All Opinion articles – Page 70
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Slaying monsters
Thank you Prince Charles for helping to stop such monsters from blighting this great city with such faceless banality
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Terry's not urban
Charles should not meddle in the democratic process, using deceitful and secret letters and emails to other country’s royals.
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OpinionNothing is cast in stone
The emergency budget doesn’t entirely spell doom and gloom for the profession, but the rules for funding projects are changing
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On the art of surviving degree shows
It’s no wonder parents of architecture students feel bewildered at graduation shows
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FeaturesDot to dot results: June 18 2010
The winner of last week’s competition was Nina Oortman of FAP Architects in London, who identified Le Corbusier’s Swiss Pavilion in Paris
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Seen it all before
I had to smile at the article on Save Britain’s Heritage’s report on transforming empty Victorian terraces into sustainable housing
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Battle lines
Congratulations to Stephen Taylor/Brockmann Stierlin on their competition success for a Zurich housing project (News June 18) but surely no points for presentation.
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OpinionA vision of virtual bliss
The obituary of Bill Mitchell and the iPad review were interestingly juxtaposed in last week’s BD
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OpinionIs the government rushing the definition of zero carbon?
Yes, says Ben Derbyshire, we should be taking time to develop simple, lasting solutions; but John Alker claims there is enough unity among key stakeholders to see the task through
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Duty of care
Thank you for the article about the renaming of the practice (New practice emerges as Buschow Henley relaunches, News June 11). My quote was, nevertheless, taken somewhat out of context
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OpinionDigi-design is virtually reality
Judging by advances in the car industry, virtual interior design could be closer than we think.
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BlogsKeep your eyes on the food in Stratford
While Olympics visitors should thankfully be spared the urban horror show that is present-day Stratford once Egret West’s ingenious Shoal is installed, what of the poor souls paying £75 a head to dine in Carmody Groarke’s pop-up restaurant which opened last week on the roof of the new Westfield Stratford ...
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Language lesson
As a teacher in a BSF school and someone who trained as an architect, I feel fairly well qualified to comment on the debate (“Has money been wasted on school design work?” Debate June 11)
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OpinionBe prepared
The rejigging of regulations regarding water use has switched me into my Meldrew mode. Now, along with the Low Energy, Shut the Windows and Be Quieter Police come the more voyeuristic Bathwater Police
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OpinionTake a gander at the Goldhawk Road
Less is definitely more at this year’s London Festival of Architecture
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OpinionCurse of the stones
English Heritage must feel that Stonehenge is cursed after its latest plan to build a visitor centre ended in failure yesterday. The £25 million scheme may be the most modest yet, but that didn’t save it from being cut as the part of the government’s austerity drive.
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OpinionWe need to talk about housing
Wherever there are no jobs and a barren stretch of sodden land to be flogged off cheaply, horrid homes sprout like random weeds.
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Hidden agenda
RIBA chief executive Harry Rich (Letters June 4) attempts to refute the reasons why Azar Djamali says she resigned as chairman at the start of the London Regional Council meeting on April 29. He says this meeting was “called and entirely administered properly”.
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OpinionIs the government right to relax density targets?
Yes, says Liz Peace, it should be a local decision; but Alex Ely says good design is the key