All Opinion articles – Page 339
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Perfect gene pool
I was surprised, given the recent 50/50 Campaign, that BD did not encourage the couple hoping to create a DNA-screened architect baby (News April 1) to opt for a female baby.
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English lessons
Surely we have not undergone numerous years of design training only to reduce our knowledge into basic one- and two-syllable words so that the under-qualified staff that constitute the mess that are local planning authorities can understand us?
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Final draught
As an environmental engineer, I am frequently reminded of the ignorance of designers and contractors about the mundane matter of how to make buildings well insulated and airtight.
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OpinionIn too deep
Just when you thought icon and context were at opposite ends of a debate about modern architecture that raged throughout last year, along comes a worrying new trend where the icon is the context
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End to corruption
As one of the contributors to Transparency International’s Global Corruption Report 2005 (News April 1), I would agree construction is the most corrupt sector, worldwide.
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Stalling on crucial climate legislation
A rumour, running rife through property and construction, is that the government is stalling on a key measure that would be crucial in combating climate change.
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Clear language needs clear goals
Esther Kurland stops short of making a convincing case for architects to use plain English (Soapbox April 1).
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Childs play
Kensal House Nursery (Works April 1) illustrates well the unfortunate hiatus between architects and landscape designers. Well done Cottrell & Vermeulen, but did you look outside the window?
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OpinionConcrete Boots
Spaghetti loopyCharles Jencks and Melvyn Bragg’s double act on the South Bank Show was a moment to savour. The wordy duo took a walk around Jencks’s Garden of Cosmic Speculation. Sitting on the garden’s black hole terrace, Jencks’s observations included “you’re spaghettified when you enter a black hole” and, climbing ...
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OpinionPeter Beecham
Peter Beecham is director of heritage protection at English Heritage, which last week became responsible for the listing system
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OpinionCold comfort in the Arctic
What does global warming look like? The answer is a coffin — thousands of them in fact
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Life after Cube
Getting the public involved in architecture and design issues is a pivotal part of Cabe’s work.
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Useless students
While John Assael correctly draws an analogy between medicine and architecture by highlighting the dire nature of architectural education (Soapbox March 24), he conveniently overlooks one of the most important aspects of the partnership between architecture schools and practices.
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ODPM wants you to have the write stuff
Are you one of those architects who thinks you can let the genius of your scheme speak for itself?
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Missing link
Tessa Jowell, in her essay Better Places to Live, claims to be aware of how history, human identity and present-day culture interlink.
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Jowellism, the new philistinism
The heritage heresy headlined in BD (News March 24) suggests that a) the term philistinism has now been comprehensively eclipsed by Jowellism, and b) the proposed procedure should more appropriately be applied to an obviously redundant culture (doh!) minister.Robin Hurley, Solihull
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Ian Martin
My flood-plain houses are to be called in. Good luck retrieving the Alpine Bungalow model — it’s halfway to France by now
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Neglected gateway
It is noteworthy to see so many high-quality design names developing the network of buildings on the King’s Cross site.