why they design some of the least energy-efficient buildings in Europe
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OpinionTelling the truth about Chelsea
There has been a steady flow of misinformation about Rogers Stirk Harbour & Partners’ approach to the design of the Chelsea Barracks proposal, particularly with regard to height and materials as well as local and statutory consultation
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Stand by RSHP
Two months ago, Sunand Prasad wrote to every RIBA member imploring them not to succumb to the pressure of recession by undercutting the fees and interests of fellow professionals
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OpinionThe M25: dullness without end
Could we add towers or pylons of some sort, follies and truly charming signs like the cut-out bulls along Spanish roads?
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OpinionFountain of truth
Who can say they are not surprised to see architects vying for the Chelsea Barracks scheme?