Hausat? Germany’s housing shortage
More skilled workers emigrate from Germany than immigrate. Of all OECD countries, Germany has the third highest emigration rate. 75% of emigrants have a university degree.”
China’s Middle Eastern Meddling
China’s isolation from the real world for much of the 20th century’s post-war period has meant that, in reality, it is rather unworldly.
Twenty’s Plenty… For You
20mph. Just because it merited a sentence in an election manifesto, doesn’t mean that it’s not draconian.
Drakeford: exitus sinistram
It was his management of the various Covid-19 lockdowns that earned him the sobriquet, Kim Jong-Drakeford
Developing a complex issue
While the Chinese state promotes self-sufficiency, there is a potential for the people to take it too literally.
The Dangers of Safety
The official response to Grenfell ensures that risk-aversion will forever more play a central role in the construction industry.
The Decay of Democracy
The Houses of Parliament needs fixing, but first you need to be clear about its foundations.
Milano. Environment yes.
It’s a remarkable sleight of hand that portrays design magazines, editors and contributors, who are fully embedded on the inside, as radical outsiders.
The Public? Remember them?
Architects have lost all contact with the very people – the public – that they fantasise about representing.
Activists in the classroom
Third Party advisors are putting students and tutors in an invidious position, compelling both to recite the ‘acceptable’ narrative, rather than explore education openly.
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