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OpinionThe housing legacy of the 2010s
Julia Park manages to find a few things to cheer as she looks back over the last decade
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The fight to save Kolkata’s heritage is part of the wider struggle over India’s identity
It’s about much more than bricks and mortar, writes Ben Flatman
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Our first forays into delivering social value
Andrew Mellor outlines how local consultation altered a regeneration project in Truro
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Our adversarial procurement system is not fit for collaborative construction
Design build contracts de-skill architects and make accidents more likely, argues Eleanor Jolliffe
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How design aspiration withers in the face of private-sector cunning
Building Design’s social value columnist Flora Samuel examines the story of one estate
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How the success of our cities goes some way to explaining the election result
Cities once led regional growth. Now they grow at the expense of their region, writes David Rudlin
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What we can learn from Frank Dobson and Octavia Hill
Don’t feel defeated by the election result, Gillian Darley exhorts community activists and volunteers
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WA100 2020: The action moves to China and the US
With employment at the world’s biggest architects static, they seem to be battening down the hatches. But there are exceptions, writes Thomas Lane
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‘The level of ambition is worryingly low’
Building Design columnist Julia Park examines what the election result means for housing
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Good ideas – and how to stifle them
It’s all a question of your appetite for risk, writes Martyn Evans
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Imagine a neighbourhood where social value is part of its DNA
What would the characteristics of such a place be, asks Flora Samuel
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How to do ornament that’s not a crime
Gillian Darley on the delight of a well-crafted detail
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Plasticine and power: Modelling the social value of urban design
Social value is easy to pursue when working for enlightened clients – but what about all those other projects?
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Robin Nicholson: To tackle the climate emergency we need new values
Architects have a great deal to contribute but only if everyone is involved, says the Cullinan Studio partner
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David Morley: Social value is tangible – and measurable
The practice founder says linking indoor and outdoor spaces with nature improves crime rates, health and social cohesion
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When someone mentions value engineering, bring up social value
Investing in good design from the start reaps long-term social and financial benefits, writes Julia Park
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Nick Deeming: Architects must find a way to measure their indirect social value
The biggest thing architects have to offer is still the hardest to quantify, says the Faulkner Browns partner
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Chris Harding: We’re developing a practice-wide strategy on social value
BDP’s commitment to what it calls shared value has grown from its socially progressive roots, says the practice’s chair
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We must listen or suffer the consequences
We need to start measuring how our projects affect the happiness of children and the loneliness of old folks, writes Martyn Evans
