More Opinion – Page 256
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Fear of flying
A non-scientific survey of the world’s worst airports by The Independent paper’s foreign correspondents features none other than Richard Rogers’ Madrid Barajas building — “a huge shopping mall where you feel you could get lost, possibly for years”.
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Facing the music
Daniel Libeskind’s latest non-architectural creation — a 5.2m-long grand piano — took as long to make as some of his buildings.
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OpinionEarnest & young
Thanks to the unusually named blog Bollocks To Architecture —www.b2architecture.blogspot.com — for drawing our attention to fancy dress for toddlers from The Toy Factory.
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OpinionAre you revered as a global visionary genius?
Ian Martin discovers how an obscure architect in our reality might be a superstar in a parallel world
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OpinionParty fits the bill
Bill Clinton, in London this week to drum up support for his wife Hillary’s nomination as the Democrats’ presidential candidate, has lost none of his charm according to Ruthie Rogers, who was persuaded to lay on a party for him at the Rogers’ gorgeous Royal Avenue home even though her ...
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OpinionRefurb deserves top design
Pimlico School’s demolition may be unstoppable, but there are serious questions over the quality of its replacement
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OpinionFloored by the council’s street works
We know the built environment is about more than buildings, but councils just don’t get it
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OpinionAre we in danger of turning into Fortress Britain?
Yes, says Alistair Donald, who claims the real danger is our society’s fearful outlook, but former RIBA president Jack Pringle believes architects can tackle the problem with good design
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OpinionPower is a balancing act
Now that Piers Gough has changed horses from English Heritage to Cabe, he clearly wants the power to travel with him (News November 16).
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More is more
I am pleased you consider Piers Gough’s comments about English Heritage to be ill timed.
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Divide and rule
I’m not sure how Piers Gough has come to the conclusion that Cabe should deal with what is new, while English Heritage should only deal with what is old.
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Past imperfect
In some ways, I agree with Piers Gough. EH is certainly not perfect but love it or loathe it, we need such an institution.
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Eyes on the prize
By focusing on the spat between EH and Piers Gough, we are in danger of overlooking the real issue in the debate over the redevelopment at Smithfield.
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OpinionAngel of the north
It’s true that having never undergone the Mackintosh School of Architecture’s indoctrination programme, I have never needed to subscribe to the orthodox view of St Peter’s Cardross as a world-class edifice (News November 16) .
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It's a gas
I am delighted that the work of my former tutors, Isi Metzstein and Andy MacMillan, is being celebrated at Glasgow’s Lighthouse (Culture November 9).
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Waste of energy
The promotion of energy assessment as a quasi-profession rather than as a function of a proper profession is both a government-sponsored job creation scheme and a logistical failure.
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Together again
Richard Rogers’ retrospective, which opened at the Pompidou this week, was also a bit of a reunion, according to former partner John Young.
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Inner meaning
Sunand Prasad’s inaugural speech on Tuesday night kept coming back to a core question — what does RIBA stand for?