All Opinion articles – Page 313
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Tory stories
Your profile of David Lammy complains that he has said very little about architecture. This does seem to be a lost opportunity, but better silence than Michael Gove's waffling piece (Soapbox April 21).
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Rural views
It was a shame that Ellen Bennett did not talk to the Campaign to Protect Rural England before writing her article about high density development. Had she done so she might not have misrepresented our views.
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OpinionThe prosperity myth is unsustainable
As we face up to climate change there is both good news and bad news. The good news is that in 25 years we will have a climate in London equivalent to that currently enjoyed in Paris and in 50 years Brighton will be a Mediterranean resort.
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OpinionModernise the shop
While the modernism exhibition at the V&A is wonderful, the contents of the shop are a disgrace. The range of books for sale is derisory.
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Lammy lament
I thought your criticism of David Lammy was unfair (Focus April 21). The fact that no one knows the name of the minister for architecture is not entirely his fault. The press is also to blame.
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OpinionIan Martin
Architects are great problem-solvers. That's one reason why clients love them so much. But architects can have problems of their own. Luckily, they know I am always here for them…
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House proud
Regarding BD's piece on the advertising of our house (Concrete Boots April 21), we would like to say we were honoured to be selected for Fiona Reid's "advertorial" in Scotland on Sunday.
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Snap decisions
I sympathise with Shakir Sufian's concerns regarding photographing London buildings (Letters April 21).
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Density debate
I do not agree with all of the conclusions of Ellen Bennett's article (News Analysis April 7), but the issues of high-density housing raised must be debated.
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Corrections
The £300,000 project designed by Eldridge Smerin in Balsall Common, Birmingham (News April 13), is a sixth-form block rather than a primary school.
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Design codes are here to stay
Alex Mowat wasted his opportunity for a vigorous rant about design codes (Soapbox April 7).
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Support the centre
The problems facing the Kent Architecture Centre reflect the challenges regional design centres face (News April 13).
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OpinionFat's wake up call to the housing debate
It's pure coincidence, of course, that the completion of Fat's housing in East Manchester has coincided with Alain de Botton's attempt to rehabilitate the word "beauty" in architecture.
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It's academic
As visiting professor at University of Strathclyde, I endorse the comments made by Alan Bridges (News April 21).
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Stop the infighting
I wholeheartedly share Owen Luder and Frank Duffy's regret (Letters April 7) that in-fighting has been a feature of the RIBA/ Arb relationship, due, as I see it, to the board's determination to extend its responsibility for registration to include regulation - a comprehensive role which arguably stretches its powers ...
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Ian Martin
Why have we allowed our glorious Empire to be foully besmirched by Mr Paxton's ‘monstrous carbuncle'?
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Remaining green
Your article entitled "Cutting the Greenwash" (Solutions March 24) underlined the importance of post-occupancy monitoring in buildings designed to be energy-efficient which are failing to achieve their design targets.
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OpinionPhotograph fears
I am a British Muslim architect who, like most architects, is keen on taking pictures of buildings. Although I am clean shaven and quite a regular guy, I am obviously not of Anglo-Saxon appearance.