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OpinionWhat is the point of RIBA?
After recent controversies Eleanor Jolliffe takes a long, hard look at what the instititution really stands for
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OpinionA new low in office-to-residential conversions
The sorry story of Newbury House shows that permitted development too often makes people’s lives a misery, writes Julia Park
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OpinionSoane and the art of appreciating your collaborators
John Soane had a lot on his hands but with the built version of a pattern book and accomplished craftsmen he pulled it off, says Gillian Darley
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OpinionBeware the new Elysians
Gentrification by creatives is threatening the viability of cities. But some are avoiding it and we must learn from them, writes BD’s new columnist
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OpinionHere's some holiday reading, housing minister
The new line-up at the Housing Ministry needs to do some swotting over the summer, suggests Julia Park
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OpinionThe opposite of Amazon
Martyn Evans shows how digital disruption can pump new life into fading high streets
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OpinionThe NPPF - a national policy with local dangers
There is much to commend the NPPF but successful implementation at local level could be challenging
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OpinionThe Royal Academy of Dramatic… Architecture
How can we design wit into buildings, asks Phil Coffey, as he celebrates the playfulness of the late Bryan Avery
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OpinionThe hidden costs of studying architecture are causing profound suffering
Shocking stories of struggle and even homelessness mean schools must treat reform as a matter of urgency
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OpinionLooking back on the summer of 2018
The long, hot summer of ’18 should mark a turning point in the cavalier way we treat our world, suggests Phil Coffey
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OpinionBy the bricked-up waters of More London I sat down and wept
The decision to fill in a water feature shows why beancounters must be kept away from design decisions
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OpinionWho is social housing for?
Julia Park urges architects to pay more attention to the long-term maintenance of housing they design
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OpinionIf the Mac can be built once it can be built twice
There are strong arguments on both sides of the debate but the case for rebuilding the Mac has the edge
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OpinionMillennials are changing practice but not architecture itself
The demands of the rising generation should be listened to – because they reflect what other staff want too
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OpinionRebuild the Mack, but why stop there?
Mackintosh’s devastated art school is not the only significant building in Glasgow that should be rebuilt, argues Ben Flatman
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OpinionCan a single person sign off a complex building?
The Hackitt review’s common sense approach is welcome, but Eleanor Jolliffe has some practical questions
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OpinionThe fleeting pleasure of a palimpsest exposed
A building’s history is often hidden in plain sight for those with eyes to see. But occasionally a more intimate glimpse is briefly exposed
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OpinionIf developers really want to build communities they need to stop trying to control everything
The most successful places are messy ecosystems that have evolved over time, says Martyn Evans
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OpinionImproper housing
Does it have to be this hard for architects to design the inside as well as the outside of housing, asks Phil Coffey