More Comment – Page 307
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Arb accreditation is based on quality
In response to John Assael (Letters July 14), I studied for my part I in Hong Kong and came to the UK for my part II two years ago. I undertook UK accreditation with Arb in December 2004.
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Tax on foreigners?
The letter from Arb’s Jon Levett (July 14) contradicts my current situation. As an MSc architecture graduate from Delft University of Technology, I am a registered qualified architect in the Netherlands, and have been working in the UK for the past two years.
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Noddy stays dry
No doubt Southend Borough Council has ensured some flood risk was taken into account at Shoeburyness (Works July 21) but should the site have been used at all for residential purposes?
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Data retrieval
I was surprised to see my comments about collaborative acquisitions of archives taken out of context (News analysis July 21).
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Client feedback
Having been placed third in the selection process for the Shetland cinema and music venue, we believe some recent coverage has been unfortunate (News July 7).
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Charter principles
I would like to reassure David Burn (Letters July 21) and BD readers that the new RIBA chartered practice scheme is not quite as suggested in his letter, by clarifying the following points:
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We must take lead on climate change
Sunand Prasad, vice-president, policy and strategy, RIBA
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Tate’s unappreciative beneficiaries
Tate’s maxim that the quality of its buildings is an essential aspect of the experience offered to its visitors will be tested again next week when it unveils its eagerly awaited plans for the future development of Tate Modern.
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Cabe must rescue guerillas from mist
On starting life, Cabe’s self image was that of a small, guerilla-like band, light and quick on its feet, avoiding the unwieldiness of bureaucracy. For a couple of years it adhered to this ideal but this could not last long because of its own spectacular success in gaining influence and ...
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Ian Martin
The consensus is that Israel should create a level playing field in Lebanon by bombing more of it, twice if necessary
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Ian Martin
Norman Foster wishes us luck, and offers a discount rate if anyone wants a future city built
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Who’s going to get tough on energy?
The government has struggled long and hard over the energy review, published this week. And, frankly, whatever it came up with was never going to make easy reading. As the economy continues to grow so does energy consumption. This, along with our reliance on coal as our main energy source, ...
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Forget nuclear and look to the long term
In the UK we have about 4,000sq m of land each — four times more than Bangladesh but less than most large western economies. The UK should be able to fuel and feed itself from renewable resources within its borders.