All Opinion articles – Page 114
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OpinionLocal uproar, Kansas City Olympics and Piano's got soul
Fat and Grayson Perry cause a local stir
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OpinionDon’t write off modern Bristol
While it is true that, as Rob Gregory says, Bristol has not figured highly in the annals of contemporary architecture since around 1907 (Culture June 22), as the joint organiser of two recent one-day tours of “modern” architecture in Bristol for the Twentieth Century Society, I would not want anyone ...
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OpinionStop sniping at local planners
It makes good copy, of course, but Apec Architects’ Ken Fisher’s views on what he perceives to be the failings of his local planning authority do him, and his profession, a disservice (News June 29).
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OpinionA simple plaque would suffice
Bryan Avery (Letters June 29) obviously has not seen the recent critical comments of Liam O’Connor’s Bomber Command memorial design by Brian Sewell and Simon Jenkins in the Evening Standard and Ross Clark in the Times — as well as Gillian Darley (Opinion June 8).
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OpinionRIBA is colluding in this free-for-all
Your front page story and leader (June 29) state that the RIBA has complained to the prime minister about project managers offering architects’ services for free, whiletaking a management fee for arranging design competitions.
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OpinionThe path to a lasting legacy
Without pedestrian access the Olympic Park will yield no benefits for the people of east London
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OpinionDesigning fear out of communities
Feeling safe in buildings and outside spaces could be all in the mind
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OpinionAre project managers to blame for bad procurement?
Yes, says Tony Skipper, procurement reform is necessary; while Steve McGuckin sees no advantage in not playing fair
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OpinionOnly the RIBA can put the prize back in the spotlight
If no broadcaster is going to bring the Stirling Prize to the public, the task falls to the institute itself
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OpinionProject managers are helping to block procurement reform
It’s time to take a stand against local authorities’ expectations that architects will work for free
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OpinionInterior design can speak volumes
What happens inside a building says a lot about the success of its architecture
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OpinionShould there be fewer RIBA Awards?
Yes, says the RIBA’s Tony Chapman, the new two-tier system allows judges to recognise the best new buildings; but Paul Monaghan feels the cut in prizes will have a demoralising effect
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OpinionA matter of mistrust
Peter Rees was unimpressed by architects this week, while RIBA’s honorary treasurer felt the same about non-architects
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OpinionStyle over substance
After reading all the recent angry correspondence about the Bomber Command memorial (Letters June 15), I did a detour to see it last week.
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OpinionThe camera sometimes lies
In retirement here in a somewhat remote valley in the Scottish Borders I have only just seen Hugh Strange’s appreciative review of Gerald Adler’s book on my practice’s work.
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OpinionRetrofitting has mixed potential
Good quality pilot retrofit projects are urgently needed across the country.
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OpinionDon’t build this Dubai on the Mersey
Liverpool’s historic fabric survived because it was adaptable. Can the same be said for Liverpool Waters?
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OpinionDame Zaha should stand up for what she believes in
Hadid’s overbudget Aquatics Centre brought her a long overdue honour. Now both of them must prove their staying power
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OpinionLoopy designs reflect our age of crisis
Buildings like Johnson Burgee’s Bankia HQ and Kapoor’s Orbit can take on a new symbolism
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OpinionHas Aberdeen chosen the right design for its City Gardens?
Yes, says David McClean, it understands the city’s history; while Stuart MacDonald says it obliterates its sense of place