All Opinion articles – Page 11
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OpinionIt’s time the Stirling loosened up
How can you possibly assess a railway station against a private house, asks Ben Flatman
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OpinionArchitectural education is a problem of degrees
The profession’s unprofessional origins might have something useful to say about its future, writes Eleanor Jolliffe
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OpinionWhat the Future Homes Standard means for you
Andrew Mellor explains how to future-proof schemes in a fast-moving regulatory landscape
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OpinionCharting the contours of history
From school atlas to GPS, maps are the key to understanding ourselves, says Gillian Darley
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OpinionBack to planning school
In his first lesson from an illuminating new lecture series, David Rudlin learnt that the 70s was the decade when the post-war planning consensus died
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OpinionDesigning green buildings is important, but what about the bigger picture?
So-called sustainable developments are often anything but, argues Ruth Richardson
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OpinionThe 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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OpinionA 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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OpinionWhat 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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OpinionMaybe we could teach Scandinavians about cycling on the pavement
Gillian Darley is nearly knocked off her feet in Copenhagen
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OpinionThere 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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OpinionTwo 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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OpinionNo 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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OpinionHow 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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OpinionRemembrance 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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OpinionElectric 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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OpinionThe 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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OpinionWe’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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OpinionArchitects 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