More Comment – Page 273
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Opinion
Poor practice
“It is a magical project by one of our brightest emerging practices,” says Niall McLaughlin, chair of the RIBA Awards, about the Singing Ringing Tree (July 6).
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OpinionHousing chaos
The RIBA has published a policy paper, Better Homes and Neighbourhoods, July 2007
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Fairs’ fair
Like Marcus Fairs (Opinion, June 29), we were sceptical about hiring an architect when we decided to give our 1970s townhouse a contemporary makeover. The building is equally devoid of straight walls and right angles, and the project was always about subtraction rather than addition.
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Down with icons
With respect to the distinguished Thames Gateway panel, surely it is impossible to believe that any one building, however iconic, could invigorate a whole area?
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Culture splash
As part of the Liverpool Capital of Culture 2008 celebrations, the School of Architecture is organising an exhibition and publication of work by prominent alumni, focusing mainly on their worldwide architectural influence.
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OpinionHats off to Rab
Just in case anyone doubted that Bennetts Associates’ success hasn’t diminished its fun-loving side, it has published 20 Moments to mark 20 years of its history.
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Twist of Tate
Former Design Museum director and the Observer’s architecture critic Stephen Bayley has revealed that the museum’s aborted attempt to join forces with the Tate is a case of history repeating itself.
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Chipper feel
Congratulations to Roger Stephenson, who is to marry his girlfriend Margaret later this month.
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Tickets to ride
At a reunion of this year’s Cycle 2 Cannes event this week Boots was impressed with riders who raised £275,000 for charity.
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Cunning plan
Boots was alarmed to see that a group campaigning against the recent planning white paper has submitted an application to build a waste incinerator on the site of St Paul’s Cathedral.
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Wet and dry
Olympic chiefs, worried about the cost of Zaha’s aquatics centre, must be taking heart from her temporary Serpentine pavilion which opened this week, on time and budget.
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OpinionPlain speaking fits the bill
With the debate on housing raging on several fronts, Margaret Hodge’s frank style is to be welcomed
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OpinionLeft in the cold by cult of the engineer
The fad of relying on an engineer to make an illogical design work devalues the architect’s role
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OpinionIs it a good idea to keep on building on floodplains?
Kiran Curtis says we need a holistic approach to developing flood plains, but Kim Wilkie argues there are better ways to use these areas than building houses
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OpinionGood awards generate debate
Your editorial (June 29) says “this year’s decision to charge local RIBA chapters with making the first selection of awards projects has made a lengthy process lengthier still”. But local branches have always made the first selection.
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Awards success
This year’s new look system for the RIBA Awards better reflects the diversity of architectural practice, and is a rigorous judging process that sets ever-higher architectural standards for its members based in the UK and overseas.
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Up the wrong tree
I strongly disagree with Greg Penoyre’s view of the Singing Ringing Tree. It is not a bad sculpture and it might win the sculpture award, art award or whatever, but not any architectural ones!
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Fairs calls foul
Marcus Fairs’ provocative column (“When no architect at all is a better bet” June 29) is bound to generate an avalanche of protest.
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OpinionBrown sauce
Full marks for last week’s leader, especially the notion of implementing minimum space standards, which I presume means in residential property.
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OpinionOut of the frame
Further to your debate on the use of partnering agreements by housing associations (June 8), readers may be interested in our experience as a small practice in this field.