All Opinion articles – Page 125
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OpinionSense and eccentricity
Piers Taylor’s midlife crisis may point to an alternative future for the profession
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OpinionShould we boycott the Robin Hood Gardens competition?
Yes, says Steve Smith, architects should do anything possible to protect the Smithsons’ creation; but Hans van der Heijden says architects should stick to designing buildings and leave planning questions alone
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Venice Takeaway is a collaborative project
We’d like to clarify a few points about our proposal for the British Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale
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OpinionMany cooks can't save this broth
The London 2012 Athletes’ Village displays signs of poor planning from the start
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OpinionChip off the old block
Chipperfield’s mini-me, a crimson tide hits Rogers Stirk Harbour, and the nine lives of Isi Metzstein
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OpinionThe truth about Shapps’s home help
The Housing Strategy’s focus on self-build is welcome, but needs policy support to make it practical
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Fewer jobs for the girls
Amanda Baillieu says women prefer to design schools (Leader January 20) and that’s one reason they are losing their jobs faster than men.
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The social costs of Robin Hood
This is not simply about a philistine council wanting to bulldoze an icon out of anti-brutalist sentiment.
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Keep the space statistics coming
It was good to see in your coverage of Haworth Tompkins admirably restrained housing for Peabody (Buildings January 20) that you included both legible plan types and that you quoted floor areas for individual dwelling types (even though you credited some with an extra bedroom!).
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Taylor's castles in the air
When I was a student we talked about setting up practices like the one Taylor is proposing (“Piers Taylor quits Mitchell Taylor Workshop” bdonline January 19).
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OpinionRMJM has crossed the line
The ripple of disapproval over the practice’s behaviour, along with that of Austin-Smith Lord and YRM, is something new
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OpinionIn France, the centre always holds
Jonathan Meades’ new series shows how everything can be rendered French
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OpinionODA demonstrates DIY approach to planning
Armitt’s tips for that elusive green light, renaming Olympics sites and the AA gets stylish
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OpinionCan improved design help increase Tesco’s profits?
Yes, says Fiona Scott, investment in design would be a big step forward; while Bryan Scott thinks sheds are its only option
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OpinionIsi Metzstein could spot a scheme’s weakness in seconds
I first met Isi Metzstein as most did — in a crit. His crits were legendary. He took no prisoners, but the students adored him for it. His analytical powers were razor sharp; he could spot the weaknesses of a scheme in seconds.
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OpinionThe Olympic effect is a false premise
The renewed clamour of objections to the ban on architecture firms publicising their involvement in the Olympics are probably justified.
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OpinionSupport architecture centres’ vital role
The RIBA does little to bring or explain modern architecture to the public. It is left to architectural commentators like myself and architecture centres to do that job.
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OpinionYRM bosses' behaviour is a disgrace to architects
The decision by YRM bosses to ditch most of their staff without payment for months of work is a disgrace for the whole profession.
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OpinionDon’t miss out on the fun of being an architect
Regarding last week’s Debate about the drop in applications to study architecture, my position would be a combination of the two.