All Opinion articles – Page 20
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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
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Should south London have more protected views?
The National Trust has launched a campaign to extend the number of London’s protected views. But will this really preserve key vistas asks Thomas Lane
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OpinionWe've heard some powerful words on mental health. Now let's see some action
The RIBA, schools and practices are all making the right noises about toxic studio culture. We owe it to each other not to let this drop, says Eleanor Jolliffe
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OpinionMust design competitions be meaningless?
Unless the government underpins the Oxford-Cambridge corridor with a strong implementing framework, all the good ideas will come to naught, warns Hank Dittmar
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OpinionThe RIBA's apprenticeships won't solve architecture's diversity problem
The idea is well-meaning but Mark Middleton can foresee some unintended consequences
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OpinionNeave Brown’s influence is felt in rural Cumbria as much as Camden
It is a tragedy that Alexandra Road was Neave Brown’s last UK project, but his ideals inspired many others, writes Gillian Darley
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OpinionWill Steven Spielberg wake Birmingham up to its own potential?
Ben Flatman meets a developer breathing new life into old buildings in a city not known for hanging on to its heritage
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OpinionThe best architects are like chameleons
More than any other property professionals, architects need to be adept at communicating with very different audiences, says Martyn Evans
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Is Greenwich Peninsula's design district visionary or just a marketing ploy?
Building a dedicated design district in the middle of a huge residential scheme is a London first. Can it work asks Thomas Lane
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OpinionLetting people get intimate with buildings is the best way to educate future clients
Open House is far more effective than glossy magazines at helping the public understand the value of architects, says Eleanor Jolliffe
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OpinionWe need hard-nosed law and garden city utopianism to avoid building future slums
The best intentions could result in the worst outcomes if we don’t learn lessons from the past, argues Katy Lock
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OpinionThis housing consultation is revealing - of muddled thinking
Julia Park picks apart the government’s proposed reforms to the NPPF
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OpinionTo repel housebuilders’ brawn, good planning and design need political protection
Hank Dittmar reports from Devon on a sorry tale illustrating the ease with which big bucks can trample on years of meticulous work