More Opinion – Page 18
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OpinionLet’s start living on this planet as if we intended to stay
The former managing director of Greenpeace, Jonathan Smales, believes that timber holds the key to building sustainable communities
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OpinionWhat record shops can teach the high street
Our high streets are struggling, but the spirit of the independent record shop could point the way towards recovery, writes David Rudlin
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OpinionThe successful handover of our top practices matters to all of us
The UK’s top practices play a critical role in the life of the architectural profession and wider economy. Who runs them when their founders move on really does matter, writes Eleanor Jolliffe
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OpinionConservation and the climate emergency
Our built heritage has an important role to play in addressing the climate emergency. We must allow it to adapt, writes Laura Baron
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OpinionAccessibility legislation is for everyone, not just the few
Proposed changes to the Part M building regulations will make level access manadatory in all new homes. We should embrace the change and go further still, writes Simone de Gale
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OpinionLet’s get real
Rigid dogma about what is and is not ’authentic’ has hamstrung architects. We need to break out of these shackles and recognise that all architecture is drawing from the past, writes Robert Adam
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OpinionKwarteng out, Hunt in? Who needs TV satirists when we have the Liz Truss show?
The UK is in unprecedented political turmoil, devoid of any strategy and increasingly resembling a Chris Morris satire, writes Andrew Teacher
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OpinionExcellence is the real winner in this year’s Stirling Prize
The Stirling has sometimes been used by the judges to indulge in virtue signalling, but this year it simply recognises brilliant architecture, writes Ben Flatman
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OpinionLiz Truss could do worse than listening to King Charles
Ben Derbyshire has seen King Charles’ passion for housing design and planning up close. Here he lists the areas on which the new monarch is likely to provide private advice to prime ministers
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OpinionDid we really always hate modernism?
People are drawn to good modern architecture, writes David Rudlin. It’s just the bad urbanism that lets it down
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OpinionIf we are heading into a downturn, it’s not yet impacting the jobs market
We may be living in the shadow of a looming downturn, but there is still strong demand for good staff, writes Jimmy Bent
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OpinionEngineering the future: we need to stop designing buildings backwards
We need to think about the structural and services guts of a building right from the start of the design process, writes Alex Lynes
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OpinionDay four at the Tory conference: Truss bets the bank on low tax and the magic money tree
Liz Truss is promising that reducing tax will magically reverse Britain’s economic decline but history suggests there are no easy fixes, writes Ben Flatman
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OpinionDay three at the Tory conference: Rees-Mogg tinkers while business despairs
Government is ignoring the experts as uncertainty reigns and the business secretary promises more unwanted regulatory changes, writes Ben Flatman
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OpinionDay two at the Tory conference: U-turns and Brexit cast shadow over growth agenda
The chancellor’s change of heart grabbed the headlines but yesterday saw rumours over HS2 dispelled, calls for more SME housebuilders and Lord Heseltine make a last stand for EU membership
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OpinionDay one at the Tory conference: is levelling-up dead in the water?
Tax U-turns notwithstanding, ministers appear to be in denial about the radical shift in direction under Liz Truss, Ben Flatman reports from the Conservative Party conference
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OpinionNot all artists are architects, but all architects are artists
Architects are constantly producing works of art but often just don’t realise it, argues Karl Singporewala
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OpinionWe must find new models to deliver the housing people need
The private and public sectors are unable to deliver the housing we need, so communities must find ways to take back control for themselves, writes Satish Jassal
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OpinionWhat’s stopping us from replacing our kettles?
Considering the issues around whether or not to replace a household appliance could help us communicate better with clients, writes Anna Beckett
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OpinionNever mind the placemaking rules – this was London as theatre
Strolling around Whitehall and Horseguards is a dispiriting urban experience with little typological variety, but that is not the point, writes Eleanor Jolliffe