All Opinion articles – Page 15
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OpinionHere are two approaches to redevelopment. Compare and contrast the results
The potential of Bishopsgate Goodsyard and Truman Brewery was spotted 20 years ago. But only one has been successfully reimagined
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OpinionMay's Moat or truckers' motels. What might be the built legacy of Brexit?
You can’t see the effect of our visa rules but they are the UK’s equivalent of Trump’s wall, says Phil Coffey
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OpinionPoliticians on all sides are beginning to see the light
A consensus is growing around a new vision for social housing, says Julia Park
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OpinionRough sleeping is a humanitarian crisis unfolding on Britain’s streets. Can architects help?
Ben Flatman looks at some of the ways the profession is making a difference
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OpinionReligion plays a significant part in our communities - so we need to design for it
Sterile developer-run facilities are no match for the inclusive spaces provided by some faith groups, argues Eleanor Jolliffe
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OpinionScrapping Tier 2 visas is a great step forward - but what about students?
UK architecture relies on talented young part Is and IIs but the new immigration system will exclude them
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OpinionHow the streets got their names, and other tales
Is good branding all it takes to create a place, asks Gillian Darley
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OpinionWhen it comes to planning, we’ve painted ourselves into a corner
The Raynsford Review is quite a feat but David Rudlin is ultimately disappointed
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OpinionThe empty carcasses of department stores are an SOS to architects
Traditional retail landlords will need the profession’s creativity as they face down an apocalypse, says Martyn Evans
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OpinionRough sleeping is on the rise. Social housing has fallen 97% in eight years. Could these facts be related?
Architects’ ingenuity gives Julia Park reasons to be hopeful despite digging through some depressing stats
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OpinionEducation, not Scruton, is the way to tackle nimbyism
If we want the public to accept more housing we need to give them the skills to engage - and that must start at school
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OpinionWhy architects should keep calm about the Scruton commission
The profession does itself no favours by rounding on the government, argues Eleanor Jolliffe
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OpinionAre artists' pop-ups the solution to our fading high streets?
Gillian Darley on what happens to much-loved buildings when their occupants fold
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OpinionThe Chicago effect
Not all plots are equal. The planning system should give developers clarity on which are suitable for towers
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OpinionWhat a year it's been - and it's not even over yet
Mark Middleton looks back at his new year predictions for 2018 and regrets that all too often he was on the money
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OpinionArchitects can ignore Scruton - because developers certainly will
Lipton is right about Cabe’s impact. But the Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission won’t make a jot of difference
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OpinionGovernment policy undermines everything ministers say about beautiful homes
Julia Park unpicks the paradoxes in government thinking on housing
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OpinionCan Londoners take back control of their city’s out-of-control skyline?
The rush for the skies has been handled in a way that severely limits the chances of a coherent tall buildings strategy
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OpinionArchitecture is not a rapid-response artform
An architect’s success should be measured against whether it meets the brief not the zeitgeist, says Eleanor Jolliffe
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OpinionWill Letwin’s diversity tactics deliver?
The Letwin review includes some good ideas but will the government embrace the more radical proposals?