All Opinion articles – Page 177
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OpinionLet’s draw a veil over this idea
Much like Jonathan Glancey (March 5) I was shocked when made aware of the proposals to partly transform the RIBA into a “wedding venue” (News February 26)
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OpinionThe profession has divided us
There are still places where architecture is a communal experience
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Correction
Alan Short (“Glass buildings are set to become pariahs” News March 5) is professor of architecture at Cambridge University, not head of architecture as stated.
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Classic error
In case BD readers think I have gone mad, I most certainly did not write “Paternoster Square never goes away, it has the longest pedigree of all the styles” in your 40th anniversary celebration
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OpinionFilling the gaps in our cities
All around the country sites are standing empty. Now it’s time for developers to step up and find alternative uses for their land
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No to Battersea
Your story “Cabe backing fuels Viñoly Battersea application” (News March 26) quotes Cabe director of design Diane Haigh saying: “we have reviewed [the proposals] six times… this has resulted in a strong scheme which Cabe is confident will be a success”!
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OpinionCan the Europan architecture competition work in the UK?
Yes, it is one of the only opportunities for young architects, says Dominic Papa, while Hans van der Heijden thinks it needs Cabe’s backing
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OpinionJust can’t stop — Pringles and the aquatics centre
Word reaches Boots that people living near the Olympic Park are divided over the nickname for Zaha Hadid’s aquatics centre
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OpinionWe can cut emissions by 60% by 2030
Architects and builders can help bring about major change in London’s energy use
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Out of sight
Charles Bain Smith makes a very good point (Letters February 19). Would we accept anything but “invisible mending” for a torn tweed jacket or an oil painting or for personal cosmetic surgery?
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OpinionNothing to hide
BD’s “come clean” campaign felt like good investigative journalism until last week. Now it’s getting a bit cheap, and a tad personal
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OpinionHaile laughable
Your report that titanium leaves costing £3 million are to hide the poverty of London’s East End from the eyes of Olympic visitors (News February 19) reminds me of Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie
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Function not fun
Piers Gough argues against pleasing the public (Debate February 19), saying “forwarding the art of architecture is the point of having architects”
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OpinionWill Stirling feel the Neues?
Chinese visualisation firm Crystal, sponsor of the London Olympics, won’t be sponsoring this year’s Stirling Prize
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OpinionPutting the planet in the driving seat
The new breed of electric car is compact, cheap and won’t cost the earth
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OpinionRiding the waves of change
Anniversaries are always a time of reflection, but more interesting is the bigger picture now confronting the profession
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Top ambassadors
Your article on embassy overruns (News February 19) highlights the problems of the Foreign Office’s selection system
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Critical acclaim
I would disagree with some of the points made by Ellis Woodman in his Works article on February 19 about the Museum Folkwang