More Opinion – Page 97
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OpinionDerry’s revival is breaking down walls
This year’s City of Culture 2013 is changing both physically and socially, says Gillian Darley
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OpinionSouth Bank Tower marks London’s upward mobility
Extending an existing tower has now become a viable investment, says Amanda Baillieu
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OpinionLister is brewing up controversy
Readers may care to be reminded that it was while Edward Lister was in charge of Wandsworth Council that its officers and committee consented the dire “twin towers” scheme (32 and 42 storeys) on the grade II* listed Ram Brewery site in its most sensitive conservation area.
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OpinionHas the government given up on housing?
Is political dogma holding back construction or are ministers’ actions having a positive impact?
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OpinionTeach what our society needs
The problems of architectural education go deeper than the obsession with originality at all costs
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OpinionArchitects must take the blame for London's views
The undoing of London is the fault of we architects and perhaps some politicians — not planners or developers.
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OpinionDon’t let English Heritage fall into disrepair
Recent cuts can only erode EH’s effectiveness, says Ellis Woodman
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OpinionHeritage scheme ensures stability
Marcus Binney, the eminent and passionate president of the pressure group SAVE, has, uncharacteristically, failed to grasp the facts behind the recently announced proposal to put the National Heritage Collection into a publicly owned charity ( Speaking Out July 5 ).
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OpinionJesmond library is fighting back
I was interested to read Owen Hatherley on public libraries ( BD June 14 )
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OpinionThe architects paralysed by politics
Local council policies make make producing decent architecture difficult
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OpinionDoes Scotland need an architecture policy?
Is it a statement of intent necessary to reinforce good design or is it just more meaningless rhetoric?
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OpinionLondon Region needs a shake-up
The experience of the RIBA London southern region regarding an apparent confusion over the “prizewinning” (or not) setting of the Cutty Sark (Boots June 21) eerily reflects an experience that I had some years ago as the then representative of the London Region’s South London Society of Architects
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OpinionLet’s come clean about subsidies
Ron Heath’s point about affordable housing was well made ( Letters June 21 ) but we also need to define affordable housing.
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OpinionLarsen will be sorely missed
It was sad to learn of the death of Henning Larsen (News June 28) — he was an inspirational architect.
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OpinionDicing up heritage
Marcus Binney believes being sliced up is not the reform English Heritage needs
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OpinionMinisters have to lay the foundations
Britain needs new homes, a lot of them, and only the government can make it happen, says Ellis Woodman
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OpinionSouthbank’s liner building is heading for an iceberg
Cultural centre is relying on the revenue of more restaurants, but Amanda Baillieu asks at what cost to its integrity?
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OpinionWestside story needs telling too
I noted with interest the coverage of RCKa’s TNG youth building in Sydenham ( Buildings June 21 ), not least because here at Ealing Council we have our own “ground-breaking” youth centre: Westside.
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OpinionGlasgow is no-go for proper design
The George Square fiasco ( News June 21 ) is just another example of a council that fails to see the value of designer-led quality intervention within the city.
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OpinionTributes paid to Stansfield Smith
I had the privilege of working under Colin Stansfield Smith in Cheshire (where the county architect, incidentally, was not the inventor of the jet engine, Frank Whittle, but the former deputy to Hubert Bennett at the GLC, Jack Whittle).