All Opinion articles – Page 164
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Opinion
The politics of pedal power
London’s cycle-hire scheme is as much a symbolic as technical achievement.
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OpinionSweet mystery of small spaces
We need the wonder of Roald Dahl’s stories in the design of small spaces and places
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Focus on reality
The comments from the RIBA president-elect Angela Brady (News July 30) seem quite disconnected from the reality of being a student
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OpinionQuick on the draw in Venice
Budding artists are being encouraged to sign up for the RIBA Trust’s drawing session which it’s running at the Venice Architecture Biennale on August 28
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OpinionAre we heading for a double-dip recession?
Maribel Mantecon says that, given our consumerist lifestyles, it is a self-fulfilling prophecy. But John Bushell believes there is still cause for optimism
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Caring class
It’s so refreshing to see that the top graduating students all worked on designs with a social agenda (Class of 2010 July 16)
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OpinionTime to take a broader view
Plans to demolish part of Broadgate show how the City is still desperate to give the banks what they want
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Averaged out
Delighted to read that Angela Brady is proposing to address the low pay of young architects and graduates (News July 30), but what about the average wage of the profession in general: £25,000 per annum, leaving us where we have always been at the bottom of the professional pile.David Bishop, ...
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Opinion
Arb accounts
Your piece about Arb’s annual accounts (News July 30) puts a positive spin on some shameful figures
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OpinionThe New Homes Bonus is not enough
It’s not realistic to ask councils to wait until 2012 for planning legislation
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OpinionHomework in the crypt? Historic churches and free schools
Disused historic churches can be part of a creative solution for the free schools programme
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OpinionBrady’s low pay challenge
RIBA’s next president faces a tricky job turning her strong words on poor working conditions into action.
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Olympics should look to Edinburgh
As the Edinburgh Festival shows, the ephemeral can show the way forward for serious projects.
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Total recall
I have only just read Boots’ comment (July 16) about Charles Rennie Mackintosh being accused of pinching others’ details
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OpinionHousing grant seems over-generous
There’s nothing like puffing your chest out when you’re under pressure
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OpinionGolden years in Munich
With a bit of guessing I recognised my uncle Christian Grzimek as the elegant young man in the third top row, with his hand on his head, in your photo of Behnisch’s Olympic team (Archive July 23)
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OpinionWe must not shop ’til we drop
It’s time to stop squandering special buildings in the never-ending quest to build more chain shops
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OpinionDream team
As Charles Holland rightly argues (Opinion July 23), producing architecture is a team effort, invariably depending on the procurement process and in particular the attitude and approach of the client from the start
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Draught details
Re your feature on Dartington Primary School (BD Reviews July), whatever happened to the principles of “Good hat and good shoes”? Only time will tell. At least the shed has an overhang