More Opinion – Page 111
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OpinionBiennale gossip: "Sorry, you're not on the list"
Which world famous architect was refused entry to Chipperfield’s cocktail do?
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OpinionBiennale gossip: Timber!
Venice is hit by a maelstrom — but which architect narrowly avoided death?
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OpinionCelebrity politics distracts us from the real issues
Terence Conran is the latest household name produced to camouflage the government’s lack of credibility on the built environment
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OpinionBritain should try the Red Viennese waltz
The government needs to learn from Vienna’s example of how to create inclusive social housing in city centres
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OpinionShould the Olympic Stadium be demolished?
Yes, says Paul Bower, it’s at risk of being another white elephant. But London’s deputy mayor for planning Edward Lister says the 2012 stadium could be a national treasure
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OpinionOlympic coverage
Angela Brady’s continuing battle against the marketing ban and the long wait for a comprehensive theory of architecture
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OpinionLook to Europe for legacy design
Three things are needed to ensure good design gets a voice at the table for the Olympic legacy, and they’re not what Daniel Moylan has in mind (News August 10).
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OpinionThe hole in the V&A's argument
The V&A’s Moira Gemmill describes the Victorian Society’s suggestions to reduce the number of openings to the Aston Webb screen as creating an “architectural solecism” (News August 10).
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OpinionHadid has the technology
Eli Abt (Letters August 10) suggests Zaha Hadid might have avoided his discomfort had she drawn a few sections through her Aquatic Centre to check that all attending had a full and uninterrupted view of all that was going on in the pool.
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OpinionGlass bridge is worth the money
The £5 million cost of Heatherwick’s glass bridge for King’s Cross, which has now been dropped (bdonline July 30), is peanuts for Argent, which has been given every possible licence to make money from this site.
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OpinionVenice Biennale is about ideas, not commerce
Corporate sponsorship could change the face of the British Pavilion -— if, that is, we can even attract it
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OpinionNeed to sue your client?
BD’s practice app has the answers to your tricky legal and financial questions
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OpinionCafé culture comes at a cost
Public spaces that were once open to all are now the sole preserve of those with money in their pockets
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OpinionIs the Olympic Stadium legacy’s first white elephant?
Despite West Ham’s bid, the venue’s popularity means it may be closed for many years to come
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OpinionLegacy needs to stand by its radical neighbours
The Olympic fringe Meanwhile projects set the agenda for a creative legacy and must not fail through lack of funding
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OpinionShameful silence on riots needs to end
When London awakes from its Olympic dream its profound problems will still be there
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OpinionShould the V&A alter its Aston Webb screen?
Yes says V&A’s Moira Gemmill as the existing facilities can’t cope with increasing visitor numbers; but the Victorian Society’s Ian Dungavell argues butchering the Webb screen is unnecessary
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OpinionSporting interests
Boots reveals more Olympic marketing ban woes, designer athletes and a Q&A at China Day
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OpinionSweep away Arb anomaly
You report (News July 27) that Arb “is scrapping its committee that investigates architects’ conduct and competence because it is performing badly” and that, regarding misuse of title, “the low proportion of prosecutions was questioned”.