More Opinion – Page 106
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Opinion
Let’s talk about housing, not Oud
Owen Hatherley criticises the historiographers of modernism for solely assessing the work on the basis of visual impact, then proceeds to do just that with Kiefhoek ( Opinion November 16 ).
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OpinionJust a bunch of rich kids?
Assemble ( Buildings November 9 ) are just a bunch of rich kids being indulged.
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OpinionNow it’s clear that the fee situation is out of control
Sanctuary’s fee terms mark a low point in the value housing associations put on design
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OpinionThe Walkie-Talkie is sending out a disturbing message
The City’s most recent arrival highlights the need for a better balance between the needs of developers and our urban landscape
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OpinionModernism has lost a sense of purpose
Modern architecture needs to rediscover its original ideas about social context
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OpinionCan demolition be justified to create wealth and new jobs?
Yes, says Ken Shuttleworth, it can be the only realistic approach; while Chris Brown thinks retaining old buildings contributes to the vitality of cities
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OpinionNo war over UCL Stratford plans
Elizabeth Hopkirk’s article “ Bartlett tutors at war with UCL ” (News November 9) is misleading and would have benefited from more in-depth research.
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OpinionLancaster flats' new lease of life
I found Boots’ reaction of “wanton vandalism” in describing Union North’s Lancaster flats surprisingly stuffy ( BD November 9 ).
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OpinionDon't start on Skylon Tower
I am unsure whether John Assael has taken the time to visit the Skylon Tower prior to his very public fuming ( Boots November 9 ), but if he would like me to show him round I would be very pleased to do so. He might share the views of ...
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OpinionGood reasons to back Ferguson
When will our profession learn to row together? (“ Bristol architecture centre won’t endorse Ferguson ”, November 8).
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OpinionLifestyle choices
Richard Rogers’ sock drawer, sex in the city and some locally sourced lettuce
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OpinionWhen heritage becomes a dirty word
Alan Bennett’s new play voices a forceful objection to the habit of reducing historic buildings to objects of spectacle
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OpinionUCL’s Stratford plans must strike a delicate balance
Negotiations over the university’s scheme for a Carpenters Estate campus should look to King’s Cross as an example
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OpinionCan cities be stormproof by design?
Hurricane Sandy is a reminder that is too easily forgotten
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OpinionIs the RIBA right to overhaul its Plan of Work?
Yes, says Dale Sinclair, it is no longer tailored to the way we work today; while Mark Newall says the general membership should have been consulted
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OpinionChange is afoot
A critic turns curator, sportsmen become architectural enthusiasts and London Bridge is labelled a ‘gallimaufry’
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OpinionDon’t slam the door on new ideas
By editing my letter in response to Hank Dittmar’s article on the new Building for Life standards ( Opinion October 5 ) and by giving it a misleading title, “ Leave the detail to housebuilders ”, it has conveyed a totally different message to what was intended.
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OpinionReview likely to cause hold-ups
Your front page article “ Red-tape review warning ” (News November 2) suggests that groups such as ours have “vested interests” which could “scupper” the impact of the standards shake-up.
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OpinionLasdun’s drawings find a global home
Digitisation means the location of an architect’s archive is less important than the quality of its preservation
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OpinionRobin Hood Gardens deserves better
Aedas’s ill-defined and over-developed new designs lack the urban vision of the Smithsons