All Opinion articles – Page 259
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Loose lips
Few architects will risk a fallout with Design for London, as BD reports this week, but Will Alsop — who designed Palestra, DfL’s award-winning Southwark HQ— is one big name co-operating with the London Assembly’s inquiry into the body.
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OpinionHousing solution
The Lewisham self-build project (Archive October 26) was, in fact, masterminded by Brian Richardson, who died recently.
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Golden oldies
In this era of extreme political correctness, equal opportunities, and health and safety measures that make it almost impossible to build anything, apparently it is still very difficult for archi-tects of around 60 years old to find jobs.
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Giving some gyp
Elain Harwood’s review of the Churchill College design competition from half a century ago (Culture October 19) was a fascinating read, but I would like to clarify the meaning of the term “gyp” room.
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OpinionWhy firms take the money and run
The most likely reason to sell a practice is a slowing market, so don’t believe all that other guff
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OpinionSame place, different epic space-time...
This week Ian Martin’s multiverse channel hopper is stuck at 66 Portland Place
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OpinionIs secondary school design standardisation a good idea?
A range of set typologies frees the designer to focus on the bigger picture, says Stafford Critchlow. Do we really want a McSchool like a prefab fast-food outlet? argues David Hills
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OpinionOverrruns that harm credibility
As long ago as January 2005, I was wondering whether the winning design for the Architecture Foundation headquarters would be built to time and budget, and how much of the enclosed space, made up of angled walls running in all directions, would be useable.
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Culture club
Femi Adebutu (Letters October 19) hits the spot when she says if the City of Culture 2008 is to mean something in Liverpool, key decisionmakers need to turn their eyes away from the city centre and focus on the inner city.
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OpinionBetter space still needs design
New space standards are welcome, but they should not be a substitute for good design
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All together now
What does a famous architect not known for teamwork skills say about collaboration?
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Sketch: Pulling punches at the RIBA conference
Heidi Ancell watched the brickbats fly at this year's event themed around collaboration
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The Dutch are coming
With the Dutch repeatedly winning masterplanning work in the UK, we take a peak at their CVs
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OpinionHas Prague really moved on?
The real issue in all the furore surrounding Kaplicky’s library is Prague’s ability to adapt to its new persona
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Moving image
Jan Kaplicky may have faced serious hurdles trying to see his Czech national library built, but at least he has a shoulder to cry on when times get tough, Boots is glad to hear.
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Incredible hulk
It’s still there! Battersea Power Station (News October 5) is the commuter eyesore to end all eyesores — derelict for years.
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Home truths
Your story about a prefab holiday home which powers itself (News October 12) caught my eye.
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Figured out
I may be biased, but your story on Channel 4’s birthday sculpture (Solutions October 19) left me wondering why a structure engineered from composite materials wasn’t used