Architects & design Comment 鈥� Page 7
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CommentTeaching the teachers
Architects can help schools understand how to really use engagement sessions to their advantage
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CommentThe Institutionalisation of Modernism
Code words favouring a certain architectural style are creeping into government policy and guidelines
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CommentLet's spread construction's outstanding successes
Failing to shout about and share good practice is as big a problem as lack of investment in R D
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CommentProfessional advice: The wrong trousers
If you wanted advice on a medical matter, you wouldn鈥檛 turn to your butcher, so why go to a landscape architect when you need design advice? Choose the right person for the job
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CommentLinking the global to the local
In designing and constructing the built environment we now have to consider the global impacts of our choices as well as the local ones
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CommentWhy Vince Cable is right on rotten procurement
The business secretary鈥檚 comments on 鈥渢errified clients鈥� excluding SMEs will have struck a chord with architects
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CommentIreland: Green shoots
Architects working in Ireland hit rock bottom during the recession, but gradually activity seems to be picking up
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CommentWhy did so few women in my class end up as architects?
Mac class of 鈥�83 reunion begs question of what we need to do to retain female graduates
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CommentConstruction pantomime offers seasonal cheer
While subbies, contractors and architects are all reporting rising workloads, the pressure is still on for those at the back end of the supply chain
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CommentWe must act on cycling safety in Golding's name
The tragic death of Francis Golding should inspire the industry to tackle London鈥檚 killing streets
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CommentAre skyscrapers really the way forward?
They add drama to the city but are generally energy-intensive vanity projects
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CommentWho鈥檚 Afraid of big bad post modernism?
Post-modern classicism may be unfashionable today, but it was a clearly defined period in architecture. And its early adopters still working today are in denial
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CommentTime to return to Libya
Turns out there is plenty of potential business to talk about over a jar of camel stew
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CommentHuman rights in Qatar: An issue we can't ignore
The revelations of human rights abuses on Qatar construction sites must not be brushed under the carpet. The industry must take a firm stance on ethical issues
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CommentArchitectural education ignores the challenge of our time
Too many architects assume their lack of energy performance knowledge will be 鈥榝ixed鈥� by others
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CommentWhy architects should specify timber
A decade of using the material has made me a complete convert
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CommentWhy China needs 'slow design'
The speed of architecture and construction in the country risks creating identikit cities
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CommentBIM can help solve the UK鈥檚 housing crisis
Using BIM, we can build houses from standardised elements but with enough customisation to appeal to prospective buyers
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CommentCan good design win the day?
Well-designed housing won鈥檛 always convince those opposed to development, but we need to strive for higher standards
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CommentThe ambition and optimism of the East
A lot can be learned from the Singaporean developers who are delivering huge new areas of city with speed, gusto and delight