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OpinionAn architect’s guide to surviving the rule of Idi Amin
Ugandan practice Peatfield & Bodgener survived the rule of one of the world’s most brutal dictators. Ben Flatman finds out how
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OpinionHappy Ethel Day. What will you do today to promote diversity?
A hundred years ago Ethel Charles overcame opposition and prejudice to become the first woman to join the RIBA. Her pioneering spirit is as important as ever, writes Clare Devine.
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OpinionWill Grenfell change everything?
When just one volume of building regs refers to 93 other documents, it’s clear that we need to go back to first principles, says Julia Park
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Grenfell Tower: A systemic failure of regulation
Searching for a scapegoat for the Grenfell fire is understandable but isn’t helpful. The causes are complex and go back decades, says Thomas Lane
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OpinionHow to fix the UK's housing mess
We need to admit our mistakes and set about making radical changes to the whole system, writes Hank Dittmar
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OpinionPerfecting the sales pitch
The power of persuasion is a fundamental architectural skill. But it’s just as important to listen, says Joe Morris
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OpinionWho says architecture doesn't work on TV?
Frank Lloyd Wright and Le Corbusier instinctively knew how to get in the spotlight - even if it was more egos than axos, says Gillian Darley
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Grenfell Tower: Should this cladding be allowed?
The rapid and devastating spread of the fire at the west London tower has raised questions whether ACM cladding should be permitted on high-rise residential towers, says Thomas Lane
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OpinionLearning is the only way to turn failure into success
Most architects have endless rejected competition entries to their name. This is a thoroughly good thing, argues Martyn Evans
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OpinionThe fine art of collaboration
Working with other architects is increasingly common. But it’s not always a bed of roses. Mark Middleton offers some advice
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OpinionTurning our cities into fortresses will stifle us, not the terrorists
Installing security barriers to protect us from terrorist attacks will have limited effect and risks stifling our enjoyment of street markets
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OpinionWe need to make it easier for rural communities to build
The struggle to get a village hall built in Devon shows how the system is stacked against rural areas, writes Ben Flatman
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OpinionEnter the Age of Uncertainty
BD’s architecture critic Ike Ijeh assesses the chaotic election outcome - and looks for signs of hope
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OpinionWill England’s new metro mayors make a difference?
Their powers are limited and the government’s motive might have been to off-load responsibility, but this exercise in devolution could still be a good thing. Julia Park takes a look
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OpinionTrump and the other wall
When the US president visited Jerusalem he stepped into a place charged with an almost unique power, writes Eleanor Jolliffe
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OpinionWhere are the landscape visionaries to guide us through the 21st century?
Some things have improved since Nan Fairbrother’s day but planning pressures and encroachment on the Green Belt mean we urgently need fresh thinking, writes Gillian Darley
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OpinionHere’s the detail that's missing from all the manifestos
Politicians must think about design codes if they’re to deliver quality housing in the numbers they promise, says Hank Dittmar
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OpinionDon't bulldoze what lies beneath
Joe Morris celebrates Old Street roundabout and warns that careless redevelopment plans could imperil the very things that bring it life
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I want to make Dartington Hall into a testbed for tackling society's intractable problems
Martyn Evans explains his big plans for the historic Devon estate, inspired by its pioneering founders and using today’s best architects
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OpinionWalking in the footsteps of Jane Jacobs
Data is a useful tool but urban designers mustn’t overlook the importance of human intuition, says Amanda Baillieu