More Opinion – Page 7
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OpinionGod is in the detail
Small things can matter greatly. Yet too often it’s no one’s job to care about them, writes Martyn Evans
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Housing secretary’s beautiful words need to be backed by long-term investment
Liverpool’s humiliation at the hands of Unesco shows how much we need highly skilled planning departments, writes Elizabeth Hopkirk
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For many architects the cladding crisis is personal
Eleanor Jolliffe describes what it is like to design high-rises by day and navigate costly problems with your own home by night
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London’s skyline is a mess. Should architects feel ashamed?
If the profession is unwilling to reject damaging projects it should at least speak up, writes Ben Flatman
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The Coach: How to end the tyranny of back-to-back Teams calls
We need to talk about meetings, says Louise Rodgers – but not for long
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A chance for cities to reset their relationship with tourists
After a year without travel, popular destinations are weighing up the cultural and social costs of actively encouraging so many visitors, says David Rudlin
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More trouble ahead for the planning white paper
The mutant algorithm was only the start of the problems, argues Julia Park
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The subtle art of designing places with character
If you don’t want sterility be prepared to get messy, writes Martyn Evans
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If you ignore net zero you’d better be prepared to pay the cost
We are entering challenging but exciting times, writes Andrew Mellor
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How traditional building crafts could help tackle the climate crisis
Eleanor Jolliffe hears about techniques and materials with low embodied carbon and long lifespans
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The Coach: How to be a generous leader
Talent and experience are important, but generosity creates the foundation for great leadership, writes Louise Rodgers
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Finally, clients are hungry for your ideas
Uncertainty reigns which puts innovative and confident designers in a strong position, argues Martyn Evans
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The problem of shrinking cities
As the world approaches peak people, what does this mean for our cities, asks David Rudlin
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What you need to know about planning gateway 1
Building Design’s regs columnist Andrew Mellor unpicks the first stage of the building safety process which comes into effect in August
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Should we test architects’ competence through a) multiple choice or b) another method
For the second of her two-part look at the Future of the Profession, Eleanor Jolliffe takes the RIBA’s pilot health & safety test
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My six-point plan to fix the profession
This is going to hurt but without radical reform architecture is doomed, writes Ben Flatman
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The Coach: Let’s not lose the level playing field
The past year has not brought many positives but, for a lot of people, the ability to work from home was one. Louise Rodgers suggests ways to retain the benefits of a remote operation in a hybrid world
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Of politics and pitched roofs
If architects were prepared to let go of the shibboleths of the style wars they might find some unexpected allies, writes David Rudlin
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Let’s get this right – the future of our profession is at stake
Sweeping changes are on the way but there are some fundamental questions about how, and indeed whether, the new competence regime will work, writes Eleanor Jolliffe
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We need to talk about the future of the profession
Climate crisis, the Grenfell tragedy and the biggest professional shake-up for 60 years, not to mention a global pandemic and Brexit. Never has it been more critical to shape the way forward. Building Design invites you to join an urgent conversation
