More Opinion – Page 176
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Abnormal desire
On your back page (This Week March 19), Jacques Herzog is quoted as saying “Our public projects are often extraordinary —I almost feel as if I need permission to think: can I do something normal here?”
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OpinionPavilion follows a Serpentine logic
Boots is finding the news that the Serpentine Gallery’s 2010 summer pavilion is to be designed by Jean Nouvel a little hard to square with the programme’s aim of bringing untried talent to British shores
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OpinionDevaluing the profession
In the summer I had an interview with James Parritt, who claimed Parritt Leng had plenty of work and was not feeling the recession like other practices, contrary to partner Kuan Leng’s comments (News March 12)
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OpinionVictims of a buyers’ market
An oversupply of architects has brought us to the shockingly low pay levels we are now witnessing
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Cheap labour
During the last major downturn I applied for a job advertised for a part II architect. During the interview I was told that my role would involve mostly dealing with the public on the telephone
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OpinionOur future’s been outsourced
As Tesco starts to recruit from India, British architects should be worried
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Ease planning
Last week’s leader berates developers for not getting on with developing derelict brownfield sites
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Marriage value
Katie Wilmot (Letters March 12) should relax. Architecture is being served by the use of 66 Portland Place for weddings and other non-RIBA functions
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Living proof
What a shame that Austin Williams (Debate March 5) uses environmental awareness as a negative point in the future of the architectural profession
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OpinionMen of vision
It is with great sadness that I read last week about the deaths of two of architecture’s greatest minds: Bruce Graham and Raimund Abraham (News March 12)
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Getting the hump
Last week’s BD featured a large photograph of a Children’s Centre in Barnes (Works March 12)
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Correction
A review of Farshid Moussavi’s book The Function of Form (Culture March 5) incorrectly described Moussavi as a former partner in Foreign Office Architects
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OpinionCushion-plumpers will inherit the earth
Those flexible, responsive designers of the future? They’re already here
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OpinionWould you work for less than the minimum wage?
No, architects must take a united stand, says Alison Coutinho; while Emma Perry thinks sometimes it’s necessary to get a foot in the door
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OpinionUp in the air over Alsop
Momentary panic at the RIBA Awards office when it received two entries for Chips, the Manchester apartments designed by Will Alsop
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OpinionFilling the gaps in our cities
All around the country sites are standing empty. Now it’s time for developers to step up and find alternative uses for their land
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OpinionLet’s draw a veil over this idea
Much like Jonathan Glancey (March 5) I was shocked when made aware of the proposals to partly transform the RIBA into a “wedding venue” (News February 26)
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OpinionShoal patch
I would like to clarify that the Shoal at Stratford (News February 19) is not intended to hide the Stratford Centre but — together with the less talked about public realm improvements across the wider town centre — to set a confident tone for the current and dynamic regeneration of ...
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OpinionThe profession has divided us
There are still places where architecture is a communal experience
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Object lessons
Re “Cabe told assessors to destroy scores” (News February 26), I have experienced a similar practice of being required to return sheets with scores and notes at meetings called to consider submissions for public art projects