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Framing foliage: Photography exhibition explores the thorny world of hedges

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Hedge photography exhibition to launch in south east London gallery

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Regenerative design and the problem with sustainability jargon

An alphabet soup of terminology can often obscure the real objectives around sustainability, writes Marc Seligmann

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Similar, but not the same: How qualifying as an architect differs between the US and UK

When Chris Fogarty’s daughter expressed an interest in becoming an architect, it led him to a deeper understanding of how the US and UK education systems differ

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WA100 2024

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  • WA100 2024: The big list

  • WA100 2024: Digital edition

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  • Alma-nac unveils redesign of Tooting community incubator for Business Launchpad

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  • Fraser Brown Mackenna unveils Bow housing scheme

  • Mecanoo completes refurbishment of Perth museum

  • Unknown Works unveils Science Museum gallery space

  • HLM completes music facility for British Army Band at Sandhurst

  • BDP retrofits two Coventry University buildings to create new centre for arts

  • Ole Scheeren completes 280m Shanghai tower

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  • Tate Hindle completes new Salvation Army headquarters

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Upcoming webinars

  • Net Zero Live - Reaching net zero: How to maximise commercial retrofits

  • Social Value Live - Building impact: Measuring social value and crafting enduring legacies in construction projects

  • Social Value Live - How do we deliver social value through the housing sector?

  • Social Value Live - Reviving neighborhoods: Designing and delivering spaces that contribute to the community

  • Social Value Live - Material matters: Navigating the human impact of materials in construction

  • Digital Building Week: Digital innovation for enhanced building safety compliance

  • Digital Building Week: Leveraging data to maximise asset lifecycle management

  • Digital Building Week: Construction optioneering through the use of AI

  • Digital Building Week: Prefabrication and DfMA strategies for enhanced efficiency and sustainability in construction

  • Digital Building Week: Lessons learned from major projects in the use of technology for construction excellence

Architect of the Year Awards 2023

  • What made this project… Haberdashers’ Boys’ School by NVB Architects

  • What made this project… Newson’s Yard by Stiff+Trevillion

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Reviews

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  • Review | RIBA Ethical Practice Guide

  • The Ingenious Mr Flitcroft, Palladian Architect

  • The Architecture of Sir Edwin Lutyens – Volume 2: Gardens, Delhi, Washington

  • 100 Women: Architects in Practice

  • Property: The myth that built the world

  • ​Architect: The evolving story of a profession

  • Hidden Patrons: ‘We need more of these stories to be told’

  • How to Be an Architect Developer: ‘This book should probably be compulsory reading’

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Regenerative design and the problem with sustainability jargon

2024-04-19T01:22:00+01:00By

An alphabet soup of terminology can often obscure the real objectives around sustainability, writes Marc Seligmann

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How the Duchy of Cornwall’s Faversham scheme is putting ‘building beautiful’ to the test

2024-04-18T06:16:00+01:00By

As the Duchy of Cornwall proposes a new 2,500-home Poundbury-style scheme in Kent, Paul Smith argues greater competition is the real key to improving housing design

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Was Angela Rayner right to buy?

2024-04-17T09:13:00+01:00By

The shadow levelling-up secretary has taken flak for exercising her right to buy, but Labour has a long history of dalliance with the concept of selling council homes, writes Ben Flatman

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Similar, but not the same: How qualifying as an architect differs between the US and UK

2024-04-17T05:00:00+01:00By 1 comments

When Chris Fogarty’s daughter expressed an interest in becoming an architect, it led him to a deeper understanding of how the US and UK education systems differ

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Why recruiters must constantly adapt to attract the best staff

2024-04-15T04:00:00+01:00By

Many potential candidates may not even be actively looking for a job, which means employers need to utilise a wide range of strategies, writes Jimmy Bent

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Can bankrupt Birmingham afford its vision for a greener future?

2024-04-12T00:05:00+01:00By 2 comments

Birmingham’s latest public realm improvement brings with it some expensive maintenance liabilities, writes Joe Holyoak

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