More Comment – Page 300
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Clear on equality
I don’t know how Suki Jheent (Letters October 6) got the idea that I am against taking action to tackle discrimination, given that BD published a correction following the news report on September 22.
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Walk at your peril
In your article “Cut obesity with design, says Cabe” (News October 13) you quote Jane Wardle of Weight Concern as saying that “people dismissed cycling to work on safety grounds but there was no danger in getting off the bus early and walking”. While I support any attempt to reduce ...
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Medallists debt
Was Chris Wilkinson this year, and Brian Clarke last year, able single handedly to veto the Venturis’ nomination?
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Our chance to make the Stirling stirring
Modern life amazes me. In a world of infinite viewing options, a million people watched the Stirling Prize Live, on Channel 4 last Saturday night.
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Not enough Cooks
Just because the irrepressible Peter Cook pulled out of the Stirling jury because he was too busy, was it fair to withdraw his dinner invite?
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Double jeopardy
Spare a thought for the Stirling also-rans. In 1998, Stephenson Bell’s Quay bar was shortlisted for the prize, but a few short years later it lies derelict, a victim of market forces, according to Nick Johnson of Urban Splash, which owned the building until March.
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Bad case of wind
Will Alsop’s Palestra building in Southwark, the new home of the London Development Agency, can be seen from Boots’ desk and has certainly improved the view.
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Lifes a beach
Architects at DSDHA have bravely challenged their fellow professionals to a surf competition, following a highly successful office surfing trip to Devon (pictured).
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Sound of silence
What has happened to the RIBA’s state-of-the-nation survey, which it commissioned as a way of improving communication with members and was meant to shape the RIBA’s agenda over the coming years? The answer is not a lot.
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OpinionPostcards from an accidental inpatient
Architects, procurement managers and government ministers all say they’re committed to creating better hospitals. Any time you like, urges Ian Martin. Snapshots by Adam Turtle
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Doing your homework
To make a difference, architects must keep up with ongoing research and monitoring
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Ian Martin
Gone are the tables and black ties. The seats are in rows. The people are wider and there’s writing on their clothes
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Can Unesco focus minds at Liverpool?
Liverpool’s world heritage status appears to be in trouble. Next week a delegation from Unesco arrives in the city to decide if it needs to become embroiled in not one but several of the city’s new developments.
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Why is it so hard for young architects?
A year ago, when our practice Lynch Architects won the Young Architect of the Year Award, my wife Claudia and I were preparing to take our students to Oporto to see again the work of Alvaro Siza, and experience a place whose spirit can be felt in the care its ...
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Time to abandon chartered practice
Can I add my support to Tom Jestico’s suggestion (Letters October 6) that the RIBA’s chartered practice scheme is abandoned.
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What’s in it for me?
This is a letter I sent to the RIBA on September 15. To date I have not had, nor do I expect, a reply: I would be glad if you would answer the following question: What would becoming a chartered practice do for me?
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OpinionDraught contracts
I’m grateful to your experts for the suggestions about improving my house (Solutions October 6). While there are some great proposals, most run up against the problem I’m confronting, that I would have to rip out new fittings and gut a refurbished house that in all other respects is sound. ...
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VAT not credits
Carbon allowances or credits (Leader October 13) seem to be an exit strategy from taking responsibility for our environment.