More Opinion – Page 218
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OpinionWill the downturn be good for architectural creativity?
Yes, says Nigel Coates, as that’s when ideas are nurtured, but Grimshaw partner Neven Sidor believes creativity is driven by surplus
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On the plus side
Still with Norman, newsstands groaning under the weight of recession-defying glossy magazines will soon carry one more from the biggest brand in architecture.
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Red alert
Bloggers are asking why this month’s RIBA Journal carries a scathing review of Make’s Jubilee Campus at Nottingham University, featuring ski-slope buildings clad in landscape-format terracotta panels in random shades of blood red, while praising the rather similar (landscape-format, pressed metal panels in, er, random shades of blood red) Sheppard ...
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Contracting out
Just how bad is the recession? Pretty nasty, according to RIBA Publications, which tells Boots there has been a dramatic drop in sales of JCT contracts.
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Centre priorities
The Stephen Lawrence Centre opened in February 2008, on time and on budget, which showed the level of strong management expertise and leadership.
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Renovate rebate
I would like to correct Ivor Hall’s comments on council tax rebates during renovation of empty properties (Letters October 31).
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Better plan
I would like to set straight some points raised in your news story “Berkeley Group chief blasts ‘secretive’ Cabe” (October 31).
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OpinionHow can architects buoy up business in the downturn?
To stay afloat, architects must examine every aspect of their business . It’s a cliché that ‘cash is king’ in uncertain times, but many a firm has gone bust with a healthy order book.
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OpinionAdjaye must see this through
The Stephen Lawrence Centre is beset with problems, but with its architect’s help it can still be the inspiration it was intended to be
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Opinion'im indoors
It can be hard to be recognised for one’s own achievements when a partner is hogging the limelight.
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OpinionHousebuilders need our support
It is indicative of the gulf between architects and developers that your leader (October 30) assumes an economic downturn will somehow force housebuilders to think about how to deliver Cabe’s demands.
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OpinionWay-out Westfield is about cashing in
Glitzy Westfield, in contrastingly bleak Shepherd’s Bush, is a surreal monument to capitalism
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OpinionSurprised by Joy
More than a year and a half after chief architect of English Heritage David Heath quit the organisation amid a seething attack over low morale, his replacement has finally been appointed.
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OpinionCan shopping centres be used to regenerate cities?
Yes, directly and as a catalyst, says Hammerson’s director of retail development Robin Dobson, but architect Ptolemy Dean prefers a return to traditional streets
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OpinionTime to burst the bubble
Should I let my project be published when the client is in dispute with the design team?
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How to win trust
Like Charlie Bunce (Debate October 31), I too was involved in the Castleford project, persuading poorly paid architects to take part and liaising with the community to help select preferred design partners.
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OpinionBad baggage
I was delighted to read George Oldham’s assurance that progress has been made at Arb (Letters October 31).
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Poor planning
The government’s target-driven attempt to force planning authorities to determine most applications within the statutory eight weeks has clearly failed. Hard-pressed officers have developed a range of tactics to delay applications for as long as possible.
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Taxing question
During your Robin Hood Gardens campaign, the concept of listing was given undue importance.