All Opinion articles – Page 266
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OpinionMr president, your in-tray...
There’s no shortage of campaigns on which RIBA’s Sunand Prasad could make his mark
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Host the most
I call for a rethink of the Olympics for future hosts. Instead of one city absorbing all that the Games brings, perhaps it should be more of a para(city)c event, with regional cities more involved not only in the design, but also getting some form of parasitic venue with a ...
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OpinionEgregious flowerings of steel and glass
Ian Martin harvests a bumper crop of ridiculous buildings with intriguing titles
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OpinionDublin identity
Irish architecture fans are railing against a 48m-high figure (pictured) by artist Antony Gormley, proposed for a riverside site in the Dublin docks.
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Disastrous recipe
There must be many architects who see the dangers of the president of the RIBA commenting on projects designed by the institute’s members, with or without the advice of an “expert” panel.
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Dish the dirt
By God it’s about time the RIBA started vetting its members’ work. I’ve been waiting for this to happen for years, because for years architects, planners and clients have got away with designing, consenting and developing crap buildings.
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Second chance
Geeks in the profession are eagerly awaiting the results of the first architectural competition to be held in virtual world Second Life.
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Burning issue
We have had timber buildings for hundreds of years, limited to three, possibly four storeys, so that fire protection of the structures was not considered necessary.
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OpinionAt last we can brand the Dome a hit
A mobile phone company’s homage to itself has proved the troubled tent’s unlikely saviour
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Ignorance is bliss
Former architecture minister David Lammy may have left the profession unimpressed by his grasp of the subject but that hasn’t stopped his meteoric political rise, according to newspaper New Nation.
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Rug addicts
Lucky staff at Studio Bednarski might be treated to a luxuriously furnished office after the practice was shortlisted in a competition to design a bridge in Iran.
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OpinionCabe’s unfulfilled ambition
The watchdog should return to its original mission of spreading skills
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Comment of the day: Desperately seeking Darcy
Ian Martin breaks the bad news to an eager reader
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OpinionDoes Coin Street's tower compromise its principles?
A complete lack of affordable housing makes this tower a liability to the area, argues Michael Ball; while Iain Tuckett says it is the only way to provide the community with a much-wanted swimming pool
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Comment of the day: Quality Down Under
Australian firms do produce quality architecture, insists Andrew Noonan
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Comment of the day: RIBA the watchdog
Is the RIBA right to set up a design review panel? You bet, says Lee Mallett
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Washed out
Oh, not again. How many times do we have to read Robert Adam’s sad, historicist ranting?
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Olympic safety
The Olympics should be a wonderful showcase for all aspects of the UK’s construction industry (News August 10).
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Mind-expanding
Boots was excited to hear this week that RIBA president Jack Pringle has joined an exclusive club whose members include Bob Dylan, Jackson Pollock and Paul Auster.
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Lobby your MP
Why do we never hear it for Ian Martin? He has written a great column for years.