All Opinion articles – Page 98
-
OpinionHome is where the legislation is
The new “bedroom tax” fails to address the apparent contradiction implicit in this piece of legislation when compared with the requirement that all publicly funded housing should achieve a “Lifetime Homes” standard.
-
OpinionLet's talk about school design
Sunand Prasad is right about the “ missed chance ” that is UK school design (News March 28).
-
OpinionAll not rosy in Garden Museum
Our procurement system is seriously questionable when a good architect with an existing relationship with a client must re-tender for its own project while wasting the time of a whole raft of others.
-
OpinionSelf-build must look to Japan
Good to see self-build being promoted at the moment (News March 28), as seen in the recent Policy Exchange report.
-
OpinionChipperfield needs to get back to what he does best
The architect is attracting headlines for all the wrong reasons
-
OpinionVaizey’s real challenge is to get Whitehall to listen
He may be saying the right things but the architecture minister isn’t getting through
-
OpinionRIBA's Libyan aid is some reparation
Helping the country set up a professional body is a moral issue as well as a practical one
-
-
OpinionA Pritzker Prize keeps you young
It seems that pursuing an architectural career in Japan keeps one in fine fettle, judging from the photo of 71-year-old Toyo Ito ( News March 22 ).
-
OpinionEuropan doesn’t work well in UK
Europan is an excellent forum for innovative housing and urban planning ( “Europan is no more” bdonline March 19 ).
-
OpinionPoliticians take up pub cause
It is with a great sense of relief that I can report that the issue of pub losses is right at the front of the political agenda, finally ( bdonline January 21 ).
-
OpinionBrady got it right over zero fees
Angela Brady got it right! (“ Sanctuary does U-turn on zero fees ” News March 22).
-
OpinionWe need to teach business acumen
It is good to hear a voice of reason and rational thought over whether architecture schools should cut student numbers ( Debate March 15 ), in the form of Owen Luder’s viewpoint.
-
OpinionShould Elizabeth House have been called in?
The redevelopment of the site next to Waterloo station remains a contentious issue
-
OpinionA familiar idea stripped of its idealism
Architects have been marginalised from the new breed of new towns
-
OpinionGet tough on the practices that will work for nothing
Sanctuary’s U-turn only shows how the zero-fee culture is corrosive to the profession
-
OpinionKids need less concrete, more jungle
Schools need to equip children with the landscapes that can charge their imagination
-
OpinionIs this a time for clients to be brave?
In an uncertain climate, do architects need clients who are willing to take risks?
-
OpinionYAYA ought to stay British
BD should have stopped and thought before opening up YAYA, a British prize, to all (other) Europeans ( News March 15 ).
-
OpinionBeware of the office romance
Hilarious! I love the idea that someone would write to BD for professional office romance advice ( Dear Matthew March 8 ) Aren’t there columns that deal with this kind of thing in GQ or Nuts?