More Opinion – Page 144
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Opinion
The true value of internships
Laura Roberts has become completely detached from reality (Letters May 6).
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OpinionDemolition goes against the grain
Buffalo’s aggregate grain elevator heritage must be protected as a matter of urgency (“Architects must lose the silo mentality” Opinion May 13).
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OpinionThe price of Scottish independence
Without the help of local councils, communal works are easier said than done
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OpinionCould financial incentives subvert the planning system?
Yes, says Richard Summers, it links decision-making with cash payments; but communities minister Bob Neill is adamant that nothing will change
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OpinionThe Great Xa’s Holburne illusion
The glowing reviews of Eric Parry’s extension to Bath’s Holburne Museum have led some to ask if this isn’t the work of the museum’s director Alexander Sturgis, otherwise known as The Great Xa and a professional magician.
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OpinionRogers a no show at Neo
A lavish party to celebrate the forthcoming opening of RSHP’s Neo Bankside scheme next to Tate Modern last week confirmed that Britain’s economic downturn has entirely bypassed London’s super rich.
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OpinionToddle off
As Mary Portas applies herself to the problem of the British high street she could do worse than talk to the students of the Swiss architecture school, Mendrisio.
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OpinionIf Egyptian Halls are at risk, no building is safe
The architectural contributions of Thomson and Mackintosh are the historic bookends of what still remains of Glasgow’s magnificent Victorian built heritage; the Egyptian Halls being one of the latter’s most magnificent designs (“Greek Thomson masterpiece under threat of demolition” bdonline May 6).
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Arb’s leniency is appalling
Even allowing for Michael Phillips being genuinely remorseful, four months suspension is still appalling (“Arb forced to defend lenient punishment” News May 6).
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The splendour of St Pancras
My abiding memories of the three great 19th century railway stations along Euston Road are as a young national serviceman in the RAF in 1957, using these stations to leave and arrive in London in what seemed to be epic journeys.
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Architects must lose the silo mentality
The profession’s indifference to the industrial icons of Buffalo shows its true detachment
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OpinionCan self-build make a major contribution to UK housing?
Yes, says Grant Shapps, we need to bring it into the mainstream; while Stewart Baseley thinks self-build is only an option for a small minority
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OpinionRCA’s dean quest
Now the post of RCA dean has been advertised in BD, speculation is rife over who will go for the three-day-a-week post.
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OpinionBeeb no show
Why didn’t the BBC turn up to receive an award for Broadcasting House last week?
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OpinionMaking up?
Given their row over the demolition of Broadgate, it was a surprise to see developer Stuart Lipton at Make’s seventh birthday party last week.
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OpinionPower failure
Sun readers have been given an explanation as to why the wind turbines on the carbuncle cup winning Strata Tower are shutting down several times a day.
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OpinionA question of survival
The fate of Louis Sullivan’s work shows exactly why we must save Thomson’s Egyptian Halls
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OpinionCash to spare
RMJM, as readers will know, has been losing a lot of its staff recently due in part to its failure to pay them.