All Opinion articles – Page 5
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We need a ‘School of Place’ for clients, not just architects
Good placemaking also requires well educated clients, writes Ben Flatman
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Plasticine versus Lego: Why is architecture so square?
David Rudlin shudders at the overwhelming rectilinearity of our cityscapes and ponders why architects are still so averse to addressing corners
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This year’s RIBA House of the Year looks like a house. That might not be a bad thing.
This year’s RIBA House of the Year shortlist was a celebration of traditional typologies, but also economic exclusivity, writes Ben Flatman
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Beauty is in the eye of the community
When it comes to defining what makes a place beautiful, we should defer to those who live in that community, writes Robert Adam
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Moxon has taken building your own office to the next level
Many architects aspire to build their own office, but Moxon Architects has turned this aspiration into an award-winning art form, writes Ben Flatman
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Running water (and money) down the drain
As gas and electricity prices soar and the country moves closer to Net Zero, Stuart Williams contemplates the embodied energy we are wasting down the drain
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Hybrid working is here to stay but many staff also want to get back to the office
Not all staff want to be working from home - many seek the learning opportunities and social interaction of the workplace, writes Jimmy Bent
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Let’s talk about interiors: Retrofit must go further than just building structure and embrace creative reuse
Designers should see it as a responsibility to reuse what is already there - including furniture, says Simon Bird, director at LOM architecture and design
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World Cup Qatar 2022: Education City Stadium by Fenwick Iribarren with BDP Pattern
The final stadium in our World Cup series is a striking design by Fenwick Iribarren, adapted and implemented by BDP Pattern
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Watering down of investment zones is a missed opportunity
The weakening of the Government’s investment zones policy is a missed opportunity to re-assess how we use industrial land in the UK, writes Tim Ward
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Before we build millions of new homes, we need to retrofit our social housing stock
Architects need to become advocates for retrofitting old buildings, especially ageing social housing, writes Chloë Phelps
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World Cup Qatar 2022: Stadium 974 by Fenwick Iribarren Architects
The penultimate project in our World Cup stadiums series is a remarkable temporary structure, inspired by the aesthetics of international freight and logistics
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World Cup Qatar 2022: Khalifa International Stadium by Dar Al-Handasah with Fenwick Iribarren Architects
The sixth in our World Cup stadiums series originally opened in 1976 but has undergone a major upgrade for this year’s football competition
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World Cup Qatar 2022: Al Thumama Stadium by Ibrahim M. Jaidah with Heerim
The fifth in our world cup stadium series is inspired by the “gahfiya”, a simple white cap worn by men throughout the Middle East
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World Cup Qatar 2022: Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium by BDP Pattern
The fourth in our world cup stadium series is by one of the UK’s leading stadium specialists and takes its inspiration from Arabic “naqsh” screens
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Buy your gran a cosy/cool corner for Christmas
We should focus less on heating and cooling entire buildings, and more on the comfort of the people who occupy them, writes Susan Roaf
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World Cup Qatar 2022: Al Bayt Stadium by Dar Al-Handasah
The third in our world cup stadiums series takes its inspiration from a traditional nomadic tent
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World Cup Qatar 2022: Al Janoub Stadium by Zaha Hadid Architects with Aecom
The second in our world cup stadium series is one of the last projects in which Zaha Hadid was directly involved
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World Cup Qatar 2022: Lusail Stadium by Foster + Partners
We begin our series on the 2022 World Cup stadiums by taking a look at Lusail Stadium, designed by Foster + Partners with Populous