More Opinion – Page 284
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Olympic rethink
I enjoyed Sean Griffiths’ observations on Mipim 2007 (Opinion March 23); the decadence, the vulgarity, the male testosterone and the leggy blondes.
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Pull the other one
Come on BD! Your Solutions page (March 30) repeated an awful lot of green mumbo-jumbo when describing projects being built in the United Arab Emirates.
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Put context first
Hooray for Ike Ijeh (Letters March 23) who hits the nail on the head with what should have been obvious all along — that the true starting point for any development plan or policy in London (or for that matter anywhere) is the character of the place.
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Boot out Arb
Perhaps the time is now right for the profession to seize back the initiative, boot out Arb and put professional indemnity insurance back on top of the agenda, reorganised in an equitable way.
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OpinionWe were first...
Great article (Solutions March 23) about the work that Andy Ford and Mark Hewitt have been doing with interseasonal heat transfer.
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...this is different
The Archaeolink building (which I know well, and admire) developed by Edward Cullinan Architects and Andy Ford at Fulcrum is a version of the Rocky Mountain Research Centre passive annual heat transfer technology, which is referred to in your article.
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OpinionShould the new CDM regulations be delayed?
With Cameron backing a move to block the new CDM regs, James Preston-Hood says the current proposals don't work, while Sam Webb says the changes are fair and life-saving
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Capital idea
While the AF may face an unglorious hole in its finances, Tate Modern has shown again that there’s plenty of money if you know the right people.
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How he cracked it
A French architect believes he has cracked a four-millennia-old mystery — how the Egyptians built the Great Pyramid of Giza without iron tools, pulleys or wheels.
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Hand on the tiller
Sailor hats off to RIBA president Jack Pringle, skipper of the racing yacht Mankie, for his nimble navigation of last week’s RIBA Council.
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Pomp and honour
Fresh from Richard Rogers’ Pritzker triumph, the building that launched his career — the Pompidou Centre — is to run a retrospective in honour of its creator.
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OpinionNot just pretty pictures, please
Architects need to make sure their websites do justice to their work, argues BD's sustainablity blogger
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OpinionLosing the ‘vision thing’
Cabe is right to ask why the BBC compromised on its commitment to design in its redevelopment of Broadcasting House
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OpinionThis time, only world class will do
If Milton Court on the Barbican Estate must go, its replacement has to be much, much better
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OpinionIs Dubai a folly architects should steer clear of?
As Dubai tries to shake off its gas-guzzling image, Richard Hywel Evans argues the city lacks heart, while Nic Jacobs applauds its grand vision
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Slaves to fashion
English Heritage’s barrister Robert McCracken took a side swipe at the City’s position on slavery in the public inquiry into the “walkie-talkie” tower.
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Reputation intact
Piers Gough was distinctly tired and emotional before he even reached the pub to celebrate the decision to grant planning for his friend Frank Gehry’s landmark King Alfred scheme in Hove.
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OpinionSinking feeling
As Norman Foster prepares to sell his practice for a reputed £300 million, clues are leaking out of what the septuagenerian intends to do with all that time.