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Opinion
It’s a gamble
How dare the Department of Culture Media & Sport claim it is capable of writing the rules for the Supercasino competition (News February 9) when it failed to abide by its own rules over the small but high-profile Diana Fountain Memorial competition.
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OpinionHas Manchester overtaken Birmingham as second city?
For Nick Johnson, Manchester wins hands down with its Northern Soul. For Glenn Howells, it's Birmingham that's still in the lead through sheer scale
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A bridge between two separate worlds
Monday: Urgent call from Ruth Kelly. How can we transform Britain’s council estates through social mobility and private equity? I suggest we do the following: Redeploy troops from Iraq to encourage democracy, distribute free methadone and bicycles, get someone Australian in glasses to design “kinetic housing”, float the benefits system ...
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Britain's second city: Birmingham fights back
Responding to Nick Johnson's blog posted on bdonline earlier this week, Glenn Howells argues that second city status belongs to Birmingham not Manchester
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OpinionBritain's second city: Manchester or Birmingham?
In his second blog entry, Nick Johnson, chair of Marketing Manchester, has no doubts which city deserves the title
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OpinionThe ODA's Olympic break for young architects
The ODA has responded to pressure from the architecture community, led by BD, and launched an urban design scheme for the Olympics aimed specifically at “emerging” practices. But what are up-and-coming firms saying about it? Interviews below by James Rose. To read Ellen Bennett's news story "Walkway design competition gives ...
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OpinionOn competitions
Nick Johnson blogs on judging the latest addition to New Islington, the true meaning of Biffin's Bridge and what judges are really looking for
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Zero Carbon Development
Suddenly it seems that sustainability is on everyone’s lips. It has rapidly become an overriding national priority and when Chancellor Gordon Brown committed himself to the target of making all new homes carbon neutral by 2016, he handed a massive challenge to the design and development industries (Tough New Rules ...
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OpinionDesign is important to us too
We wanted our redesign to reflect the vibrant mood of the profession today
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OpinionTV factor taps into public aspirations
The apparent influence of the media actually reflects public awareness
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Find love
If you spent Valentines Day alone you need to join our Lonely Hearts Club. Architecture has one of the highest proportions of single people of all the professions so there’s no reason you can’t find the column to fit your pediment. Send us a few paragraphs about yourself and what ...
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We want to know what you think
Have our reviewers got it right? Could you do better? We want to hear what you think. Add your comments to the reviews featured here by clicking on the link at the bottom of each story or send in your own review to bdonline@cmpi.biz.
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We want to know what you think
Have our reviewers got it right? Could you do better? We want to hear what you think. Add your comments to the reviews featured here by clicking on the link at the bottom of each story or send in your own review to bdonline@cmpi.biz.
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OpinionDo better buildings really change people’s behaviour?
The Spectator's Ross Clark argues living on a grim estate doesn't justify crime, but Southwark's Richard Thomas believes design really can make a difference
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Tell us what you think
Have any of these ideas worked for you? Would you do anything differently? Post your comments at the bottom of the story
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Tell us what you think
Have our experts got it right? Do you have a different answer? Post your comments at the bottom of the story
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Competitions raise standards
From Berlin, I have followed the debate on competitions in BD with interest. Having established our office on the success of a single competition win in Germany in 1991, and with 90% of our subsequent commissions coming from competitions, I am mystified why they are treated with such suspicion in ...