All Opinion articles – Page 223
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OpinionHodge dodge
Does Margaret Hodge’s desire to stand down from government mean a reprieve for Robin Hood Gardens?
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Salad days
A phone call to Terry Farrell’s office sparked a trip down memory lane for the architect.
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Tie breaker
Both correspondents missed the point in their answers to the question of architecture and the old boys’ club (Debate September 26).
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OpinionWas Boris wrong to axe the Parliament Square scheme?
Yes, says Lib Dem peer Sally Hamwee, the revamp of Trafalgar Square shows what could be done with Parliament Square; no, says mayoral adviser Kulveer Ranger, the Hawkins Brown-led scheme was too costly and would have been an act of heritage vandalism
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OpinionArb inflation
The £8 rise in the Arb retention fee actually equates exactly to an inflation-indexed rise for each of the past three years, up from £76.50 in 2006 to £86 for 2009.
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Arb’s extra £8: worth it or not?
Can someone please tell me why it is worth my while remaining a member of Arb? With a 10% fee hike on the cards (News September 26), it reminds me of all the downsides to being a registered architect in this country.
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Stop philistines
I am disappointed that “leading architects” such as George Ferguson have minced words about people like John Callcutt and the housebuilding industry.
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Peril in Venice
Having just returned from the Venice biennale, I find it very difficult to summarise to colleagues any coherent thoughts or themes that became apparent during my walk around the Arsenale.
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Mother of rows
Critics of the post-games plan for the Olympic park are pointing the finger at Design for London, which is responsible for the legacy scheme.
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Man’s world?
I am intrigued to know why Paul King’s task force to draw up the new new Code for Sustainable Buildings (News September 19) is entirely made up of men. Do UK women have nothing to contribute to this topic?
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He’s no Scot
Contrary to Kathryn Findlay’s and popular belief (Scotland: A Celebration September 12), Catherine the Great’s architect, Charles Cameron, was no Scot but the son of a London builder.
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Happy families
Bonds between the Alsop and Clifford families can only get stronger, Boots feels, following news that Will Alsop is to restart work on the Mermaid Theatre redevelopment for Malory Clifford’s Blackfriars Investments.
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Flair despair
Touring several architects’ own houses during Open House this weekend, it is obvious that there is a lot of talent out there, much of which has been strangled by planners.
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OpinionA tasty deal on salary is still possible
Kate Hilpern has the lowdown on the latest architects’ salary survey
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OpinionWelcome to the Gulf, your crunch-beating destination
Dubai resident Peter Cooper on why the Gulf is a good bet for architects in tough times
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OpinionWhat’s cooking?
Was it Brian Clarke, chairman of the Architecture Foundation, who came up with its next lecture series on the painter Francis Bacon, whose retrospective has just opened at Tate Britain?
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OpinionClassic designs put politics in a spin
What hidden messages lie in the architecture of the stages for the US presidential contest?
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OpinionCabe criteria need quality too
Following my letter (September 12) about Cabe criteria, I should like to point out two puzzling contradictions in last week’s Opinion piece by Cabe deputy chairman Paul Morrell.