More Opinion – Page 277
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OpinionHuman league
Greatly though I respect Sam Webb’s persistence, I fear we overlook the one feature common to the succession of errors that led to condemnation of the Ronan Point system — personal responsibility.
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Political points
The RIBA, led by Jack Pringle, continues its fight for political correctness. In a primarily white society, it is not surprising that this is reflected in the make-up of the profession. Most architects achieve middle-class status, and the relatively small percentage of women members arises from a complex social history.
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OpinionElegant solutions in intergalactic design
Designing a beautiful solution for an inter-planetary internet is easy — because there isn’t a problem
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Plagiarism: is it a crime or a compliment?
Should you be flattered or angry if another architect copies your work?
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OpinionThe route to quality housing
I read with interest your articles on the Williams Report (May 18). It is a shame that the views of council officers were not obtained, particularly design officers, because they are very much part of the process. It is a challenge to raise the bar of the housing industry and ...
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OpinionThree cheers for nostalgic starchitects
A local vernacular is ousting the Gulf trend for mega- design, and very welcome it is too
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OpinionAre the changes to planning rules good for architects?
Hugo Tugman says they will give the profession more control over domestic projects, while Luke Tozer argues they will be more restrictive
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Sitting pretty
One of the perks of being the architect of the new Wembley stadium is enjoying the finished result, Norman Foster revealed at the Architecture Foundation’s Real Architecture talk this week.
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OpinionMaking a point
Chetwood Associates’ tree-like installation, Urban Oasis, seems to have taken on a life of its own.
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Ominous slip
The lavish press launch of Zaha Hadid’s Opus building almost took a disastrous turn at the Lanesborough Hotel on Tuesday.
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OpinionCzech mate
The campaign against Future Systems’ proposed Prague Library got personal last week after a Czech magazine quoted Jan Kaplicky’s helpful remark that he was not homosexual, Jewish, English or rich, but just a Slav from undeveloped Eastern Europe.
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Winding down
Star speaker Will Alsop was in a playful mood at Friday’s All Planned Out conference at the Building Centre.
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OpinionSpaced out
Another housing report, the Williams Report (BD May 18), comes from more very worthy practitioners hoping that good design will triumph in the mass housing market to put the sea of mediocrity firmly into the past.
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Pie in the sky
Your photograph of the infamous three 14-storey slab blocks in sixties Everton (“A century of housing” May 18) brought back many memories.
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Trend setter
The illustration to your note on Airey houses is actually of a Seco timber-framed temporary bungalow. Although designed for a 15-year life, many examples remain, well-loved by their inhabitants and consistently defended by them against demolition.
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Valuable legacy
Your front page last week was the clearest reminder of the importance of Colin St John Wilson’s written and built legacy of a caring and reasoned architecture in a profession increasingly complicit in its own emasculation as a serious and humanising cultural force.
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Poverty track
Your leader correctly points out that the Practice Question (May 20) “offers some sound observations and useful suggestions,” but the poverty of most architects relative to doctors and solicitors is far from new.
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OpinionWe must prepare for a post-green world
Architecture should take a tip from the fashion industry and push the next big thing before eco-fatigue sets in, says Ian Martin
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OpinionKitchens inflame passions too
This week’s white paper on planning is well- intentioned but has not been fully thought through
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OpinionMore than just an architect
As we grapple with today’s demands, the breadth of interests that made Sandy Wilson are all the more valuable