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Opinion‘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
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Charles Campion: How we put people at the heart of the creative process
Design charrettes empower stakeholders, create goodwill and build consensus, says the JTP partner
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Alison Brooks: This is not a fake
With the world facing multiple crises, the founder of Alison Brooks Architects makes the case for optimism
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Simon Erridge: Architecture’s social purpose has seldom felt more relevant
Nor has it felt more under threat, says the Bennetts director
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Hazel York: Why social value is important to architects
Hawkins Brown partner says Social Value Act has empowered architects and clients to discuss broader benefits of good design
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Can we burn our way out of the urban waste crisis?
Why one Kenyan architect thinks burning trash is the answer to east Africa’s waste crisis
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Making the world a better place - through design
Building Design has launched a new initiative placing social value at the heart of our coverage
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Ben Derbyshire: Why social value matters
The immediate past president of the RIBA and chair of HTA Design lends his support to Building Design’s new campaign
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We need a multi-dimensional approach to social value
Introducing Flora Samuel, Building Design’s new social value columnist
