All Opinion articles – Page 10
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The Labour Party has a problem with private schools. Does architecture too?
Ben Flatman asks what we should conclude from the schools attended by Norman Foster and Amanda Levete
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A short history of protection of title
The fight for statutory registration of architects was long and hard-fought, as Eleanor Jolliffe recounts
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What will the Worcester Park fire mean for fire regs?
Andrew Mellor looks at the latest implications for ever-evolving fire safety legislation
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Maybe we could teach Scandinavians about cycling on the pavement
Gillian Darley is nearly knocked off her feet in Copenhagen
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There is no limit to the wisdom of cities - if we stop interfering
Planners must work with these complex entities and stop trying to impose their pocket utopias, says David Rudlin
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Two projects that all housing developers should visit
When it comes to making good places, architecture is only part of the recipe, says Martyn Evans
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No more excuses for green washing
We need to look for sustainable solutions at every stage of a project. But, says Mark Middleton, it’s not just the responsibility of architects
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How long can architecture schools resist reform?
With traditional institutions slow to change, it may be that the future of architectural education doesn’t lie in the schools at all, says Ben Flatman
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Remembrance of things past: architecture’s response to changing times
Lessons of how to react to upheaval can be gleaned from history, says Eleanor Jolliffe as she launches a new series of columns
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Electric and autonomous vehicles will change our towns – and we need to talk about it
Andrew Mellor argues for a common design language and some joined-up thinking
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The women airbrushed out of architecture’s history
Gillian Darley applauds overdue moves to give proper recognition to pioneers of the profession
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We’re powerless to stop Brexit. What we can do is prepare for business as unusual
Martyn Evans suggests how to make the most of life after Brexit
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Architects must learn to lead in the climate crisis
It might already be time for the profession to focus less on sustainability and more on climate change adaptation, warns Ben Flatman
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Dear Boris Johnson, please act now to defend your own space standards
Julia Park urges the prime minister not to throw away one of his biggest achievements as mayor of London
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What to expect from the new prime minister
Mark Middleton assesses what we know so far of Boris Johnson’s policies
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How can architects attract Boris Johnson’s attention?
The PM has stuck the knife into almost everything else but the Beauty Commission has somehow survived – and may prove to be an unexpected ally
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Put architects in charge of designing home information packs
If we’re to meet the zero carbon target we need to educate the people who will live in our homes, says Eleanor Jolliffe
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What we know so far about how building safety regulations are changing
As all the clause numbers you committed to memory change, Andrew Mellor decodes the new guidance and what it will mean for architects
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How Aberdeen’s homogeneity helped it survive the boom years
Gillian Darley on the Granite City’s enduring materiality