All Opinion articles – Page 208
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Opinion
Why we belong
Protection of title was discussed at length many years ago and the issue upheld as important for the general public as well as architects
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OpinionArchitects must protect title
Members of the public have little concept of what an architect actually is and generally refer to non-architects as architects, often believing they have employed an architect
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Good for Arb
Sorry, I don’t agree with your otherwise excellent editor on protection of title
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OpinionWhat's so rewarding about bonuses?
Target-based payments can in fact motivate against professionalism
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OpinionShould protection of the title 'architect' be abolished?
Arb Reform Group's George Oldham and former RIBA president Owen Luder weigh into the debate
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Victoria vitriol
I must comment on your news story: “KPF given go-ahead for Victoria scheme” (News February 13).
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OpinionA tragic tale of two Thamesmeads
The 60s estate’s potential could still be unlocked — given a bit of the cash squandered on its successor
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The small stuff
My point in Debate (February 13) was that there is a lack of attention paid not to the beautiful gardens, parks and major public spaces of London, but to all the less signature, more ubiquitous public spaces that are, in fact, left over and in-between pieces of urban landscape.
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OpinionTitle cannot be protected
Arb’s trawl through the Yellow Pages to track down title abusers is a waste of money
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Fixing our city
Much of what Owen Hatherley (Urban Trawl February 6) says about Southampton is misleading and misinformed.
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Little chance
I have to disagree with your article “Small firms will design 2012 legacy projects” (February 13).
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Kill this cash cow
Sorry to bang on about PFI again, but I was left open-mouthed by the insouciance of Partnership for Schools boss Tim Byles saying that six banks have re-entered PFI lending (News February 13).
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OpinionSchools out: confidence turns to doubt at BSEC
Architects who attended the BSEC exhibition last week in Manchester were encouraged by the Department for School’s sparky head of capital projects Jane Briginshaw, who told the audience that she hoped the new wave of primary schools can produce designs as striking as AHMM’s Great Notley and BDP’s Hampden Gurney.
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Board matters
The so-called Arb Reform Group would appear to be determined to try to perpetuate the corrosive wrangling of the last 12-plus years, as evidenced by its near full-page advertisement in BD.
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Barking parking
In answer to your questions about the car parking at Barking Riverside (Leader February 13), we are masterplanning phase one (1,500 homes).
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OpinionShould local authorities be given powers to scrap RDAs?
All this top-down stuff clearly hasn’t worked, says Tory housing spokesman Grant Shapps; while the TCPA’s Gideon Amos argues abolishing them would jeopardise future housing developments
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Anti-Arcadia
Sarah Gaventa (Debate February 13) says: “The best public spaces are always those where the community is involved.”
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OpinionDon’t put profit ahead of people
The main problem with Robin Hood Gardens is a local authority which has no sense of how to cherish buildings that house a settled and close-knit community. The vast majority of residents in Robin Hood Gardens do not wish to leave their flats.
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OpinionAll those against, say neigh
Knock, knock. Who’s there? Maybe it’s a big horse. Maybe it’s a big horse, who? Maybe it’s a big horse I’m a Londoner that I love London so…”
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Test of time
Our scheme in Southampton’s French Quarter, mentioned in your feature last week, offers truly mixed uses, mixed tenure and tenure-blind accommodation. It also supports commercial office and retail, sheltered and affordable rented accommodation, shared ownership and outright sale homes — the sale units have all sold faster than other similar ...