All Opinion articles – Page 20
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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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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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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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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