More Opinion – Page 42
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Our response to Black Lives Matter must go deeper than social media
What matters is bringing about positive change not just what we say in posts, suggests Martyn Evans
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Learning from lockdown: We need to talk about the design of care homes
With care homes in the news for tragic reasons it is time to imagine a different future, says Julia Park
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We need to address the prejudice and exploitation that underpin our national myths
Much of Britain’s wealth and heritage is a monument to black lives not mattering, writes Ben Flatman
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The Coach: What’s so good about certainty anyway?
We’ve never been able to predict the future – and that’s not such a bad thing, says Louise Rodgers
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It’s like I’m living in an Italo Calvino novel
Trapped at home, our experiences of our invisible cities have become fragmentary and dreamlike, writes Eleanor Jolliffe
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Learning from lockdown: Now is the time to gather evidence of architecture’s value
Practices devoting themselves to research more than speculation will emerge from the crisis on solid ground, writes Flora Samuel
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How to win the peace
Now is the time to establish a design quality unit for England, argues David Rudlin
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Learning from lockdown: Is 30 years of urban renaissance about to go into reverse?
Ben Flatman talks to Yolande Barnes about whether we are on the verge of a new era of urban depopulation, as predicted by Peter Hall 20 years ago
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Learning from lockdown: If the future is office-less, how do you protect your firm’s culture?
The greatest challenge is not technical, it’s social, writes Martyn Evans
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The Coach: Be more Jacinda Ardern
Vulnerability and empathy are leadership qualities. Louise Rodgers suggests how we might move beyond ‘I’m fine’ conversations
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Learning from lockdown: Getting a (door) handle on the spread of disease
Eleanor Jolliffe looks at how the pandemic might change the way we specify
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Learning from lockdown: Will everything really be different afterwards?
For all those predicting a brighter future or a post-pandemic doomsday, history shows that a return to normality is more likely, writes David Rudlin
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So you’re about to graduate into a global depression?
Flora Samuel, who herself graduated in the teeth of a recession, offers some advice for students and young architects
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How to keep your practice afloat
Start by handing over your creative work to colleagues, says Martyn Evans. Then pick up the phone
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Cash, clients, staff – and tough decisions
Mark Middleton has some practical advice for architects facing shrinking revenues
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Learning from lockdown: What needs to change in housing?
Julia Park considers what architects and policymakers should learn from the coronavirus crisis about housing design
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A short history of epidemics and their impact on the built environment
Covid-19 is a new experience for us but there are clues all around to previous outbreaks which our forebears endured
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The Coach: This is not the new normal
We’re not just #WFH, we’re dealing with an unprecedented global crisis. Louise Rodgers provides guidance on dealing with difficult emotions while staying productive
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Now is the time to put equality at the heart of your practice
Has coronavirus killed social value? Far from it, argues Flora Samuel
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What has the government announced about building safety?
Building Design’s regs columnist Andrew Mellor summarises the key changes