More Opinion – Page 164
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OpinionSetting the studio scenes
I read with interest your review of Chris Nolan’s film Inception (Culture July 30), and thought your readers would be interested to hear a little more about the props for the scenes in the two “architecture studios”
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Focus on reality
The comments from the RIBA president-elect Angela Brady (News July 30) seem quite disconnected from the reality of being a student
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Positive views
We read with interest your Leader (July 30) about Angela Brady’s appointment as RIBA president-elect and her comments regarding low pay
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Averaged out
Delighted to read that Angela Brady is proposing to address the low pay of young architects and graduates (News July 30), but what about the average wage of the profession in general: £25,000 per annum, leaving us where we have always been at the bottom of the professional pile.David Bishop, ...
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Caring class
It’s so refreshing to see that the top graduating students all worked on designs with a social agenda (Class of 2010 July 16)
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Arb accounts
Your piece about Arb’s annual accounts (News July 30) puts a positive spin on some shameful figures
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OpinionTime to take a broader view
Plans to demolish part of Broadgate show how the City is still desperate to give the banks what they want
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OpinionSweet mystery of small spaces
We need the wonder of Roald Dahl’s stories in the design of small spaces and places
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OpinionThe New Homes Bonus is not enough
It’s not realistic to ask councils to wait until 2012 for planning legislation
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OpinionHomework in the crypt? Historic churches and free schools
Disused historic churches can be part of a creative solution for the free schools programme
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OpinionBrady’s low pay challenge
RIBA’s next president faces a tricky job turning her strong words on poor working conditions into action.
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Olympics should look to Edinburgh
As the Edinburgh Festival shows, the ephemeral can show the way forward for serious projects.
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OpinionGolden years in Munich
With a bit of guessing I recognised my uncle Christian Grzimek as the elegant young man in the third top row, with his hand on his head, in your photo of Behnisch’s Olympic team (Archive July 23)
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All in it together
I know the Carbuncle Cup was started as a bit of a joke but buildings last a long time and affect many generations
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It's behind you
I’d say the winner must be Strata, which is visible from absolutely everywhere in London (other than from inside the building itself)!
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OpinionDream team
As Charles Holland rightly argues (Opinion July 23), producing architecture is a team effort, invariably depending on the procurement process and in particular the attitude and approach of the client from the start
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Draught details
Re your feature on Dartington Primary School (BD Reviews July), whatever happened to the principles of “Good hat and good shoes”? Only time will tell. At least the shed has an overhang
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Total recall
I have only just read Boots’ comment (July 16) about Charles Rennie Mackintosh being accused of pinching others’ details
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Clarification
We have been asked to point out that B3 Architects had no involvement with the Trinity Leeds shopping centre (News July 23) and it was led by both EMBT and Stanley Bragg until it was handed over to Chapman Taylor.