More Opinion – Page 309
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OpinionL'Obscurier
I require absolute silence between my 226 ml of orange juice and the first Gauloise
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Relax and take your eye off the ball
Harlow is an unlikely place to kick start a housing revolution. One of London's eight post-war new towns, it boasts Britain's first pedestrian precinct and its first tower block too, but its days for experimentation seem over.
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London games need landscape architects
Hosting the 2012 Olympics is an opportunity for Britain to shine on a global stage, not just as a sporting nation but as a nation of place-makers. We could win gold for track or water based events. We could also create a place with meaning for our crowded 21st century ...
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OpinionCommonwealth Institute must stay
We disagree with BD (Leader June 2) that the Commonwealth Institute "would not be a huge loss if it were to go". It's a fabulous and dramatic bit of post-war architecture, with a great bit of landscape design by Sylvia Crowe. It's also a very popular landmark. In the last ...
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No need for bill
It is quite wrong for the government to attempt to use primary legislation to delist the Commonwealth Institute. There is no good reason to initiate a Parliamentary bill when there is adequate planning legislation in place which deals with the delisting process.
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Political campaign
I came across a page on the Commonwealth website which suggests the real reason for this political campaign (News June 2).
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Quality control
Recent articles and correspondence have stated that architects from outside the EU have to pay £2,000, pass a 45 minute interview and sit a part III examination to join the register. This is misleading.
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Excise urban trivia
I cannot agree with Cabe when it advocates that planners should be tougher about design quality with applicants for planning permission (News May 26).
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Quality course
Gordon Murray does a grave disservice to the department of architecture at the University of Strathclyde (Letters April 28). Despite recent problematic management of the department (soon to be remedied by a new professorial appointment), it enjoyed an international reputation equal at least to that of the best European schools. ...
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Don't play around
Will the Architecture Foundation's answer to the question "What would the capital look like if planning restrictions were removed?" (News June 2) include any assessment of the effect on air quality, water demand, sewage treatment and CO² emissions?
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Join up, be heard
The government claims there aren't enough architects to execute its expanded building programme. Medium and large practices are struggling to recruit qualified staff while the profession includes an enormous number of very small practices battling to get work. My colleagues in small practices tell me they think there are too ...
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Global is good
The forthcoming election for the next president of the RIBA has raised the interesting issue of how the RIBA is perceived overseas. One candidate appears to suggest that overseas membership is detrimental to the RIBA.
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OpinionIan Martin
I want something 'ard. And legacyable. Think on, I'll be back in an hour or so. I've got to sort out a diary entry..."
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Is the listing system set for demolition?
Whatever your view is about the merits of RMJM’s Commonwealth Institute, the decision by Tessa Jowell to seek its demolition through a special act of parliament should not come as a total surprise.
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Take our place at heart of invention
The soapbox I am standing on is made of Aerogel. It is strong enough to take my weight, yet so light it is easy to carry. This versatile material is used by Nasa to catch stardust, but it can be specified to create translucent building envelopes with a very low ...
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PFI is killing school-building
News that the government's huge Building Schools for the Future programme is already experiencing difficulties (News May 26) should come as no surprise.
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Joined-up writing
Paul Morrell makes some very important points (Soapbox May 26), not least when he asks: "Why aren't we more actively engaging and involving children in the development of the schools they will be using?"
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Valley of death
I symphathise with Stephen Lawrence having his intellectual work for the Lower Lea Valley park unacknowledged by Stratford (News May 19). We spent three years on a masterplan for the valley for Newham, after winning a competition in 1999. While we were negotiating the next stage Edaw slipped in with ...