All Opinion articles – Page 64
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OpinionRich raises question of trust
A debate on the wisdom of axing the RIBA Trust would provide a welcome focus on the institute eroding cultural activities
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Plutocrats or squatters? Your choice
Two towers in different cities give architects a glimpse of the future.
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OpinionTime to take a wider view
BD’s expanded coverage of overseas news reflects a changing market for architects
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Riba needs to reach out to the public
The demise of the Riba Trust risks ruling the institute out of crucial public debate.
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OpinionLet’s see an end to City excess
The introduction of out-of-scale groundscrapers such as Make’s proposed HQ for UBS are a symptom of City planners’ fears
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OpinionIt’s time to learn from the students
By the time you read this, the outcome of the Parliament vote on tuition fees will be known. I fear the worst, but, whatever the result, what has been extraordinary is the focus and dignity of the non-violent protests that proceeded it.
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OpinionStudying must be worth it
How much did your architectural education cost? No idea? Well, consider yourself lucky.
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The truly green shoots of recovery
As the downturn eases, we have environmental opportunities closer to home than Mexico.
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Why we need the county set
County architects understood the people they were building for and their demise has left us architecturally poorer
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OpinionCarry on creaming
The startling fees paid to client design advisers point to the failures of the public sector procurement process
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OpinionIntegrate to educate
Is the education and registration of architects in the UK out of sync with industry?
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OpinionThe arts are built to last
Though funding prospects look bleak, recent investments in architecture will help arts bodies weather the storm
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OpinionKnowledge is Power
Will the profession ultimately fail itself with style but no substance? asks KPF’s John Bushell
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OpinionA broader failure of vision
Neither of the projects in contention to replace Robin Hood Gardens looks likely to address the basic problems of the site
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OpinionContradictions of the new localism
Axeing Regional Development Agencies doesn’t negate the need for regional strategy
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OpinionFruit juice of human kindness
Speak to any developer or product manufacturer and you would think we live in a green utopia
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OpinionLeaving its staff behind
RMJM would do well to look back to the leadership skills of founder Robert Matthew
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OpinionLessons from 60s Camden
An exhibition on council homes in the sixties demonstrates how current procurement processes hamper good quality social housing
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Design quangos’ famous last words
Big Society rhetoric seems to be finding its mark as the spending review cuts take hold.