More Opinion – Page 50
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OpinionReligion plays a significant part in our communities - so we need to design for it
Sterile developer-run facilities are no match for the inclusive spaces provided by some faith groups, argues Eleanor Jolliffe
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OpinionScrapping Tier 2 visas is a great step forward - but what about students?
UK architecture relies on talented young part Is and IIs but the new immigration system will exclude them
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OpinionHow the streets got their names, and other tales
Is good branding all it takes to create a place, asks Gillian Darley
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OpinionWhen it comes to planning, we’ve painted ourselves into a corner
The Raynsford Review is quite a feat but David Rudlin is ultimately disappointed
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OpinionThe empty carcasses of department stores are an SOS to architects
Traditional retail landlords will need the profession’s creativity as they face down an apocalypse, says Martyn Evans
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OpinionWA100 2019: A world behind borders
The top 100 are employing more architects than ever and are bullish about the future. But with a trade war coming, nothing can be taken for granted
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OpinionRough sleeping is on the rise. Social housing has fallen 97% in eight years. Could these facts be related?
Architects’ ingenuity gives Julia Park reasons to be hopeful despite digging through some depressing stats
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OpinionEducation, not Scruton, is the way to tackle nimbyism
If we want the public to accept more housing we need to give them the skills to engage - and that must start at school
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OpinionWhy architects should keep calm about the Scruton commission
The profession does itself no favours by rounding on the government, argues Eleanor Jolliffe
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OpinionAre artists' pop-ups the solution to our fading high streets?
Gillian Darley on what happens to much-loved buildings when their occupants fold
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OpinionThe Chicago effect
Not all plots are equal. The planning system should give developers clarity on which are suitable for towers
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OpinionWhat a year it's been - and it's not even over yet
Mark Middleton looks back at his new year predictions for 2018 and regrets that all too often he was on the money
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OpinionArchitects can ignore Scruton - because developers certainly will
Lipton is right about Cabe’s impact. But the Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission won’t make a jot of difference
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OpinionGovernment policy undermines everything ministers say about beautiful homes
Julia Park unpicks the paradoxes in government thinking on housing
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OpinionCan Londoners take back control of their city’s out-of-control skyline?
The rush for the skies has been handled in a way that severely limits the chances of a coherent tall buildings strategy
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OpinionArchitecture is not a rapid-response artform
An architect’s success should be measured against whether it meets the brief not the zeitgeist, says Eleanor Jolliffe
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OpinionWill Letwin’s diversity tactics deliver?
The Letwin review includes some good ideas but will the government embrace the more radical proposals?
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OpinionWhat makes a museum?
As backdrops for art, the Wapping Project could hardly be more different from Albertopolis, says Gillian Darley
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OpinionLetwin's report could change everything
David Rudlin hails radical proposals to cut the value of land and hand pre-emptive planning powers to councils
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OpinionHow do we persuade business to invest in design research?
The most innovative industries have close links with universities, says Martyn Evans