More Opinion – Page 266
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OpinionEgregious flowerings of steel and glass
Ian Martin harvests a bumper crop of ridiculous buildings with intriguing titles
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OpinionDublin identity
Irish architecture fans are railing against a 48m-high figure (pictured) by artist Antony Gormley, proposed for a riverside site in the Dublin docks.
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Rug addicts
Lucky staff at Studio Bednarski might be treated to a luxuriously furnished office after the practice was shortlisted in a competition to design a bridge in Iran.
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Second chance
Geeks in the profession are eagerly awaiting the results of the first architectural competition to be held in virtual world Second Life.
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OpinionReason to mock
Is it Boots’ imagination or are British firms’ designs for schemes overseas getting more and more surreal?
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Ignorance is bliss
Former architecture minister David Lammy may have left the profession unimpressed by his grasp of the subject but that hasn’t stopped his meteoric political rise, according to newspaper New Nation.
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Dish the dirt
By God it’s about time the RIBA started vetting its members’ work. I’ve been waiting for this to happen for years, because for years architects, planners and clients have got away with designing, consenting and developing crap buildings.
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Disastrous recipe
There must be many architects who see the dangers of the president of the RIBA commenting on projects designed by the institute’s members, with or without the advice of an “expert” panel.
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Knock it off
It’s not that almost all the 47 practices shortlisted for the Olympic village are from London that we object to (News Analysis August 24).
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Host the most
I call for a rethink of the Olympics for future hosts. Instead of one city absorbing all that the Games brings, perhaps it should be more of a para(city)c event, with regional cities more involved not only in the design, but also getting some form of parasitic venue with a ...
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Burning issue
We have had timber buildings for hundreds of years, limited to three, possibly four storeys, so that fire protection of the structures was not considered necessary.
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OpinionCabe’s unfulfilled ambition
The watchdog should return to its original mission of spreading skills
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Comment of the day: Desperately seeking Darcy
Ian Martin breaks the bad news to an eager reader
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OpinionDoes Coin Street's tower compromise its principles?
A complete lack of affordable housing makes this tower a liability to the area, argues Michael Ball; while Iain Tuckett says it is the only way to provide the community with a much-wanted swimming pool
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Comment of the day: Quality Down Under
Australian firms do produce quality architecture, insists Andrew Noonan
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Comment of the day: RIBA the watchdog
Is the RIBA right to set up a design review panel? You bet, says Lee Mallett
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OpinionA step too far for the RIBA?
The RIBA’s plans for a design quality panel have merit — but potential pitfalls too
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OpinionShould multi-storey timber frame building be halted?
Should multi-storey timber frame building be halted? After last week’s huge fire at a block of flats in central Hatfield, Martin Clarke wants a moratorium on this construction type, while architect Andrew Waugh argues for tighter site safety
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OpinionFaltering finger on the local pulse
As electronic upstarts replace local papers, who will shape our ‘imagined communities’ of the future?
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OpinionWhat an energising, self-built community
Ian Martin judges a self-build teepee contest at the Camp for Climate Change at Heathrow.