More Opinion – Page 62
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OpinionA building is a more fitting memorial to the fallen than a stone cross
Historic England listed 50 war memorials to mark this year’s Armstice day while a memorial cottage hospital in Knutsford is threatened with demolition. Is this a case of misplaced priorites asks Eleanor Jolliffe
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OpinionSurrealism in architecture is more relevant than ever
Evolving technologies mean we must rethink our notion of the city, argues Neil Spiller
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OpinionCan Khan achieve a City For All Londoners?
Julia Park puts Sadiq Khan’s ambitious rhetoric about equality and success under the microscope
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OpinionBeauty isn’t a dirty word
Hank Dittmar argues that transport minister John Hayes should not be condemned for demanding beauty in the design of our infrastructure
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Is training to be an architect worth it?
With seven years training, student loans and low salaries why does anyone become an architect?
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OpinionC'est une stitch-up, Monsieur le President
Leon Krier takes issue with the choice of Dominique Perrault to lead the regeneration of the historic island at the heart of Paris
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OpinionDitch the ‘master’ and just plan
Masterplanning has become another meaningless term like ‘sustainability’ and ‘mixed-use’ whose merit is accepted unthinkingly. It’s time to declare the emperor naked, argues Lee Mallett
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OpinionConverting temporary installations into permanent solutions
Pop-up installations have beccome commonplace on sites awaiting development. But can more meaningful alternatives form a better response to context and community, asks Martyn Evans
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OpinionReinventing our relationship with materials
The centenary of HP Berlage’s Holland House provides an opportunity to celebrate how materials combine technology and aesthetics, argues Gillian Darley
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OpinionHow planners reshaped Victoria Street
This grand 19th century London boulevard suvived the Blitz only to be the victim of 1950s redevelopment. Now it is being reinvented once again
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OpinionThe demise of Art History A-level reflects a post-Brexit mindset
It was only a matter of time before the tough ‘stem’ subjects would muscle out the soft study of society’s relationship with art and architecture
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OpinionWhat the Lords have to say about the housing crisis
This summer a House of Lords report set out some informed solutions for our dysfunctional housing market - a shame it’s been overshadowed by all the recent politicking
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OpinionIt feels like the industry has gone backwards since the recession
Contracts have got tougher, project risk is dumped on the weakest, partnering is out the window and adversarial practices are back
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OpinionAre the architecture schools doing enough to tackle mental health problems?
Last month BD’s student columnist highlighted the pressures faced by architectural students. She talked to the universities to see what they are doing about this and whether it is enough
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OpinionBig infrastructure projects must retain design integrity
It’s in the public interest to appoint chief architects at the very start of projects that affect our country’s future
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OpinionNewport Street Gallery is streets ahead
This year’s Stirling Prize is a victory for the street as well as architecture
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OpinionAt last the government gets it; a more diverse housebuilding sector is the key to increasing supply
Government funding to help small builders deliver more homes is welcome but safeguards will be needed to ensure the land doesn’t end up in the hands of the volume housebuilders
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People in glasshouses shouldn't throw stones
Neo Bankside residents unhappy about being overlooked seemed to have forgotton that they overlook a neighbouring almshouse that has been there for 250 years
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OpinionTechnology ought not to be blindly embraced but filtered by human scale design and building processes
Architects must remember to apply environmental intelligence and ethical principles to design and not be swept aside by technological innovation says Leon Krier
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OpinionHow to leave your job and become a developer - by someone who's already done it
Many architects dream of being their own client, but how easy is it in reality? Emma Vergette did it and says you (probably) won’t look back