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OpinionRestoration this country truly needs
We shout about preserving our buildings, but are strangely quiet on the issue of council housing
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No protection
Sam Webb makes the case eloquently about protection of function for architects (Letters April 24).
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Designer bully
The Prince of Wales is not championing public involvement in the planning process of Chelsea Barracks, just his own architectural prejudices (News, April 24).
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Out of control
It was inevitable that by recycling the well-worn platitudes about Prince Charles (Letters April 17), Charles Thomson would demonstrate the superficiality of his republican, left-wing credentials.
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Changing rules
In the 1970s, the RIBA adopted a single class of membership with the suffix RIBA. Fellows and associates were allowed to use their previous designations and the suffixes FRIBA and ARIBA
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OpinionSpare us more luxury homes
Whenever an important site comes up for sale, the only use anyone appears to think of is shiny homes for the wealthy
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OpinionShould the UK tighten its rules on foreign architects?
No, architecture is now international, argues Jonathan Manser, while Del Hossain counters that our priority must be to safeguard our own professionals.
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OpinionValue for money at the RIBA
Boots is happy to clear up the mystery surrounding the salary of the new chief executive of RIBA, which the institute has refused to divulge on the grounds that members might think, in these austere times, that it’s a tad high.
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OpinionRoof is the point
There may be a battle raging over the future of the former Commonwealth Institute building (News May 1), but the only bit worth keeping is the roof.
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OpinionIn response to the RIBA rant
In her eagerness to rant about the RIBA, Irena Bauman did two great disservices (Practice April 17).
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OpinionDon’t scapegoat women
Women are particularly vulnerable in the downturn, so the profession needs to be extra vigilant that they are fairly treated
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OpinionPrince of wails
As an advocate of traditionalist architecture, Prince Charles has independently commissioned his own designs for the site at Chelsea Barracks.
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OpinionA painless guide to torture chambers
A CIA memo has some handy hints on everything from insect cages to water boarding
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Heir unapparent
A good deal of the correspondence written in support of Prince Charles’s involvement in Chelsea Barracks avoids the obvious question — how would his involvement be managed?
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OpinionShould the UK introduce protection of function?
Yes, good design is about quality control, says Timothy Horton, while Paul Hyett fears the complacency of a protected market
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Hang democracy
The calls from the Prince of Wales and the Traditional Architecture Group for more democracy in the planning system are nothing more than cynical opportunism.
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The price is right
Your announcement (Leader April 17) that BD is to become a paid-for title evoked melancholy feelings.
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A spying shame
In these uncertain times, your readers may wish to contemplate this position for a chief enterprise architect for MI6, advertised in last weekend’s Sunday Times.
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Sinking feeling
I recall my father talking of the holiday camp at Skegness (Archive April 24), where he trained as a wireless operator during World War II, the place having been taken over by the navy and renamed HMS Royal Arthur.
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Correction: Woodberry Down estate
Last week’s front page lead story said that London’s Woodberry Down estate was being redeveloped by architects including Shepheard Epstein Hunter, Ian Ritchie and Wilkinson Eyre.