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OpinionBattle lines drawn as architects join in the house-building debate
I’m afraid Dickon Robinson is correct and Simon Allford is wrong ( Debate May 3 ).
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OpinionSmall practices bridge the divide
There is no truth in Caroline Cole’s comments that a small practice cannot be a training ground for a large practice ( News April 19 ).
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OpinionSouthbank's leading question
Over 85% of people surveyed said they agreed with the approach to redeveloping the Southbank Centre ( News May 3 ) because the question asked is: “Our architectural approach is to retain, repair and refurbish the existing 1960s buildings whilst making better use of the indoor and outdoor spaces. Do ...
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OpinionLet Stirling echo the way we work
You state that at its peak on Channel 4 the Stirling Prize ceremony attracted 1.2 million viewers while just 280,000 watched its 2011 screening as part of BBC2’s Culture Show ( News May 3 ).
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OpinionProfession has ability to adapt
I was saddened by and sympathetic to Basil Rathbone’s reasons for leaving the RIBA ( Letters, May 3 ), but I was especially struck by his question: “What interest does it show in my struggle to win work against non-architects?”
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OpinionPunch drunk: how a museum took on an old pub and ended up on the ropes
Will Palin on lessons learned from Hackney’s shock refusal of Chipperfield’s Geffrye Museum extension
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OpinionOur future heritage battles will be fought on Twitter
Battle over the Marquis of Lansdowne pub shows changes brought by social media, says Ellis Woodman
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OpinionFarrell won’t set the Thames on fire
The latest plan for Convoys Wharf fails to address the development’s basic flaws, says Ellis Woodman
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OpinionRIBA campaign is more heat than light
The housing crisis is about quality, not just dimensions says Hank Dittmar
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OpinionAre architects doing enough to encourage housebuilding?
Get stuck in to property development, urges Dickon Robinson… bourgeois balderdash, says Simon Allford
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OpinionWhere are these cash-rich firms?
We’ve worked with community land trusts trying to secure land and finance for local people to build their own houses, but — surprise, surprise — there was no finance available ( News April 26 ).
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OpinionGove needs to learn his history
Michael Gove should read Catherine Burke’s recent book on Mary Medd to learn how our school designs evolved in a genuine effort to reduce child mortality and deliver utopian ideals that drew on ideas from America and Scandinavia ( Analysis April 26 ).
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OpinionWhat am I losing by leaving RIBA?
Although I do not have direct evidence, I firmly believe that small and sole practitioners in the vicinity of the major RIBA offices do indeed benefit — not just from the reflected glory that membership brings, but also from practical help and resources ( Debate April 26 ).
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OpinionSchools cost-cutting will be an education for us all
The real issues raised by the new PFI schools will become clear in the long term, says Amanda Baillieu
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OpinionSpace needs further exploration
The RIBA’s space standards campaign is failing to address the right targets, says Amanda Baillieu
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OpinionThe squeeze won’t ease any time soon
It will take more than EU rule changes to save architects from the hostility of our own government, says Denise Chevin
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OpinionIs the RIBA doing enough for small practices?
A coherent voice for firms of all sizes, or not giving the underdogs the help they need?
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