All Opinion articles – Page 260
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Opinion
Defining moment
Is it my imagination or is the word “architect” being increasingly used as a synonym for “originator”?
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OpinionDo planners have a role in solving the obesity crisis?
Yes, they have always had a role in public health, argues Rynd Smith, while Sue Baic says we shouldn’t be distracted from the issue of diet
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OpinionContinental drift isn’t working for me
Beware: it’s the architectural version of mad cow disease, and it’s sweeping our built environment
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OpinionImage conscious
A propos Boots (October 5), Britain has a swastika of its own, a bit less dramatic but unmistakable nevertheless.
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OpinionCause for Scottish pride
Saul Metzstein’s comment (October 12) and his passing swipe at Historic Scotland and the Heritage Lottery Fund are misplaced, unfair and rather puzzling. We are not used to being criticised for being too flexible.
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Boys, boys
Design for London’s corporate message “welcomes the active participation of a wide range of organisations and individuals working... to make London a better place” so it seems odd — even sexist — to find it sponsoring a conference with a male-only line-up.
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OpinionBleak house
A recent piece by Germaine Greer (pictured) celebrating her “friend” Ted Cullinan must have proved a challenging read for the RIBA Gold medal winner.
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OpinionKisho: bad PR
I was disappointed by the dismissive tone of your leader on Kisho Kurokawa (October 19) which demeaningly described him as brilliant at self publicity.
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OpinionAll mapped out
Among the ideas presented to the Green Dragons Den at the RIBA Small Practice conference last week was one by architect Amenity Space which proposed making building blocks of old Ordnance Survey maps.
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OpinionFurther adventures across the multiverse
Ian Martin continues his journey through parallel realities
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Bite the bullet
It may have pleased the train spotters, but putting a life-sized model of a Bullet train at the new Ebbsfleet station has given London & Continental Railways architect Andrew Lansley a bit of a headache.
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Women’s work
Two wives are better than one was the overriding message the audience took away from Richard Rogers’ recent talk at the RIBA.
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In the thick of it
Good to see Scottish watchdog Architecture & Design Scotland is on the ball.
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OpinionPedalling in Paris is just a hard sell
What looks like a throwback to the hippies is tough consumerism, and it’s coming your way
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OpinionWill’s latest leap looks good
Will Alsop has fallen into Marco Goldschmied’s open arms — and it could finally give him the chance to compete at the highest level
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Dread moment
Never let it be said that Birmingham City Council isn’t down with the kids. At the launch of its central library design competition, suited and booted council chiefs invited rapper Dreadlock Alien to present the benefits of the new project in musical form.
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OpinionIs Foster’s plan for Clarence Hotel a threat to Dublin?
Dublin has already experienced the disastrous effect of signature architecture in the wrong place, says Kevin Duff; while Robert Payne argues that it is a chance for Foster to create a remarkable building
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Keeping Chipper
You might have thought the RIBA would be only too happy to lend the Florence Hall to the Stirling prizewinner, especally on a Monday night — but no.