All Opinion articles – Page 79
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New schools first
The Building Schools for the Future programme has always been committed to the refurbishment of existing school buildings or other suitable premises where appropriate (News January 15) — and there are numerous examples so far, such as Elm Court School in Lambeth, which have given a new life into historic ...
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Living proof
Ron Barnes (Letters January 8) makes various comments on Cabe’s Building for Life criteria, and then denounces both schemes in your cover story about the Kickstart programme (News December 18) as being unacceptable, judging them, it seems, on the basis of one photograph each
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OpinionUniversities did not overspend
University spending has not been luxurious and cutting expenditure will have serious long-term implications for the sector (Leader January 15)
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History is for all
This whole business of accredited conservation architects has gone too far. It is clearly less to do with old buildings and more to do with new markets
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Raising the bar
I couldn’t agree more with the basic point of last week’s leader. The quality of many schemes funded by round one of Kickstart is not good enough. But if he thinks Cabe is hamstrung by a contract for doing the assessments, think again
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Clarification
MUMA wishes make it clear that Julian Harrap Architects worked with it on the Medieval & Renaissance Galleries at the V&A (Works December 11) acting as historic building consultant, and that its contribution was critical to key aspects of the project.
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OpinionA discredit to conservation
Whose idea was the proposed RIBA conservation accreditation (News January 8)?
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Don’t kick it
It does on the face of it seem disjointed for Cabe to promote a set of design standards which is apparently ignored by the HCA in making its funding allocations (“MPs call HCA to account over Kickstart standards” News January 8)
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An end to fee fall
Boots (December 11) misrepresented the Manchester Society of Architects. Ryder Architects’ bid would have been selected on the quality of its proposals and its recent successful completion of Newcastle City Library
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OpinionWork and profit
In the last Boots of 2009 there was a piece on Vicky Richardson that I thought presented a slightly blurred image of her
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OpinionNo excuse to abandon quality
Yes, we have an urgent need for social housing, but the HCA’s haste will prove a false economy
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Correction
In December 18 Solutions , we said the BaleHaus at Bath University as “designed by architect Craig White” and referred to “architect White Design”
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OpinionPrivate spaces give extra value
While I applaud the general aims of Building for Life, it places insufficient emphasis upon space within, and outside, the dwelling
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Give it a fair trial
As the former conservation director of English Heritage and one of the architects of professional accreditation for building conservation in England, I am supportive of the RIBA’s engagement with the issue, though saddened that peace could not be made with the dedicated folks running the AABC
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Sooner or later
I thoroughly enjoyed Peter Davey’s article on HP Berlage’s Holland House (BD Magazine December)
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Speak your mind
I have already sent an email to Bob Kerslake, chief executive of the and Homes & Communities Agency, and would implore everyone else who has concerns about poor design quality in the HCA’s Kickstart programme (News December 18) to go to its web page and also write a complaint
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Waste of money
I have been a member of the RIBA since 1974, and on the register of Architects Accredited in Building Conservation since 2007 (when it was RIBA endorsed)
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OpinionSlippery slope
The sloping wall, most recently seen in the illustration of Zaha Hadid’s Michigan art museum (News December 18) but also in Libeskind’s V&A extension and latterly his prefabricated houses (News October 2) as well as Herzog & de Meuron’s revised Tate Modern extension (Debate October 16) externally looks great
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Street views
It is with sadness that I read of Grant Smith’s recent experience of photographing London from a public space (News December 11). Alas it is not a new phenomenon, but one that is deteriorating
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OpinionPassing the buck on bad design
Criticising the government for spending millions on poorly designed housing is to miss a somewhat sensitive point