More Comment – Page 260
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The long view
Oh dear! So Yvette Cooper has pledged a range of styles for eco-towns (News November 1).
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Corrections
Last week BD inadvertently omitted Burd Haward Architects from the shortlist for the first phase of Rochester Riverside.
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Idol pitch
Last week’s Gillespie, Kidd & Coia exhibition opening was a frenzied affair, with more than 500 GKC enthusiasts seeking a free drink descending on The Lighthouse.
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Sun and games
Fears of another lacklustre performance from English Heritage were raised on the first day of the inquiry into KPF Architects’ plans for Smithfield Market, after the heritage watchdog’s QC began a bizarre cross examination of KPF principal Lee Polisano.
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Panel beating
The Changing Face of London conference itself did throw up some intriguing snippets, not least that Stratford City is to get an extremely well designed new Marks & Spencer by ex-Future Systems architect Angus Pond.
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Grace and favour
Meanwhile, London design director Peter Bishop was doing his best to throw off suggestions of Dutch favouritism, recently aired in BD.
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OpinionNoble cause
Have the good people of Bath found yet another reason to stall Eric Parry’s Holburne Museum extension?
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OpinionLe Corbusier’s secret napkin formula
This week, Ian Martin and his mate Beansy channel-hop into several universes all containing Le Corbusier — but which is the right one?
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OpinionBetter space still needs design
New space standards are welcome, but they should not be a substitute for good design
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OpinionWhy firms take the money and run
The most likely reason to sell a practice is a slowing market, so don’t believe all that other guff
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OpinionIs secondary school design standardisation a good idea?
A range of set typologies frees the designer to focus on the bigger picture, says Stafford Critchlow. Do we really want a McSchool like a prefab fast-food outlet? argues David Hills
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OpinionOverrruns that harm credibility
As long ago as January 2005, I was wondering whether the winning design for the Architecture Foundation headquarters would be built to time and budget, and how much of the enclosed space, made up of angled walls running in all directions, would be useable.
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OpinionHousing solution
The Lewisham self-build project (Archive October 26) was, in fact, masterminded by Brian Richardson, who died recently.
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Culture club
Femi Adebutu (Letters October 19) hits the spot when she says if the City of Culture 2008 is to mean something in Liverpool, key decisionmakers need to turn their eyes away from the city centre and focus on the inner city.
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Golden oldies
In this era of extreme political correctness, equal opportunities, and health and safety measures that make it almost impossible to build anything, apparently it is still very difficult for archi-tects of around 60 years old to find jobs.
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Giving some gyp
Elain Harwood’s review of the Churchill College design competition from half a century ago (Culture October 19) was a fascinating read, but I would like to clarify the meaning of the term “gyp” room.
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OpinionPimple watch
David Eccles (Letters October 19) suggests you maintain a pimple watch, looking out for buildings before they grow into a carbuncle.
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All together now
What does a famous architect not known for teamwork skills say about collaboration?