More Opinion – Page 98
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OpinionAll not rosy in Garden Museum
Our procurement system is seriously questionable when a good architect with an existing relationship with a client must re-tender for its own project while wasting the time of a whole raft of others.
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OpinionSelf-build must look to Japan
Good to see self-build being promoted at the moment (News March 28), as seen in the recent Policy Exchange report.
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OpinionChipperfield needs to get back to what he does best
The architect is attracting headlines for all the wrong reasons
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OpinionVaizey’s real challenge is to get Whitehall to listen
He may be saying the right things but the architecture minister isn’t getting through
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OpinionRIBA's Libyan aid is some reparation
Helping the country set up a professional body is a moral issue as well as a practical one
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OpinionPoliticians take up pub cause
It is with a great sense of relief that I can report that the issue of pub losses is right at the front of the political agenda, finally ( bdonline January 21 ).
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OpinionA Pritzker Prize keeps you young
It seems that pursuing an architectural career in Japan keeps one in fine fettle, judging from the photo of 71-year-old Toyo Ito ( News March 22 ).
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OpinionBrady got it right over zero fees
Angela Brady got it right! (“ Sanctuary does U-turn on zero fees ” News March 22).
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OpinionEuropan doesn’t work well in UK
Europan is an excellent forum for innovative housing and urban planning ( “Europan is no more” bdonline March 19 ).
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OpinionWe need to teach business acumen
It is good to hear a voice of reason and rational thought over whether architecture schools should cut student numbers ( Debate March 15 ), in the form of Owen Luder’s viewpoint.
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OpinionShould Elizabeth House have been called in?
The redevelopment of the site next to Waterloo station remains a contentious issue
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OpinionA familiar idea stripped of its idealism
Architects have been marginalised from the new breed of new towns
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OpinionGet tough on the practices that will work for nothing
Sanctuary’s U-turn only shows how the zero-fee culture is corrosive to the profession
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OpinionKids need less concrete, more jungle
Schools need to equip children with the landscapes that can charge their imagination
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OpinionIs this a time for clients to be brave?
In an uncertain climate, do architects need clients who are willing to take risks?
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OpinionBeware of the office romance
Hilarious! I love the idea that someone would write to BD for professional office romance advice ( Dear Matthew March 8 ) Aren’t there columns that deal with this kind of thing in GQ or Nuts?
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OpinionArchitects must focus on process
I experienced a heady blend of nostalgia and optimism reading Wouter Vanstiphout’s column ( Opinion March 15 ). For a moment, I felt as if everything is going to be OK. But is it really?
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OpinionMore and better competitions
Moira Gemmill and Malcolm Reading are absolutely correct ( News March 15 ). It’s not that there should be fewer competitions — there should be many more.
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OpinionYAYA ought to stay British
BD should have stopped and thought before opening up YAYA, a British prize, to all (other) Europeans ( News March 15 ).