More Comment – Page 89
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OpinionKeep skating options open
We believe that the best solution to the South Bank skate area is that skateboarding be kept at the undercroft, either as it is or in some kind of modified or even, ideally, expanded manner ( News September 13 ).
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OpinionViñoly shaped his own destiny
Rafael Viñoly could have dropped out of the Walkie-Talkie project if he is unhappy about the conditions of working in the UK ( News September 13 ).
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OpinionIt's a depressing outlook for UCL
In view of the fact that some of UCL’s student flats are windowless and some look out on a wall just one metre away ( Carbuncle Cup August 30 ) …
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OpinionLibrary lacks right references
Your piece on John Madin’s Redditch library ( Archive August 30 ) was very interesting.
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OpinionHatherley's not listening enough
Owen Hatherley’s critique of GCHQ ( Opinion September 13 ) was as superficially vacuous as the apparently empty centre of the doughnut he chose to relieve his thinly veiled political prejudices on.
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OpinionFraenkel seems frankly confused
Last week, in response to Stephen Hodder’s views on the need for evidence proving the worth of architecture, you published a short admonitory letter ( Letters September 13 ) with plenty of impact: “huge amount of evidence on design impacting on human behaviour… quality of design and environment impacts on ...
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OpinionWe must keep up our standards
We should be far more worried about the real risk of no space standards at all than about the slim chance of a cross-tenure, three-tier standard ( Letters September 13 ).
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OpinionRykwert’s influence shines through
Only a select few writers have won the RIBA Gold Medal, says Ellis Woodman
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OpinionThe battle for principles is being fought in our streets
Architects are failing to step up and lead the debate over public space, says Amanda Baillieu
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OpinionTokyo’s Games will look to London
Architects are starting to sniff out Japanese opportunities, says Amanda Baillieu
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OpinionThe GCHQ building is tasteless by design
GCHQ’s paranoid modernism is more New Labour than Cold War
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OpinionDo we need new research to prove the value of design?
Is Stephen Hodder right to call on architects to prove their worth?
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OpinionCan we show the value of design?
Stephen Hodder’s words , if quoted correctly, are shocking. To claim that there is no evidence that good design improves lives shows a complete disconnection with the world of research.
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Opinion
Space standards need simplifying
I notice ( Debate August 30 ) that Andrew Beharrell sees the possible three-tier system of space standards outlined in the Housing Review as being too complex and perhaps intended to kick the problem into the long grass.
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OpinionStop passing the buck, Viñoly
Am I missing something? Rafael Viñoly lambasts the UK profession for handing over control of projects to consultants and sub-consultants, ie delegating responsibility, and potential blame (“ Rafael Viñoly: ‘Superabundance of consultants’ to blame for ‘death ray’ ” bdonline September 6).
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OpinionIt’s time for the RIBA to drop the theorising and move on
Angela Brady was a good president, but it’s time the institute danced to a different tune, says Amanda Baillieu
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OpinionYour chance to change procurement
Architects must engage with consultation on the EU’s new directive, says Ellis Woodman
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OpinionWill prefab sprout a solution to the housing crisis?
The time may have come at last for prefabricated homes, but don’t expect them to solve all our problems, says Denise Chevin
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OpinionDo student housing standards need an overhaul?
A hall of residence winning the Carbuncle Cup has sparked a wider debate about what is and is not acceptable in university accommodation
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OpinionFlats highlight planning flaw
A real issue here with student accommodation (“ Students in storage ” News August 30), and the planning process in general, is the lack of any avenue for objection by those affected once permission has been granted, except for judicial review of issues of law.