More Opinion – Page 100
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OpinionNon-designers don't understand
I would question whether non-designers, not designers, have too much influence ( Debate March 1 ).
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OpinionCity streets need a rich mixture
With regard to your recent editorial concerning the relaxation of planning for offices-to-residential ( Leader March 1 ), I am neither an architect nor town planner and as such I have, perhaps, the advantage when it comes to seeing the “wood” rather than individual “trees”.
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OpinionSurvey shows the profession must transform to survive
BD’s employment analysis shines a harsh spotlight on the failures of current practice
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OpinionA commercial proposal
Feilden Clegg Bradley’s scheme for the Southbank solves some problems, but fails to do justice to the existing buildings
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OpinionHow to design a low-carbon building
Simon Sturgis explains how a whole-life approach to design can pay dividends
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OpinionStaffing figures show the real picture
The RIBA’s Future Trends Staffing Index echoes the gloomy evidence of BD’s own employment survey
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OpinionHalifax HQ: A building that looks out of place but isn’t
The newly listed Halifax HQ displays a deeper understanding of context
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OpinionDo design ‘experts’ have too much influence?
Is Will Alsop right, or do architects need to get better at collaborating?
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OpinionRefurb has lost quiet dignity
AHMM’s Hampstead Road refurb looks like a transition from the sublime to the ridiculous ( News February 22 ).
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OpinionBartlett boom in EU applications
In the recent article about the plummeting interest in UK architecture schools ( News February 1 ), the Bartlett was mentioned as one of the most affected schools, with a 14.5% drop of applications.
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OpinionLack of capacity may weaken City
The headline “ US Expert Backs Heathrow Expansion ” (BD February 15) is not a correct representation of what I told your reporter.
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OpinionCouncils must choose the fate of their high streets
Relaxing use class rules threatens to undermine the delicate balance between homes and local business
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OpinionWill Mossbourne 2 have what it takes to be top of the class?
Everyone agrees school building costs must come down but inner city schools on difficult sites risk losing out
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OpinionNew builds must offer it all under one roof
Sustainability should mean durability - that’s the idea pursued by the Dutch
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OpinionShould 'beauty' be applied to housing design?
Volume housebuilding is guided by economics, not aesthetics, but there may be light at the end of the tunnel
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OpinionPlanning is key to good design
If the planning minister would ensure it was not nearly impossible to get planning for residential development and that there was at minimum an adequate supply of developable land, design would improve ( News February 15 ).