More Opinion – Page 108
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OpinionStirling: a night to remember?
Post Stirling blues, familiar names at RMJM and a chance to shine at the RIBA
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OpinionDC Cabe's prices reflect market
On the grounds that it is better to be talked about than not, Design Council Cabe is delighted that BD is airing so many opinions about what we are up to.
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OpinionArb's problem is protecting title
Imagine if the Ordine degli Architetti told Domus that it cannot refer to Norman Foster as an architect.
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OpinionLeave the detail to housebuilders
For Hank Dittmar ( Opinion October 5 ) to award Building for Life 12 an amber light because it concentrates on the essential qualities of neighbourhood, character and the qualities of external space — and does not attempt to tackle the subjective issues of appearance, materials, details and construction — ...
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OpinionAbolishing Arb would be in step with Tory times
The reality is that architects would be better off lobbying community minister Don Foster to reform Arb
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OpinionThe world’s great cities are under threat
From Aleppo to St Petersburg, historic cities are crumbling within a political vacuum
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OpinionWas the RIBA right to criticise the EFA’s baseline school designs?
Yes, says Michal Cohen, it’s the RIBA’s job to critique public building programmes; but Rob Charlton believes its sensational language helps nobody
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OpinionArchitects must defend schools
I cannot agree with your suggestion that architects collaborate with the assault on school space standards ( Leader October 5 ).
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OpinionArb proves it is unfit for purpose
Years ago, I was a member of Arb when it was a credible and constructive registration board.
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OpinionKahn’s vision of freedom lives on
Nearly 40 years after his death, the newly completed Four Freedoms Park accurately reflects its architect’s design
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OpinionIt’s time to stop sulking and face the new school realities
The RIBA and the profession need to knuckle down and make themselves indispensable to the government’s education plans
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OpinionDesign Council Cabe stalls at the lights
The new Building for Life standards mark a change in emphasis
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OpinionIf Renzo Piano is not an architect…
Arb’s request that foreign designers should not be able to use the word ‘architect’ is very bizarre indeed
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OpinionHave the national papers let architects down?
Yes, says David Chipperfield, it is useful to compare European coverage; while Jonathan Glancey says it is a symptom of economic pressures
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OpinionFrank words
The RIBA, the British Library, Birmingham and Shoreditch get more than they bargained for
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OpinionArchitects must ask questions
Of course David Chipperfield is right (“ Architects blamed for decline in public trust ”, News, September 28).
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OpinionCriticism needs no carbuncles
Given the interest in BD’s 2012 Carbuncle Cup announcement (BD September 14) I thought to add a few sentences.
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OpinionSelf-build has little to offer architects
The call to rejoin the self-build movement is seductive but there are likely to be few opportunities
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OpinionDC Cabe needs to regain its focus
Design Council Cabe might have a touch of amnesia (“ Should Cabe stay with the Design Council? ” Debate September 21.)