All articles by Gerald Kaufman – Page 2

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    Not-so-great court

    2001-02-09T00:00:00Z

    First person - The British Museum's Great Court opened to critical acclaim, but it's a big let-down, and the reading room is far worse.

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    Democratic housing

    2000-12-01T00:00:00Z

    First person. What do councils do better than housing associations? Give political accountability to a vital public service, that's what.

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    The wandering stadium

    2000-10-13T00:00:00Z

    First person Where to put a British Olympic stadium? Tony Banks says Wembley is the only choice. But don't rule out Picketts Lock.

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    Lucky numbers

    2000-08-11T00:00:00Z

    The National Lottery has bankrolled a regeneration revolution. Let's hope its new operator can keep up the good work.

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    Hats off to Fez

    2000-06-16T00:00:00Z

    First person Two communities: a medieval Arabian labyrinth or ideal American exurbs. Which has the most to teach the UK?

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    Be it ever so humble …

    2000-05-05T00:00:00Z

    First person The slums may have gone, but Britain is still plagued by housing difficulties – which the Conservatives only made worse.

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    Taking the high ground

    2000-03-17T00:00:00Z

    First person The government's attitude to housing is truly radical in that it recognises the benefits of high-density living.

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    Singular successes

    2000-02-04T00:00:00Z

    First person London has a series of individual triumphs along its riverbank, but the overall effect lacks cohesion.

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    The next generation

    2000-01-21T00:00:00Z

    Graham Stirk may not have the celebrity status of Lord Rogers, but with three major projects under his belt, he is one of Richard Rogers Partnership's rising stars.

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    A whole new division

    1999-12-17T00:00:00Z

    First person The demands of an athletics stadium and a football stadium are irreconcilable. So why not simply build them in different cities?

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    No place like dome

    1999-11-12T00:00:00Z

    First person Three cheers for the project team that turned a Greenwich mudpile into an international icon – on time and to budget.

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    All aboard

    1999-10-08T00:00:00Z

    First person It’s better to travel hopefully than to arrive, so here’s hoping the revamps of Manchester Piccadilly and Westminster Tube go well.

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    The pleasure principle

    1999-08-06T00:00:00Z

    First person Functional buildings are all very well, but thank goodness we can still erect structures just to cheer ourselves up.

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    Wembley winner

    1999-06-18T00:00:00Z

    The new national stadium will be a vast improvement on the existing dump. So, isn t it about time we built it?

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    For crying out loud

    1999-04-30T00:00:00Z

    The ugly clutter of brutalist buildings that constitute the South Bank arts complex just makes you want to weep.

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    Star of the big screen

    1999-04-09T00:00:00Z

    Many think of Bradford as the grubby embodiment of the thoroughly Yorkshire sentiment, Where there's muck there's brass . Yet Bradford in 1983 confounded its ill-informed detractors by becoming home to a resource that stood for everything that was new, modern, even futuristic: the National Museum of Photography, Film ...

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    Not the grand opera

    1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

    First person The refurbished Royal Opera House should be an exhilarating addition to Covent Garden. So why is it so dull?

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    Splashing out

    1999-02-12T00:00:00Z

    Other countries house their parliaments with generosity and panache. But here we begrudge such extravagance.

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    Beauty before age

    1999-01-08T00:00:00Z

    Purists might not like them, but 1960s buildings are part of Britain's architectural heritage and they deserve protection.