All Opinion articles – Page 120
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Procurement has to change totally
The issue on procurement (News April 5) is really very simple. The more complex the process, the larger the organisation and the more removed the client is from the purchasing — the more expensive it gets.
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Look to Asia for opportunities
It seems unfair to criticise Angela Brady for trying to assist the profession in finding more work in Asia (“Why go to China when the answers are closer to home?” Leader March 30).
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OpinionWill the Shard be listed in 30 years’ time?
Yes, says Peter Murray, it demonstrates an innovative typology; while Ken Shuttleworth thinks it’s still too early to tell
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Biennale pledge makes no sense
David Chipperfield’s claim that his Venice Biennale mix of architects covers some sort of “common ground” (News March 30) is a classic example of a rhetoric gap.
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Spare a thought for those in Spain
The UK workload may have declined (Leader March 30) but what about the 90% drop or more suffered by Spanish architects since 2008?
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VAT plans ignore heritage needs
Cutting VAT relief on alterations to listed buildings (News March 23) is so obviously the opposite to what is required that the lack of understanding by the politicians in charge is difficult to understand.
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We're too slow to criticise bim
As a small practice working on bespoke or tailor-made schemes, most of which involve historic buildings, we have found bim a struggle since we invested in the software five years ago.
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OpinionPeter Blake's Lonely Arts Club
Architects make it onto a Beatles album cover, a critic climbs down on Centre Point and the Olympic Velodrome snubs the RIBA
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OpinionRIBA is taking too long to spell out the need to change
Months spent consulting industry bodies for the report on procurement reform are a waste of everybody’s time
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OpinionWho will champion pride in civic building design?
A look at the dark side of urban architecture tours
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OpinionIt’s time to make space for specialist architecture exhibitions
The latest blockbuster design shows only tell half the story
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OpinionWhy go to China when the answers are closer to home?
Angela Brady’s enthusiasm for the Far East will not resolve the real changes the profession is facing in the UK
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OpinionVenice re-engages with architecture
Chipperfield’s biennale is focusing on architecture as a means of connecting with the wider world
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OpinionShould we let the high street die?
Yes, says Olivia Tusinski, it no longer matches the reality of how we live; while Fiona Scott says regeneration is the key to future use
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OpinionToulouse shows how everybody needs ‘good’ neighbours
Reactions to Mohamed Merah’s killing spree show the demonisation of the ghetto
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OpinionTesting times for Ferguson
Former RIBA president set to live in own creation, not everyone at RMJM is cash-strapped and Google’s tribute to Mies
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VAT relief rule is unfair to owners
The owner of any listed building faces increased costs and restrictions on alterations (“Listed buildings lose VAT relief” News March 23).
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Queuing up for Christchurch
Re your report on Christchurch (News March 23), some foreign input will be welcomed but much of the talent required is here.
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Save the historic centre of York
If the expansion of Monks Cross shopping centre, near York, goes ahead the council’s consultants say this would take 15-17% of trade out of the city.
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TFL cancellation is waste of cash
As the RIBA puts its finishing touches to the procurement reform paper Building Ladders of Opportunity, further evidence has come to light suggesting it’s sorely needed.