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Are architects doing enough to be bim leaders?
Yes, says Simon Johns, 95% of architects are using or planning to use bim; while David Light says practices must seize the moment or miss their chance to lead
Would you want to live in the London Olympic Village?
Yes, says Alex Ely, the facilities are excellent; while George Saumarez Smith would prefer somewhere less designed
Debate: Should the coalition scrap Breeam?
Yes, says Jonathan Hines, it is holding back progress; but Mel Starrs says it is vital to ensuring that sustainability remains on the agenda
Should we boycott the Robin Hood Gardens competition?
Yes, says Steve Smith, architects should do anything possible to protect the Smithsons’ creation; but Hans van der Heijden says architects should stick to designing buildings and leave planning questions alone
My project; My baby
In an architect’s office the Project Architect will often describe their first built project that is very personal to them, as ‘my baby’.
Student medals: from Aboriginal housing to robot dystopia
The RIBA’s student award winners covered a broad spectrum of work in their crit with Herman Hertzberger
Lessons from a transformer
Can a 100 year old large brick shed teach us how modern buildings should be constructed now?
Olympic Village is inclusive first
Without exception, the 2,500-plus flats in the development are all designed to Lifetime Home standards, which allow flexibility for change, and around 10% of units are designed to meet the needs of wheelchair users.
Vote for Assael for Arb’s board
We have endorsed John Assael for election to the board of Arb as an independent and tenacious candidate with a successful track record in getting things done, and a stated agenda for change.
Exhibition Road needs more trees
If ever there was an opportunity missed to plant proper trees in a London street, Exhibition Road was it (Buildings February 3). It will not, I hope, be taken by future designers of streetscapes as a good example of urban landscape architecture.
False reports of death in Venice
In your curiously anonymous profile of Jeremy Till (“Manning the Barricades” February 10), his 2006 Venice Biennale was yet again carelessly “savaged”.
Pedal power prelude to a more environmental agenda
That Downing Street is giving time to discussing bike safety exemplifies the growing attention being given to environmental issues
Even Boris wouldn’t risk grands projets
The machismo of mayoral ambition has been reined in by times of austerity
A lesson from post-industrial Kent
Industrial wreckage, pleasure boats and an art school make for a unique mixed-use development in Chatham
Running the rule over charter cities
Trouble with emigrating citizens? Why not have a western nation run a new city for you?
The truth about Shapps’s home help
The Housing Strategy’s focus on self-build is welcome, but needs policy support to make it practical
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Glancey is designed out
Guardian critic departs, music to de Botton’s ears, and we welcome our newest reader — the Queen
