More Comment – Page 28
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Environmental impact returns to the premier league
New building regulations impose tough conditions on the construction sector, but it is essential that we rise to the challenge, Andrew Mellor says
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You have no authority here: Should planning decisions be left to local councillors?
There is a serious side to the viral video from Handforth Parish Council committee meeting, says Martyn Evans
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Addressing the problems of public procurement
A newly published government green paper has the potential to profoundly impact UK architectural practice, writes Eleanor Jolliffe
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The Coach: Maintaining motivation in challenging times
The new year has not started well and the prospect of weeks of lockdown looms. Louise Rodgers has some advice on how to help your team stay positive and productive
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WA100 2021: Don’t stop now
If we learnt anything from 2020 it is that we are capable of embracing great change – and that is a strength we are going to need
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Cross-sector consultation is helping to put social value on the table
These new initiatives are important steps on the journey towards outcomes-based procurement. All now depends on their reception from clients
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The Octopus has lost a leg
What the withdrawal of Stockport means for the Greater Manchester Spatial Framework
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We need urgent clarity on the rules around external wall safety
Industry needs aligned and consistent guidance to minimise time, cost and anguish, warns Andrew Mellor
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We can do things when we try
Covid-19 has exposed many uncomfortable realities but it has also shown what can be achieved in a very short time, writes Julia Park
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Answer the question – and shoulder the responsibility
Dodging questions can have devastating consequences, writes Eleanor Jolliffe
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Designing a better future for 2021 – and the next million years
Flora Samuel finds some hope in taking the long view
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We must keep fighting the battle over PDR
Change is inevitable and town centres need repurposing, but these half-baked proposals need much more thought, writes Julia Park
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Arcadia lost
As high streets go for a Burton, David Rudlin looks back at how the seeds of destruction were sown
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So 2021, how should we prepare?
Martyn Evans reflects on what we can learn from a year like no other as the next one hoves into view
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Whatever happened to The Crown episode where Charles triggers the architects?
The prince’s notorious speech was a missed opportunity for the profession to interest the public in what it does, writes Ben Flatman
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Why is the industry waiting for the threat of jail?
Tough new building safety laws are on their way and they will shake up a complacent sector, writes Andrew Mellor
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The adapt or die mantra still holds true for architects as a profession
Eleanor Jolliffe finds the existential preoccupations of a near decade-old RIBA report to be just as relevant today
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The Coach: The importance of perspective
Our present isolation can make work all-consuming and intensify small dramas. Louise Rodgers offers advice on how to step back
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Finding the way to build back better
New administrative groupings are needed in government and local authorities to ensure joined up strategy across the health, social care, transport and planning agendas, Flora Samuel writes
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Which pigeonhole are you in?
Social profiling has become big business and high tech. David Rudlin traces its history back to a team of Victorians pounding the streets