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Third city blues
In your Croydon “third city” article (News May 22), you quote Piers Gough glibly saying that Croydon is a hot location
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OpinionWhat price PR for Brum’s new library?
Big schemes need big architects and big PR launches, claims the Birmingham Post, which under-took a Freedom of Information request into the costs of launching the city’s new library.
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OpinionCreating value is the road to reward
Nostalgia and protectionism are distractions from the reality of how to make a living
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OpinionThere is no time to experiment
Simply on the grounds that we often can’t do it justice nowadays, I’m not a fan of the sort of work which is done by the Adams and the Terrys of this world, and mostly believe that we have to find modern ways of applying the lessons of the past
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OpinionThe struggle to stay relevant
As the profession comes under attack, the RIBA must prove that is still capable of making a difference
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OpinionOver his head: Boris and the Olympic stadium
Once again London mayor Boris Johnson has shown his lack of awareness of developments on the 2012 site
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Same old story
One despairs of the architectural profession scrambling to hear Prince Charles lecture them on design fundamentals that any first-year student should know
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Modest proposal
Decapitation seems a little harsh (Boots May 15). My actual words after Prince Charles’s speech were “Abolish the monarchy”, not “down with the monarchy”, but nevertheless, quite a reasonable demand I think
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Body of evidence
Here’s an idea: if culture secretary Burnham says Cabe is to be tasked with setting minimum standards for government building projects, it could form a body to set out standard specifications, contract documentation and design parameters, and it could have a name something like, oh, I don’t know, Property Services ...
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OpinionPile up the Zeds
Your report on Upton housing (News May 15), implies that the ZedFactory housing is widespread there. In fact the RuralZed terrace is merely an island of excellence in a sea of mediocrity
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Be in it to win it
I agree with Gordon Murray (Letters May 8) that the RIBA is seen as being dominated by white males over 40, but let’s not just blame the institute
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OpinionDot to dot results: May 15
The winner of last week’s competition was Neil Morgan of John Guest Ltd in West Drayton, who identified Edwin Lutyens’ Deanery Gardens at Sonning
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OpinionWas Simon Jenkins right to speak out against architects?
Yes, says Ali Sagarchi, modernists should be taken to task for being undemocratic; while Sean Griffiths argues that it is a trivial debate about style which detracts from more important issues
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OpinionSeeking out real tsar quality
Would an architecture Tsar be any better than an architecture minister?
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OpinionPrince fails on sustainability
Prince Charles’s rejection of experimentation irrationally dismisses our best hope of tackling climate change
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OpinionCabe enablers cheap at price
In the wake of the onslaught by the Conservative Party on Cabe (News May 8), it is pertinent to reflect on why its enabling programme was developed
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OpinionA secretive bully-boy quango
My experience with the proposed Tesco for my Suffolk home town gives me little faith in the workings of Cabe
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No duplication
There will have been wry smiles at the thought of Cabe the “spendaholic”, retaining the best professionals in the business on £400 a day (Leader May 8)
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Queen of clubs
I note that in her tirade against the RIBA (Practice April 17) that Irena Bauman did not disclose she is a Cabe commissioner, appointed not elected, and I understand paid £9,000 for the privilege