All Opinion articles – Page 9
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OpinionUnlocking the code with one of its authors
Writing exclusively for Building Design, David Rudlin, who worked on the new national model design code, argues it will give ammunition to planners
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OpinionAddressing the problems of public procurement
A newly published government green paper has the potential to profoundly impact UK architectural practice, writes Eleanor Jolliffe
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OpinionThe Coach: Maintaining motivation in challenging times
The new year has not started well and the prospect of weeks of lockdown looms. Louise Rodgers has some advice on how to help your team stay positive and productive
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OpinionThe Octopus has lost a leg
What the withdrawal of Stockport means for the Greater Manchester Spatial Framework
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OpinionAnswer the question – and shoulder the responsibility
Dodging questions can have devastating consequences, writes Eleanor Jolliffe
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OpinionArcadia lost
As high streets go for a Burton, David Rudlin looks back at how the seeds of destruction were sown
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OpinionThe adapt or die mantra still holds true for architects as a profession
Eleanor Jolliffe finds the existential preoccupations of a near decade-old RIBA report to be just as relevant today
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OpinionThe Coach: The importance of perspective
Our present isolation can make work all-consuming and intensify small dramas. Louise Rodgers offers advice on how to step back
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OpinionThe Coach: Time to control the controllables
After a summer like no other you are probably in need of an autumn reset, suggests Louise Rodgers
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OpinionThe Coach: How can we make tough conversations, healthy conversations?
How do you deal with difficult conversations at work, asks Louise Rodgers
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OpinionHow gaming and e-sports will reshape the built environment
Curiosity will help you stay ahead of the game, says Martyn Evans
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OpinionSimon Erridge: Architecture’s social purpose has seldom felt more relevant
Nor has it felt more under threat, says the Bennetts director
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OpinionHazel York: Why social value is important to architects
Hawkins Brown partner says Social Value Act has empowered architects and clients to discuss broader benefits of good design
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OpinionCan we burn our way out of the urban waste crisis?
Why one Kenyan architect thinks burning trash is the answer to east Africa’s waste crisis
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OpinionMaking the world a better place - through design
Building Design has launched a new initiative placing social value at the heart of our coverage
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OpinionWe need a multi-dimensional approach to social value
Introducing Flora Samuel, Building Design’s new social value columnist
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OpinionDiversity in architecture has come a long way – but we’re not there yet
Eleanor Jolliffe considers how to get everyone a seat at the table
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OpinionThere is much in the Grenfell inquiry report that still requires clarity
Andrew Mellor looks at what Martin Moore-Bick’s recommendations mean for architects
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OpinionThe incremental destruction of Basildon’s brave new world
Gillian Darley examines the current regeneration of the Essex new town as it turns 70
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OpinionMotherhood and apple pie without the teeth
The new National Design Guide won’t have an impact unless it has teeth, writes David Rudlin