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AR Reader's call for the practical application of theory

25 April 2012 | By Bruce Buckland

Bruce Buckland argues that a greater emphasis on the application of theory in The Big Rethink is required

The Good Life and The Big Rethink

25 April 2012 | By Fraser Donachie

The Big Rethink leaves one LR Quadrant reader with suspicions that there is a better life out there

Road back to Damascus

25 April 2012 | By Gordon Murray

The AR’s recent Exploring Eye is essential reading for unraveling the human urban condition.

Big reply to The Big Rethink

25 April 2012

The AR’s campagin sets such a high bar it may be impossible to satisfactoraly fulfill it’s manifesto

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Your Views: Martin Charles remembered

27 March 2012 | By Peter Buchanan

Peter Buchanan fondly remembers photographer, Martin Charles in this letter to the AR

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Iran’s Alborz mountains have escaped the rampant chaotic demolition and development widespread in the rest of the country

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24 April 2012 | By Dr Nasrine Faghih

In a country blighted by mass urbanisation and mediocre planning, Iran’s mountain villages retain a strong sense of vernacular identity

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27 March 2012 | By David A. Garcia

Striving to reconcile tradition with progress, Greenland’s capital is experiencing a dire housing shortage which looks set to intensify

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29 February 2012 | By Villem Tomiste

The city’s inhabitants are experiencing a newfound pride in their capital and an optimism for the future

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21 February 2012 | By Eleonora Prinsi

ONLINE ONLY | In the absence of civil protest, Sydney is becoming a playground for the architecture of Big Business to rampage unchecked

Scenes of popular elation in Cairo marking the first anniversary of the Egyptian pro-democracy uprising in January

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30 January 2012 | By Khaled Asfour

As Egypt advances towards democracy, opportunities open up for a more environmentally responsive architecture

Antique embroidered panel showing life in old Suzhou, long swept away in China’s dash for growth. The country’s next challenge is to forge coherent practical and political responses to notions of sustainable development. Christophe Loviny/corbis

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25 December 2011 | By Austin Williams

As the COP17 talks emphasise the need for action on climate change, China is using sustainable development as a political tool

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24 November 2011 | By Dimitris Karampatakis

In light of the deepest austerity measures in Greece’s post-war history, architects can unite communities with a spirit of entrepreneurship, argues Dimitris Karampatakis

The recently renovated section of Tbilisi’s Old Town, set between the 4th-century Narikala Fortress above and the recently constructed 2009 Bridge of Peace in the foreground

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31 October 2011 | By Peter Nasmyth

Investment has poured into Tbilisi since the AR first highlighted the city’s perilous architectural state a year ago. But now the thirst for progress risks destroying the city’s historic character

The ancient tradition of posting multi-coloured messages of hope and good wishes is upheld at the Tanabata Festival in Sendai City, taking on an added poignancy coming so soon after the earthquake and tsunami

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21 September 2011 | By Mark Dytham

In the region hardest hit by the Japanese earthquake and tsunami this spring, designers are bringing hope to shattered local communities, reports Mark Dytham

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