All Opinion articles – Page 77
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OpinionFive grand projects that never were
Thirty years ago, Prince Charles’ infamous attack on the proposed National Gallery extension pretty well consigned the project to oblivion. To mark the occasion, here’s a collection of other grand construction projects that, for good or ill, never saw the light of day
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OpinionThis year's British Pavilion rights past wrongs
Ministers might have learnt something if they’d turned up to Venice, writes Amanda Baillieu
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OpinionTechnology and the lost art of drawing
For all their benefits BIM and 3D printing could lead to lazier architecture, warns Russell Curtis
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OpinionKoolhaas and Parry bring new perspective to exhibits
Gillian Darley looks at the architects’ work in Venice and the Royal Academy
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OpinionShell Centre approval is a catastrophe
In this heartfelt piece written last year, Ike Ijeh sets out why the decision to approve the Shell Centre will damage London
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OpinionFive things you must go to at the London Festival of Architecture
BD picks out five of the best events at the festival which opens this weekend
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OpinionUniversity challenge
Universities might have billions to splash on new buildings but they need to set their ambitions a whole lot higher, writes Amanda Baillieu
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OpinionThe Mackintosh phoenix must be allowed to rise again
How the Mac is restored will be critical, warns Clare Wright in this personal reflection
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OpinionHelp us educate the clients
Clients fall into two camps, says Kate Fletcher of Arup Associates
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OpinionFederate before you collaborate
Get the licensing right - and your staff holidays - or all your BIM work could unravel, advises David Shepherd
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OpinionWe'll never build enough homes until we open up the market
Ending the housebuilders’ monopoly will improve both the supply of housing and the quality of its design, argues Hank Dittmar
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OpinionThe BIM refuseniks
The construction industry still faces firms that simply don’t get BIM, writes Martin Wing
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OpinionBook Club review: Lina Bo Bardi
Let’s be grateful Bo Bardi did not melt into academe, says David Owen
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OpinionThe Farrell Review: What next?
On the eve of a major industry debate on how to turn the wide-ranging recommendations into results, Terry Farrell writes exclusively for BD on the progress so far
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OpinionLearning from the Germans
Zaha Hadid’s BMW plant near Leipzig is an expression of its ambition - and a lesson for its timid British counterparts, writes Gillian Darley
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OpinionReview: Building the Picture: Architecture in Italian Renaissance Painting
This sublime National Gallery exhibition should encourage other curators to explore the role of architecture in Renaissance art, argues Paul McGrath
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OpinionGarden cities: Back to the future
Garden cities offered a utopian vision of town planning at the dawn of the last century. But could they be the answer to the current housing crisis? The coalition seems to think so
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OpinionHow to start a big practice
If you’ve got big ambitions, don’t start small, advises Caroline Cole, author of the RIBA Business Benchmarking reports
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OpinionBook Club review: Building Seagram by Phyllis Lambert
The extraordinary story of an extraordinary building