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OpinionWas Thatcher bad for the development of British architecture?
As prime minister in a period of dramatic change, how did she leave her mark on the profession?
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OpinionFarrell & Vaizey face a tough task
You’re too churlish about the Farrell Review ( Leader March 28 ).
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OpinionGeffrye interiors transcend class
I am quoted as saying I had “no interest in the culture of the labouring classes” ( News April 5 ).
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OpinionFirst a European YAYA, then AYA?
In light of the news that the Young Architect of the Year Award is now to be opened up to Europe ( News March 15), I felt, as I am both young and an architect, that I might offer some thoughts.
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OpinionReading, writing and road safety
Am I too soon to nominate this sombre red brick block with scatter-gun fenestration for the Carbuncle Cup? I prefer the uniform serenity of the parent building.
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OpinionArchitects must lead school team
Marginalisation in school design means architects are now “plan drawers” engaged by contractors, rather than strategists and design team leaders (News March 28).
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Time to get rid of the greenwash
Our industry has a major role to play in the UK’s transition to a low-carbon society (Opinion February 24) and I often wonder how others view our actions here.
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OpinionThatcher challenged the profession to reinvent itself
Embracing the free market changed British architecture forever
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OpinionA revolutionary who destroyed more than she built
There were positive aspects to Thatcher’s impact on architecture… but not many
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OpinionScott Brown deserves her Pritzker
Committee failed to acknowledge the nature of architectural collaboration
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OpinionLeading us down the garden city path
Even Canberra cannot override the problems of blending town and country
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OpinionWill the Farrell Review make a difference to the profession?
This is architects’ chance to make an impact on policymakers. But can it succeed?
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OpinionIs Chipperfield a 1960s dinosaur?
I am appalled at the illustration of Chipperfield’s Elizabeth House proposal (Debate March 28).
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OpinionHome is where the legislation is
The new “bedroom tax” fails to address the apparent contradiction implicit in this piece of legislation when compared with the requirement that all publicly funded housing should achieve a “Lifetime Homes” standard.
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OpinionLet's talk about school design
Sunand Prasad is right about the “ missed chance ” that is UK school design (News March 28).
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OpinionAll not rosy in Garden Museum
Our procurement system is seriously questionable when a good architect with an existing relationship with a client must re-tender for its own project while wasting the time of a whole raft of others.
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OpinionSelf-build must look to Japan
Good to see self-build being promoted at the moment (News March 28), as seen in the recent Policy Exchange report.
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OpinionChipperfield needs to get back to what he does best
The architect is attracting headlines for all the wrong reasons