More Opinion – Page 78
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OpinionGarden cities: Back to the future
Garden cities offered a utopian vision of town planning at the dawn of the last century. But could they be the answer to the current housing crisis? The coalition seems to think so
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OpinionHow to start a big practice
If you’ve got big ambitions, don’t start small, advises Caroline Cole, author of the RIBA Business Benchmarking reports
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OpinionBook Club review: Building Seagram by Phyllis Lambert
The extraordinary story of an extraordinary building
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OpinionA short history of eco-supermarkets
As the axe hangs over Sainsbury’s pioneering Greenwich eco-store, Ike Ijeh looks at how the typology has evolved in the last 15 years
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OpinionHow leaving Hopkins was the best risk I ever took
Four years ago Edward Williams was a partner at Hopkins. But at the height of the global meltdown, he left to go solo
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OpinionWhat Maiden Lane can teach us about community
The troubled Camden estate doesn’t deserve Eric Pickles’ harsh criticism of post-war housing, says Amanda Baillieu
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OpinionWe need to talk about education
The UK system is unfair on schools of architecture, students and ultimately the profession, argues Schosa chair Alex Wright
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OpinionDon’t build it and they won’t come
Hammersmith Fulham should consider creating a world-class boulevard alongside the tunnel options, says Hank Dittmar
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OpinionThe choice was between flat-pack and Frank Gehry
Russell Curtis on why he’s convinced the time is finally right for his practice to embrace BIM
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OpinionWelcome to the world of BIM
BD’s new BIM Taskforce will help architects navigate the complex landscape of technology, protocols and government requirements
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OpinionWhy architects should engage with BIM before it’s too late
Architects need to move fast to avoid being marginalised, warns David Miller
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OpinionWhat's it all about, IFC?
History teaches us that open file formats need to be handled with care, says David Shepherd
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OpinionIt's about having more than one smart person in the room
Britain - and Geordies in particular - are leading the way in BIM, says Sam Collard
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OpinionConnecting designers, fabricators, builders and owners - and beyond
The potential of BIM is far greater than most of us realise, says Mohamad Kassem
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OpinionIs the client always right?
BIM allows architects to demonstrate the consequences of every choice, explains Johnathan Munkley
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OpinionCareful talk saves time and money
Kate Fletcher of Arup Associates on the importance of face-to-face communication for BIM
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OpinionWe’re all ‘children of the municipal’
The best municipal enterprises exemplified sustainable values even more than sustainable buildings, writes Gillian Darley
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OpinionHow a small practice won its biggest job
Mole Architecture, a small Cambridge practice, is designing an entire resort in Taiwan. Principal Meredith Bowles on a risk that paid off
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OpinionDavid Gray: a life of architecture, landscape and camaraderie
Peter Salter on his friend and former colleague who ‘cared hugely about architecture and the development of the talent of those that made it’
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OpinionFarrell's critics 'are missing the point'
The Farrell Review is bigger than Rogers’ Towards an Urban Renaissance, argues Alireza Sagharchi