All Opinion articles – Page 306
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We must take lead on climate change
Sunand Prasad, vice-president, policy and strategy, RIBA
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Cabe must rescue guerillas from mist
On starting life, Cabe’s self image was that of a small, guerilla-like band, light and quick on its feet, avoiding the unwieldiness of bureaucracy. For a couple of years it adhered to this ideal but this could not last long because of its own spectacular success in gaining influence and ...
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Tate’s unappreciative beneficiaries
Tate’s maxim that the quality of its buildings is an essential aspect of the experience offered to its visitors will be tested again next week when it unveils its eagerly awaited plans for the future development of Tate Modern.
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Virtual verdicts
Software solutions have emerged to help architects test their facades against revised Part L. BDP’s Chris Yates takes a look ‘under the bonnet’
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President Prasad
The coverage over the third (BNP) candidate for the RIBA presidency has drowned out any debate between the two front runners, Valerie Owen and Sunand Prasad.
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Poptastic planner
Philip Watson explains how his full grant subsidised his fledgling music career (Letters July 7).
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Ian Martin
Norman Foster wishes us luck, and offers a discount rate if anyone wants a future city built
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Forget nuclear and look to the long term
In the UK we have about 4,000sq m of land each — four times more than Bangladesh but less than most large western economies. The UK should be able to fuel and feed itself from renewable resources within its borders.
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Exam stress
I’ve now reviewed the examination record sheet for part I and part II that a candidate from our office was given after her interview for UK accreditation with Arb (“Arb group to review foreign accreditation”, News June 30).
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Who’s going to get tough on energy?
The government has struggled long and hard over the energy review, published this week. And, frankly, whatever it came up with was never going to make easy reading. As the economy continues to grow so does energy consumption. This, along with our reliance on coal as our main energy source, ...
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But client is happy
The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland-approved selection process was not a design competition, it was a combined quality and price process, with 70% score awarded to quality (of which only part was for design) and 30% score for price.
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Broken rules mean harm to industry
I would like to correct BD’s news story “Murphy upset over best coming second” (News July 7).
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Answer is simple
Charles Edwards (Letters July 7) asks why, as someone who lacks qualifications recognised by Arb, he must undertake its examination when his German colleague with a qualification recognised under the Architects’ Directive does not . The answer is straightforward.
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Welsh win would send wrong message
There will be several eyebrows raised this week over the inclusion, for the third year running, of a road on the shortlist for the prime minister’s better public building award.
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I was there at non-riot meeting
I read your article “Phillips-induced riot fails to materialise” (News June 30) with interest. Far from being absent from the council meeting, I attended all the business items and presented three finance papers, including the 2005 annual accounts which show record turnover and profits under my stewardship as hon treasurer ...
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Tub Haagendas
When we say ‘we’, of course we mean ‘I’. But we must say ‘we’ occasionally to please the tax people. Bleeagh!