All Opinion articles – Page 118
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OpinionLegacy needs to stand by its radical neighbours
The Olympic fringe Meanwhile projects set the agenda for a creative legacy and must not fail through lack of funding
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OpinionShameful silence on riots needs to end
When London awakes from its Olympic dream its profound problems will still be there
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OpinionShould the V&A alter its Aston Webb screen?
Yes says V&A’s Moira Gemmill as the existing facilities can’t cope with increasing visitor numbers; but the Victorian Society’s Ian Dungavell argues butchering the Webb screen is unnecessary
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OpinionSporting interests
Boots reveals more Olympic marketing ban woes, designer athletes and a Q&A at China Day
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OpinionAn endangered species?
What’s the point in spending up to 10 years, and thousands in fees, training to be an architect to earn an average salary of £41,000?
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OpinionSweep away Arb anomaly
You report (News July 27) that Arb “is scrapping its committee that investigates architects’ conduct and competence because it is performing badly” and that, regarding misuse of title, “the low proportion of prosecutions was questioned”.
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OpinionSchools need creative dissent
Stephen Bates rightly draws attention to the exodus of teachers from the UK (Debate July 27), but the situation is not new.
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OpinionSinking feeling at Aquatics Centre
Having applied for a range of Olympic tickets, I was delighted to report our only success to my 13- year-old grandson in June 2011: seats for the women’s synchronised diving on July 31.
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OpinionBrady’s Olympic protest is far too little too late
Locog’s ban on marketing may be ludicrous. But why is the RIBA’s only response a publicity stunt when the Games are half over?
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OpinionCelebrating the architects of the Olympics - BD's first ever app only edition
This week BD launches its first ever app-only weekly edition to shine a spotlight on the architects who have been frozen out by the Olympics marketing rules
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OpinionThe flaming dandelion
By reinventing the question, Thomas Heatherwick has shown that the Olympic cauldron can be more than a bowl of fire on a stick
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OpinionFlying the flag for great British design
The Olympics tick a lot of boxes but it doesn’t represent the bulk of architects’ work
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OpinionLet’s bang the drum for round architecture
The Tate Tanks are the latest in a series of impressive circular structures
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OpinionAre UK schools losing their best teachers?
Yes, says Stephen Bates, there are better opportunities overseas; while Robert Mull says UK education is hard to beat
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OpinionA tight squeeze at the Velodrome
Making room at the Velodrome, Peter Murray’s guerrilla marketing coup and the Carbuncle Cup shortlist
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OpinionStudent numbers not surprising
The situation is nowhere near as significant as the headline “Student numbers down” suggests (News July 13).
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OpinionNo justification for memorial
I do not accept Bryan Avery’s point, nor his accusation (Letters July 20).
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OpinionElitism is taking toll on profession
I couldn’t agree more with Wouter Vanstiphout (Opinion July 20).
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OpinionNot such a Stirling effort
As the shortlist for the Stirling Prize is released, I couldn’t help but be disappointed once again.
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OpinionWhat's the use of listed buildings?
The use of the South Bank Centre is not the question (Debate July 20), it is the quality and relevance of the building to its time, in this case the 1960s, and the importance of its designers in that period.