More Comment – Page 93
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OpinionJesmond library is fighting back
I was interested to read Owen Hatherley on public libraries ( BD June 14 )
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OpinionThe architects paralysed by politics
Local council policies make make producing decent architecture difficult
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OpinionDoes Scotland need an architecture policy?
Is it a statement of intent necessary to reinforce good design or is it just more meaningless rhetoric?
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OpinionLondon Region needs a shake-up
The experience of the RIBA London southern region regarding an apparent confusion over the “prizewinning” (or not) setting of the Cutty Sark (Boots June 21) eerily reflects an experience that I had some years ago as the then representative of the London Region’s South London Society of Architects
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OpinionLet’s come clean about subsidies
Ron Heath’s point about affordable housing was well made ( Letters June 21 ) but we also need to define affordable housing.
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OpinionLarsen will be sorely missed
It was sad to learn of the death of Henning Larsen (News June 28) — he was an inspirational architect.
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OpinionDicing up heritage
Marcus Binney believes being sliced up is not the reform English Heritage needs
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OpinionMinisters have to lay the foundations
Britain needs new homes, a lot of them, and only the government can make it happen, says Ellis Woodman
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OpinionSouthbank’s liner building is heading for an iceberg
Cultural centre is relying on the revenue of more restaurants, but Amanda Baillieu asks at what cost to its integrity?
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OpinionGlasgow is no-go for proper design
The George Square fiasco ( News June 21 ) is just another example of a council that fails to see the value of designer-led quality intervention within the city.
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OpinionTributes paid to Stansfield Smith
I had the privilege of working under Colin Stansfield Smith in Cheshire (where the county architect, incidentally, was not the inventor of the jet engine, Frank Whittle, but the former deputy to Hubert Bennett at the GLC, Jack Whittle).
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OpinionWestside story needs telling too
I noted with interest the coverage of RCKa’s TNG youth building in Sydenham ( Buildings June 21 ), not least because here at Ealing Council we have our own “ground-breaking” youth centre: Westside.
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OpinionStansfield Smith’s death reminds us what we’ve lost
More than ever councils need design expertise to tackle the next wave of public buildings, says Amanda Baillieu
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OpinionStudents need a tradition to build on
Originality makes for great brands, but not necessarily great architecture, says Hank Dittmar
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OpinionShould the RIBA president be paid?
Would a salaried position relieve the pressure from loss of earnings or would it compromise the role?
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OpinionThe RIBA is paying for its unpaid post
Architects are disillusioned by the distance between the institute’s appointees and its members, says Ellis Woodman
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OpinionYoung people need buildings like this
The new TNG centre shows the usefulness of the Myplace funding scheme
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OpinionBlacklisting is a black mark on the building industry
The outrage over the practice will not go away until those involved pay for their shameful mistake
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OpinionShould design and access statements be scrapped?
Just another bit of confusing paperwork, or an integral part of thoughtful design?
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