All Opinion articles – Page 84
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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
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OpinionA short history of eco-supermarkets
As the axe hangs over Sainsbury’s pioneering Greenwich eco-store, Ike Ijeh looks at how the typology has evolved in the last 15 years
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OpinionHow leaving Hopkins was the best risk I ever took
Four years ago Edward Williams was a partner at Hopkins. But at the height of the global meltdown, he left to go solo
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OpinionWhat Maiden Lane can teach us about community
The troubled Camden estate doesn’t deserve Eric Pickles’ harsh criticism of post-war housing, says Amanda Baillieu
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OpinionWe need to talk about education
The UK system is unfair on schools of architecture, students and ultimately the profession, argues Schosa chair Alex Wright
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OpinionDon’t build it and they won’t come
Hammersmith Fulham should consider creating a world-class boulevard alongside the tunnel options, says Hank Dittmar
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OpinionThe choice was between flat-pack and Frank Gehry
Russell Curtis on why he’s convinced the time is finally right for his practice to embrace BIM
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OpinionWelcome to the world of BIM
BD’s new BIM Taskforce will help architects navigate the complex landscape of technology, protocols and government requirements
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OpinionWhy architects should engage with BIM before it’s too late
Architects need to move fast to avoid being marginalised, warns David Miller
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OpinionWhat's it all about, IFC?
History teaches us that open file formats need to be handled with care, says David Shepherd
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OpinionIt's about having more than one smart person in the room
Britain - and Geordies in particular - are leading the way in BIM, says Sam Collard
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OpinionConnecting designers, fabricators, builders and owners - and beyond
The potential of BIM is far greater than most of us realise, says Mohamad Kassem
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OpinionIs the client always right?
BIM allows architects to demonstrate the consequences of every choice, explains Johnathan Munkley