All Opinion articles – Page 23
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Opinion
Grenfell Tower: Should this cladding be allowed?
The rapid and devastating spread of the fire at the west London tower has raised questions whether ACM cladding should be permitted on high-rise residential towers, says Thomas Lane
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OpinionLearning is the only way to turn failure into success
Most architects have endless rejected competition entries to their name. This is a thoroughly good thing, argues Martyn Evans
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OpinionThe fine art of collaboration
Working with other architects is increasingly common. But it’s not always a bed of roses. Mark Middleton offers some advice
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OpinionTurning our cities into fortresses will stifle us, not the terrorists
Installing security barriers to protect us from terrorist attacks will have limited effect and risks stifling our enjoyment of street markets
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OpinionWe need to make it easier for rural communities to build
The struggle to get a village hall built in Devon shows how the system is stacked against rural areas, writes Ben Flatman
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OpinionEnter the Age of Uncertainty
BD’s architecture critic Ike Ijeh assesses the chaotic election outcome - and looks for signs of hope
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OpinionWill England’s new metro mayors make a difference?
Their powers are limited and the government’s motive might have been to off-load responsibility, but this exercise in devolution could still be a good thing. Julia Park takes a look
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OpinionTrump and the other wall
When the US president visited Jerusalem he stepped into a place charged with an almost unique power, writes Eleanor Jolliffe
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OpinionWhere are the landscape visionaries to guide us through the 21st century?
Some things have improved since Nan Fairbrother’s day but planning pressures and encroachment on the Green Belt mean we urgently need fresh thinking, writes Gillian Darley
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OpinionHere’s the detail that's missing from all the manifestos
Politicians must think about design codes if they’re to deliver quality housing in the numbers they promise, says Hank Dittmar
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OpinionDon't bulldoze what lies beneath
Joe Morris celebrates Old Street roundabout and warns that careless redevelopment plans could imperil the very things that bring it life
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I want to make Dartington Hall into a testbed for tackling society's intractable problems
Martyn Evans explains his big plans for the historic Devon estate, inspired by its pioneering founders and using today’s best architects
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FeaturesThe mysterious Indian architecture that's vanishing with barely a murmur
India was once covered by stepwells - a typology unique to the country - but they are now facing extinction. A new book by Victoria Lautman aims to draw international attention to these fascinating structures
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OpinionWalking in the footsteps of Jane Jacobs
Data is a useful tool but urban designers mustn’t overlook the importance of human intuition, says Amanda Baillieu
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OpinionIt's time to reconcile architects and urbanists
A false and unhelpful division has arisen between the two disciplines, argues David Rudlin, the new chair of the Academy of Urbanism
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OpinionShould architecture be for Anywhere or Somewhere?
It’s more than 30 years since Kenneth Frampton brought us critical regionalism but in today’s political landscape it’s as relevant as ever, argues Ben Flatman
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OpinionArchitects exporting the uniqueness of place
Brexit does not have to mean pulling up the drawbridge on British architecture. Joe Morris draws inspiration from international localists Lina Bo Bardi, Gaudi and Gehry
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OpinionMental health issues: a new campaign to help architects
Mental health is a big issue for architects. Eleanor Jolliffe welcomes a new campaign launched by RIBA and the Architects Benevolent Society to help
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OpinionWhy I welcome the rise of east London
Gentrification is not all bad, argues Charles Saumarez Smith, a long-standing resident of the East End
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OpinionWhen is overcrowding not overcrowding?
When you could sleep in the kitchen. Julia Park provides an illuminating history of the many ways landlords and the authorities have dodged their responsibility to provide decent housing rights up to the present day