All Opinion articles – Page 15
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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?
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OpinionWhat makes a museum?
As backdrops for art, the Wapping Project could hardly be more different from Albertopolis, says Gillian Darley
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OpinionLetwin's report could change everything
David Rudlin hails radical proposals to cut the value of land and hand pre-emptive planning powers to councils
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OpinionHow do we persuade business to invest in design research?
The most innovative industries have close links with universities, says Martyn Evans
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OpinionWhat can we learn from 15 Clerkenwell Close?
Buildings shoud be signed off by planners as well as building control, suggests Julia Park
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OpinionGeorge Saumarez Smith is wrong – classical London is nothing but a thin veneer
Wren and Nash had a go at imposing classical masterplans on London but they failed spectacularly, argues Ben Flatman
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OpinionIt has its flaws but Bloomberg is a worthy winner
Fosters’ Stirling laureate is an environmental game-changer, argues Ike Ijeh
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OpinionHow to make buildings talk
The public are hungry for stories. Podcasts could be the perfect format for communicating architecture
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OpinionWhere would you rather grow old?
Gillian Darley looks at some of the better examples of housing older people
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OpinionLearning from Los Angeles about female empowerment
Mark Middleton reports from the US’s Women in Architecture conference
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OpinionMy guilty secret
David Rudlin confesses he finds Manchester’s controversial skyline thrilling