More Opinion – Page 276
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Still waiting
The tricky task of designing bus shelters has dogged Transport for London lately, with aesthetic concerns prompting a review of a scheme for 11,800 new shelters.
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OpinionHome front
Readers might be surprised to learn that Will Alsop has any spare time, but in between coming up with ideas for buildings he, er, sketches ideas for buildings.
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Fifth columnist
Not content with stoking the war of words with Ken over skyscrapers, Westminster council is deploying a controversial press officer on the tall buildings beat.
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OpinionSixties add-ons not all bad
Congratulations to you and the architect Allies & Morrison on the superb refurbishment of the Royal Festival Hall (Works June 1).
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Positive feedback
As a contribution to the debate about how to improve late 20th century modernist icons it is a shame Christopher Woodward’s feature on the Royal Festival Hall was not more positive about improvements to the RFH auditorium.
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Depressing view
My stroll last Sunday along the riverside upper deck of the Royal Festival Hall in anticipation of its opening this Friday after the £92 million refit was depressing.
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Making a stand
The question of whether or not architects, as a profession, should engage in politics (Debate June 1) is determined by what you accept to be the role of a professional.
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Shaky ground
Charles Jencks (Letters June 1) might be interested to know that there was no such state as Palestine in 1907 as the area was part of the Ottoman Empire.
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Complex issues
The petition against Israeli architects working in East Jerusalem organised by Abe Hayeem and Charles Jencks, although well intended, is simplistic and imbalanced. It ignores wider issues affecting the region such as the complex political background and the violence of the conflict, as well as the sustainable urban issues affecting ...
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OpinionBoutique politics and boutique architecture
Outgoing premier Tony Bean gives you an opportunity to thank him for all he has done for architecture in the past decade
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An email sent to bdonline (via Babel Fish perhaps?)
Dear Sir or MadameI please it around fast information to a meeting today, with which on an auction architectural drawings are to be auctioneered. I read an invitation in the entrance hall of the RIBA for the opening of the South African exhibition in addition times. Is this meeting today ...
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OpinionStuck in the old buffer zone
The Tories don’t seem to grasp that innovative architecture benefits our cities and culture
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OpinionThat’s enough trips to the movies
Architects in fictional form are a staple of ‘brick lit’, but on film they must be themselves
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OpinionDoes politics have a role to play in architecture?
Paul Hyett believes architects should make a stand but Robert Adam argues that taking politics into the profession is unwise
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We must object to Israeli actions
Michael Peters’ invoking of the community of developers as a reason for not protesting against the further dismem-berment of Palestine (News May 25) is in the worst tradition of intimidation.
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OpinionPublicity is vital
So Michael Peters of Identica (offices in Canada, UK, USA & China), whose mission statement is “discover, create, optimise the brand experience”, has reacted to our petition with the threat that we “are going to burn our bridges with a number of developers — Israeli, British and European”.
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Even-handed
I was interested to read your front page urging Israeli architects to end works in disputed territories.
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No to BD politics
I do not think that articles carrying quotations on controversial political issues should be headline news in BD (May 25). Do we not have enough of that stuff in the general media? Have we run out of valuable architectural subjects?
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Area of conflict
While I applaud the government awarding grants to improve energy-inefficient homes (News April 27), it seems that giving grants to buyers of low-scoring properties would boost sales of these properties, albeit marginally, and so work against the principle of energy performance certificates, which aim to encourage buyers to purchase efficient ...
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African realities
In his review (May 18) of the RIBA South African architecture exhibitions, Tom Woolley raises some good points but he misses the target on architectural education in South Africa, particularly at the University of Cape Town, where I trained. His comments are typical of an outsider looking in.