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Not everything goes in the city
Rem Koolhaas's swipe at the over-sanitisation of public space and dig at Tony Blair's drive against anti-social behaviour reprise a familiar libertarian theme among architects.
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Cambridge asks the £6 million question
Faced with large deficits, universities up and down the country have resorted to closing dozens of departments.
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Ian Martin
Back in the closing days of the 20th century, we were promised the convergence of religion and science.
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First decision provides Olympic hope
With the new year, a new fear. The story of the successful Olympic bid was a highlight of 2005.
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Why it’s better to be square than obtuse
You might have thought that architects would have tired of the fad for complex geometries by now.
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OpinionIan Martin
“How might we express the powerful dialogue between architecture and sculpture from the 18th century to the present day?”
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Cameron’s eco home not just hollow PR
If David Cameron triumphs at the next general election, he could have an architect to thank.
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Start city thinking from the outside
There is a whole profession that has grown up to educate Britain’s politicians, civil servants and local enterprise companies in the economic primacy of the “city region”.
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OpinionWhat’s our Games plan?
How can we ensure the London Olympics lives up to its legacy promise? Wayne Hemingway puts the case for another world event in 2012 — a housing and regeneration expo that will raise the bar for the Thames Gateway
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Architects need not be tortured artists
Architects need multiple personalities. To be successful, one has to combine a diverse set of contradictory skills, from visionary artist to hard-nosed lawyer, and encompassing all manner of occupations including businessman, social scientist, technologist, accountant, salesman and marriage guidance counsellor.
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Signs of trust in the next generation
Patrick Lynch gave a humble acceptance speech when he picked up our Young Architect of the Year Award on Tuesday night. He said he was proud to have been part of such a strong shortlist, adding he only hoped he could deliver on the trust that had been put in ...
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Centralisation is killing our cities
A decade and a half after a resurgent Barcelona used culture and urban vigour to fire-up the Catalan economy, Britain is still struggling to understand the truth it illuminated: that cities, and their regions, are our primary economic powerhouses.
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OpinionConcrete Boots
Top of the fopsFormer ambassador to Washington Christopher Meyer was branded a “red-socked fop” by deputy prime minister John Prescott last week after embarrassing revelations in his new book upset the government. In the same week, Boots saw Terry Farrell wearing red socks and asked him if that made him ...
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A lesson in division from Moshe Safdie
When the Israeli/Canadian architect Moshe Safdie visited the UK earlier this month to deliver the RIBA’s annual discourse, he showed an impressive body of work around the world.
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Don’t leave it to the housebuilders
Cabe has been caning the housebuilders again. Zoë Blackler (Leader November 18) doled out predictable advice about good design not being an optional extra — the sort of stuff I wrote in the eighties.