More Comment – Page 56
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OpinionWhen it comes to street design, we’re not there yet
Streets are places too - but you’d be forgiven for thinking most councils hadn’t got the memo, argues Hank Dittmar
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OpinionWhat about the other 50%?
More people than ever live in cities - but that still means half the world doesn’t. Designing for them is just as important
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OpinionWhere's the government's ambition?
Julia Park chews over the draft NPPF and Letwin’s initial report - and laments ministers’ woeful lack of aspiration
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OpinionHow many times makes you experienced?
Nervous clients want their architects to have ‘experience’, while patrons judge the quality, says Phil Coffey
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OpinionBirmingham – a city whose time has come, finally
England’s second city has long punched below its weight. But there’s a new spirit of optimism in the city
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OpinionNavigating the legacies of colonialism in East Africa
The challenges of delivering new community facilities in rural Uganda are not limited to securing first-world funding
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OpinionOn finishing part III
The final hurdle to becoming an architect should be inspiring but is actually just a frustrating slog
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OpinionThe UN needs to appoint a chief architect
When 25,000 people met to talk about the future of cities, architecture was absent from the agenda. Daniel Elsea asks why
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OpinionMipim: A user's guide
You’ll love it or hate it but you shouldn’t ignore Mipim. Mark Middleton busts some myths
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OpinionTo vote or not to vote?
Balloting residents about plans to redevelop their homes sounds a good idea but is fraught with problems
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OpinionCan London meet its housing target by building small?
The mayor needs to do a lot more to support community builders
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OpinionThis is how design will change your life
Does your practice have a compelling story to tell clients and prospective staff?
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OpinionRural housebuilding utterly fails to serve the needs of its locality
We need to recapture the ambition of the inter-war years
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OpinionJean Nouvel has got the right idea: he's selling holes
Light-filled Louvre Abu Dhabi is up there with Ronchamp and the Kimbell
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Opinion
Parliament's move: A sensible decision?
Success will be measured by how well the costs of the refurbishment are managed says Thomas Lane
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OpinionColombo’s transformation: an architectural gem or just another Asian mega city?
Is Sri Lankan architect Geoffry Bawa’s legacy in danger of being lost asks Ben Flatman
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OpinionBoris and Trump’s infrastructure stunts do us serious harm
Crying wolf on public works makes people less likely to back projects we need
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OpinionDensity is just a number. What counts is quality of place
We need to encourage inventive design solutions, not accept lower standards
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OpinionGender inequality reaches all the way to the bottom
Even a liberal profession like architecture is guilty of perpetuating a problem so entrenched we miss it
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OpinionToo big to fail, too huge to succeed: What we should learn from Carillion
Hank Dittmar suggests a new approach to procurement