More Opinion – Page 153
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No comparison
Reviewing Shoshan/Grootens’ Atlas of the Conflict: Israel-Palestine, Levent Kerimol suggests that “an equivalent look at Jewish ghettos, holocausts and pogroms, placed alongside the constrained conditions of Palestinian Arabs could raise an ironic hypocrisy in the present situation”.
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Border skirmish
Levent Kerimol is an unlikely character to review Atlas of the Conflict: Israel-Palestine.
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Out of hours
The assault on an employee of Bond Bryan reinforces the notion that the long hours culture in practice should not be tolerated.
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Get the picture
The illustration of Liam O’Connor’s design for the Bomber Command memorial planned for Green Park (Letters January 14), does not depict the real situation.
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Renovation means goodbye to Berlin
The history and chaos of the 20th century is embodied in the now-threatened Tacheles.
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OpinionWill the new Haymarket station be good for Edinburgh?
Yes, it’s a breath of fresh air, says Charles Dundas; while Richard Murphy feels the city has missed a great opportunity
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OpinionRich raises question of trust
A debate on the wisdom of axing the RIBA Trust would provide a welcome focus on the institute eroding cultural activities
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Plutocrats or squatters? Your choice
Two towers in different cities give architects a glimpse of the future.
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OpinionIs the RIBA imperiling its cultural offering?
It risks being subsumed by the RIBA’s business interests, argues George Ferguson; while Ruth Reed says the change will just simplify the existing structures.
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OpinionChinese tower is the height of flattery
Last week the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa tower in Dubai, enjoyed its first birthday.
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OpinionRedesigning the review process
In the past a “design review” typically meant that a panel of professionals from fields such as architecture, planning, landscape design, and development would scrutinise a proposal, and then advise the local authority or developer on how it might be improved.
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Staying on track
Grimshaw’s proposed high-speed rail connection between Birmingham and Manchester (News January 7) is not going to be very attractive for passengers if the line is mostly in cuttings or tunnels.
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OpinionTowers of Babel
With regard to Tower Hamlets Council’s refusal to grant planning permission to the Limeharbour development (“Council blasts Limeharbour plans” News January 7), one can agree with the arguments of lack of 106 agreement and possibly affordable housing volume.
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OpinionA fitting tribute?
The design of the £5 million memorial to Bomber Command with its irrelevant and inappropriate 85m-long classical colonnade, more suited to Berlin in the thirties, along the South side of Piccadilly, was granted planning permission against the recommendations of the City of Westminster’s own planning officers.
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Join the protest
For 12 months, I and the Friends of The Green Park and other intelligent and caring souls have tried to convince the authorities and Bomber Command Association to withdraw from causing irreparable harm to Green Park.
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OpinionTime to take a wider view
BD’s expanded coverage of overseas news reflects a changing market for architects
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Riba needs to reach out to the public
The demise of the Riba Trust risks ruling the institute out of crucial public debate.
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OpinionTalk to people who know
Oddly, the two bids for the design review (“Riba could usurp Cabe in bid to run design reviews” 17 December 2010) are both from national bodies claiming to be capable of acting locally.
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Begging to differ
Ruth Reed was mistaken to claim that Cabe has not been involved with villages or small urban areas.