More Opinion – Page 23
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OpinionWe now have the evidence that proves Jane Jacobs was right – it’s time we started acting on it
Many people are happy to name-drop Jane Jacobs, but fewer seem to have truly listened to and absorbed her message, writes Nicholas Boys Smith
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OpinionShort-term contracting can work well for employers and staff, but beware your tax obligations
More companies are looking to hire contractor staff, and there are still plenty of candidates, but both parties need to take care regarding tax, writes Jimmy Bent
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OpinionPublic Practice: Working in the public sector means my work has more impact where it matters
Making the transition from private practice to a local authority enables architects to influence the built environment for the benefit of the whole community, writes Antonio Rea
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OpinionDon’t expect graduates to understand the language of your practice – you must teach them
Practices have a responsibility to equip graduates with the skills they will need to succeed in a specific workplace, writes Jo Wright
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OpinionEvery space has a story to tell and lighting is an integral part
Vinod Pillai discusses the ways in which lighting impacts project design and the importance of lighting designers and interior designers working collaboratively
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OpinionArchitecture is a business. So why don’t architects act like business people?
Employers should stop expecting their staff to work unpaid overtime out of love for their jobs, and start putting their businesses on a proper commercial footing, write Jake Rudin and Erin Pellegrino
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OpinionWhy is Herzog and de Meuron submitting this bonkers proposal for Liverpool Street?
Herzog and de Meuron’s clumsy proposals for Liverpool Street do not sit easily with the practice’s wider body of work, writes Charles Saumarez Smith
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OpinionWhy I'd recommend the British School at Rome to all of you
If you get the chance to visit the British School at Rome, grasp it with both hands, writes Eleanor Jolliffe
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OpinionWe need rural housing that meets people’s actual needs
Charles Holland asks how we can ensure rural housing meets the diverse needs of those who live in the countryside.
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OpinionWhat’s stopping us from sharing our failures as well as our successes?
We should be more open about sharing the lessons when we get things wrong, writes Anna Beckett
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OpinionWhat if we treated this coronation as a moment of hope?
The coronation of a new monarch is the perfect time to consider the future of our built environment, writes Ben Flatman
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OpinionBirmingham’s tall buildings policy is in danger of becoming a free-for-all
The city’s unquestioning love of high-rise development is related to its long history of seeing tall buildings as totems of prestige, writes Joe Holyoak
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OpinionOxford's 15-minute city debate risks turning into a ‘gridlock of stupid’
Seemingly innocuous proposals to reduce traffic in Oxford are being framed as a socialist version of the Truman Show, writes David Rudlin
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OpinionWe must seize this opportunity to reform the profession
ARB’s proposed education reforms offer the perfect opportunity to reimagine the profession, writes Charles Bettes
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OpinionA planning tale for all seasons
Navigating the planning system requires patience from the client and architect but often leads to an improved design, writes Satish Jassal
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OpinionHeritage is the continuing history of everything
We need to think more carefully about how and why we build if we are to better reflect the changing world around us, writes Liz Smith
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OpinionARB's education reforms ignore Part 1’s value as a degree with broad horizons
We need more flexible, accessible study routes, but shouldn’t lose the undergraduate architecture degree, writes RIBA president Simon Allford
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OpinionWe urgently need Principal Designers. Are architects ready to step up?
With significant risks and liabilities, and little time to train, will architects be willing or ready to take on the role, asks Andew Mellor
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OpinionConstruction product manufacturers have to act, and act now
Firms should not wait for reforms to the testing regime to come into force - they should already be changing their ways to meet higher expectations of competence and ethics
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OpinionWhy is architecture’s biggest cash prize also its biggest secret?
Architecture’s most lucrative prize is also its most honest, writes Robert Adam