All Opinion articles – Page 65
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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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On the politics of beauty
If Victorian architects had had to contend with the current generation of design watchdogs, many of our most striking buildings would not have got off the drawing board
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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.
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OpinionThe NHS is not the sole marker of social welfare
There couldn’t be a worse time for the government to cut social housing budgets, says Jack Pringle.
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OpinionAn agency to be cherished
Design for London is a model for the future of planning, and needs to be protected
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Education must seize the moment
We have a brief opportunity to fight for a better understanding of architectural education’s worth.
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OpinionWe must rise to the challenges of school design
The coming years will not be easy says Heinz Richardson, director of Jestico & Whiles
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OpinionNuclear offers a significant opportunity for architects
With government backing, industrial architecture is set to become an important part of urban regeneration says Iain MacDonald, director of YRM.
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OpinionBrowne Review threatens architectural education
With a 40% cut in higher education funding and the abandoning of the graduate tax idea, the future of architectural education is fragile.
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OpinionPlanning a life beyond Cabe
It’s not an impotent quango that we need, but a much better planning system
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Big society could have small outlook
The US shows what could happen when regeneration takes place on a micro level.
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End of the five-year course?
Schosa may well be right in thinking that the cost of tuition fees may become a more significant factor as students decide whether it is worth joining the architecture profession (News, October 15).
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Ireland in crisis
Who told Angela Brady that 16% of Irish architects are out of work? (News analysis October 15)
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Don't talk it down
I was interested, and somewhat depressed, to read Jonathan Glancey’s thoughts on the legacy of the Olympic Park (October 15)
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OpinionSave your energy
As a Code of Sustainable Homes (CSH) assessor and a certified European Passivhaus designer, I think both the arguments for and against Passivhaus as a UK standard (Debate October 15) hold value, although the argument against takes the view that the CSH is a better measure as it gives a ...
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OpinionGove’s blame is misdirected
BSF’s inefficient procurement method must not be an excuse to deny Britain’s schools the overhaul they badly need
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Why rebuilding can be a minefield
The re-release of Fritz Lang’s Metropolis demonstrates the importance of honest restoration.
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OpinionHadid’s win tells us nothing
The Stirling Prize needs to reclaim its role as a platform for architectural debate