All Opinion articles – Page 19
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OpinionHappy 2019...?
As we begin a year of uncertainty, BD’s new columnist Phil Coffey argues that architecture is inherently optimistic
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OpinionThe mystery of the Temple of Mithras
Gillian Darley is converted to the charms of archaeology after visiting the London Mithraeum
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OpinionWe should strip RIBA awards from practices that exploit interns
Unpaid internships are a form of modern slavery
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OpinionAll the ways government makes it hard for councils to build housing
Many local authorities are doing their damndest to build homes for their residents - and they’re managing it despite the active discouragement of ministers, says Julia Park
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OpinionHow to tackle the decline in social housing
With social housing provision at a record low there are signs of change says Hank Dittmar
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OpinionHow to make Brexit a success - and protect UK architecture's global dominance
British architectural exports could be worth £54m a year - if the government can strike the right trade deals, says Ben Derbyshire
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Opinion‘We share a double brain’
Gillian Darley looks at the creative benefits and tensions for architects who collaborate in life and practice
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The London Plan - what does it mean for architects?
The focus on housing and design quality is largely positive says Thomas Lane
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OpinionWhen regeneration becomes annihilation
Despots intent on cultural genocide know the importance of destroying buildings. That should tell developers and planners everything they need to know, says Martyn Evans
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OpinionThe architectural opposite of Brexit
Stephane Paumier’s combined French-German embassy in Dhaka expresses in bricks and mortar an international embrace at the heart of the EU, says Ben Flatman
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The budget - a small step in the right direction
The budget didn’t deliver big money for new housing but a raft of small measures to stimulate housing supply. Will it help asks Thomas Lane
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OpinionDon’t bank on the budget to fix the housing market
The measures in the budget are fine as far as they go but won’t deliver the promised 300,000 homes a year, says Julia Park
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OpinionArchitects must take a stand on modern slavery
Last year 75 cases of slavery were reported on UK construction sites. Strong decisions early in a project can help stop exploitation, writes Eleanor Jolliffe
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OpinionWhat does it take for architects to get a proper salary?
Lawyers, doctors and train drivers are paid more than architects. Collective action is needed to redress the balance says Mark Middleton
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OpinionIs urban planning squeezing the life out of our cities?
Jane Jacobs argued against one size fits all solutions. It’s time to re-evaluate her ideas in the light of global financial property investment, says Hank Dittmar
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OpinionIt's all about taking something back
Our great buildings are increasingly owned by philistine investors who view a colonnade as a sweatable asset not a civic gesture, says Gillian Darley
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OpinionJust who is being Helped to Buy?
Far from fixing the broken housing market, the Treasury is propping it up with misguided policies, argues Julia Park
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OpinionMake happy those who are near and those who are far will come
Martyn Evans hails a historic year for the Stirling Prize
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OpinionThe verdict: Ike Ijeh on the 2017 Stirling Prize winner
BD’s architecture critic applauds the decision to give the prize to a genuine example of urban renewal
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OpinionCracking construction’s productivity puzzle
In a country struggling to recover from economic knocks, construction appears to be a weak link. Ben Flatman looks behind the figures and finds architecture has a strong story to tell government