All Opinion articles – Page 12
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OpinionLessons from a loose researcher
Never trust other people’s statistics, says Julia Park. There’s always a risk someone put a decimal point in the wrong place
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OpinionDoes the RIBA really need to tell architects this stuff?
Eleanor Jolliffe takes issue with the way the new code of conduct infantilises the profession
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OpinionSend MPs to the tower – 22 Bishopsgate, that is
Protecting a building as significant as Parliament requires tough decisions and a dose of humility, says Elizabeth Hopkirk
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OpinionWe must start making decisions about construction’s role in climate change
For instance, product manufacturers must provide easily comparable information so design teams can make informed decisions, says Andrew Mellor
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OpinionRecalling the bloody battle to bring life to King’s Cross
Gillian Darley assesses the decades-long redevelopment against its hard-won environmental goals
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OpinionLocal democracy is not all potholes and bins
Quality architecture and placemaking need respected, well-resourced, self-confident local government, says David Rudlin
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OpinionHow (not) to win awards
Too many practices fall into the same traps, says Mark Middleton who has been both judge and competitor over the years
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OpinionIt's not just Labour that's getting behind a land value tax
It’s been talked about for over a century but all attempts to introduce it have been short-lived. That could be about to change, says Julia Park
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OpinionIs it time to ban glass skyscrapers?
Ben Flatman asks why London’s masonry vernacular has been ignored by so many of its tall buildings
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OpinionIt’s only a matter of time before clients start demanding VR walkthroughs
Could the RIBA plan of work be changed by a BBC property show, asks Eleanor Jolliffe
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OpinionToo much of what we have built in the last 10 years is fit only to be torn down
In a column that should make everyone angry, Andrew Mellor blows the whistle on some shocking failures
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OpinionThe communities where neighbourliness is part of the design
Gillian Darley hails a new generation learning from the Quakers
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OpinionWhy Sadie Morgan is a role model for us all
Architecture needs to make its voice heard in government - and that’s exactly what the first winner of BD’s new award is doing, says Elizabeth Hopkirk
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OpinionThe only way to make planning work in this country is to give it legal aid
Our adversarial planning system is undermined by the unequal strength of the opposing armies, says David Rudlin
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OpinionNotre Dame's restoration will involve hundreds of complex decisions – each one hotly contested
Rescuing a palimpsest is never straightforward, says Martyn Evans. But it will be fascinating
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OpinionTwo cheers for the housebuilders
The big firms have been shamed into making some progress but there’s much more they could do, says Julia Park
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OpinionIt's easy to point fingers but we're all implicated
Most of us would be found wanting if the ethical spotlight were shone on us, says Eleanor Jolliffe
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OpinionThe homeless crisis demands serious answers from architects
Temporary shelters should be the preserve of student projects, says Mark Middleton
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OpinionThe impact of the government's response to Hackitt will be massive
As the industry awaits ministers’ decision, Andrew Mellor predicts it will be the biggest game changer in decades