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AR reader responds to the Education Issue
A growing lack of empirical knowledge in architecture schools is gradually confining the profression to the margins of the built environment, argues Michael Badu
It's Pei back time
A response to Trevor Boddy’s Reputations essay on I M Pei
More condemnation of Renzo Piano's Ronchamp meddling
Renzo’s intrusion on Ronchamp masterpiece is another example of unwanted religious intrusion, argues John Meagher
Shocked response to Renzo at Ronchamp
Russell Walden backs up William JR Curtis’ disapproval of Renzo Piano’s work at Ronchamp
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View From Singapore
One of the world’s most liveable but most geographically constrained cities faces huge challenges in housing an expanding population
View From Dhaka
The political unrest that recently engulfed Dhaka highlights some of the cultural tensions discussed at this year’s CAA conference
View from Istanbul
Turkey’s booming economy is ripping out the cultural and historical heart of Istanbul, laments Selçuk Avci
View from The Arctic
With melting ice caps leading to potentially destructive oil and gas exploration in the far north, Matt Shaw and Will Trossel, the founders of ScanLAB projects, join Greenpeace on an Arctic expedition
View from St Louis, Senegal
Italo Calvino would have felt at home in Saint-Louis, the former capital city of Senegal, and the Venice of Africa, reports Paul Brislin
View from Atacama Desert, Chile
High up in Chile’s mountainous Atacama Desert, Mark Major marvels at the mysteries of the night sky, from which most of us, in our light-polluted cities, are lamentably disconnected
View from Genk
The post-industrial city of Genk drew on its mining heritage to stage the biennial art exhibition Manifesta
View From Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Phnom Penh’s recent burst of development brings opportunities and perils for the city’s rich hybridity, product of South East Asian traditions and French colonisation
View from Vancouver, Canada
With its population expected to double by 2050, the city is finally facing up to its future, says Hadani Ditmars
View from Los Angeles, USA
Is Reyner Banham’s gas-guzzling ‘Autopia’ finally going to embrace High-Speed Rail?
View from Sydney, Australia
With more to lose than most other developed countries, Australia is failing to respond to the environmental and economic challenges brought about by climate change
VIEW FROM SANTIAGO, CHILE
The redevelopment of the Chilean capital’s barrios suggests how architecture might reinvigorate civic life and culture
View from Iran
In a country blighted by mass urbanisation and mediocre planning, Iran’s mountain villages retain a strong sense of vernacular identity
View From Nuuk, Greenland
Striving to reconcile tradition with progress, Greenland’s capital is experiencing a dire housing shortage which looks set to intensify
View from: Tallinn, Estonia
The city’s inhabitants are experiencing a newfound pride in their capital and an optimism for the future
View from Sydney, Australia
ONLINE ONLY | In the absence of civil protest, Sydney is becoming a playground for the architecture of Big Business to rampage unchecked
View From Cairo, Egypt
As Egypt advances towards democracy, opportunities open up for a more environmentally responsive architecture
View From Suzhou, China
As the COP17 talks emphasise the need for action on climate change, China is using sustainable development as a political tool
View From Athens, Greece
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
View From Tbilisi, Georgia
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
