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OpinionThe Coach: This is not the new normal
We’re not just #WFH, we’re dealing with an unprecedented global crisis. Louise Rodgers provides guidance on dealing with difficult emotions while staying productive
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Now is the time to put equality at the heart of your practice
Has coronavirus killed social value? Far from it, argues Flora Samuel
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Covid-19 threatens our high streets just as they were fighting back
The so-called death of the high street was mostly about the failure of big chains, writes David Rudlin. Until now
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Covid-19 may force us to rethink how we design cities
Julia Park on coronavirus, zero carbon and the implications for density
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Distanced learning in a post-office world
People are predicting the death of the office. Martyn Evans wonders if the new way of working could save the high street and the planet
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The new Fire Safety Bill – what does it mean?
This week’s draft legislation is good news but serious questions remain, writes Andrew Mellor
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How do you demonstrate social value?
Building Design’s social value columnist looks at the emerging metrics
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Don’t rush to judge. The Grenfell inquiry still has 18 months to run
Studio E has taken the brunt of negative headlines so far, but that is only because the architects were the first to give evidence, writes Elizabeth Hopkirk
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What architects and politicians have in common
The two professions need to learn to communicate if we are to build a better future, says Eleanor Jolliffe as she starts a new series of columns
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The Coach: Open your mind, not just your ears
Even when we think we’re listening we’re probably not, explains Louise Rodgers, Building Design’s professional coach
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Building a sense of the transcendent
Gillian Darley finds herself more uplifted than she expected by an exhibition of religious architecture
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Sheffield steels itself for the cruellest cut
The good news is Sheffield’s urban design team has been shortlisted for an award. The bad news is they probably won’t be around to receive it
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How gaming and e-sports will reshape the built environment
Curiosity will help you stay ahead of the game, says Martyn Evans
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What is it like to live in a 13sq m former office?
Julia Park meets a young woman whose childhood in temporary accommodation has left her determined to end permitted development
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Building safety legislation is changing again. What does it mean for you?
Demonstrating compliance and getting insurance could be challenging, warns Andrew Mellor
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Prophets who inhabit liminal spaces
Architects’ ability to handle uncertainty will help the profession survive uncertain times, writes Eleanor Jolliffe
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The Serpentine Pavilion goes woke
After last year’s travails, the 20 th commission is trying not to put foot wrong, writes Elizabeth Hopkirk
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The Coach: Mind the (empathy) gap
Building Design’s new professional coach Louise Rodgers outlines a key skill for resilient practices
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Can the language of social value cross continents?
Flora Samuel explores universality through the lens of two cities in Britain and the Philippines
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On the eve of Brexit we urgently need a more humane development system
The beauty commission’s report is full of welcome ideas, writes Elizabeth Hopkirk. Now the government needs to act on them
