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The dangers of white sky thinking
We should be wary of attempts to geo-engineer our way out of the climate crisis, writes David Rudlin
Material shortages are beginning to look like a long-term issue
Short-term supply disruption could be an early warning of a longer-term problem for the UK’s construction sector, warns Simon Rawlinson
Review: Slogans and Battlecries by Paul Shepheard
Nicholas de Klerk enjoys a book that offers another way into architecture
Rethinking Design: How to make leisure and hospitality safe – and fun
Analysis: How will the leisure sector adapt to post-covid restrictions while satisfying our craving for excitement and social interaction? Debika Ray reports
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50 Wonders | Chris Harding: Ronchamp
Corbusier’s simple hilltop chapel challenges our obsession with technology, says the BDP chair
50 Wonders | Nicholas Grimshaw: Bauhaus, Dessau
The Gold Medal winner and founder of Grimshaw recalls a heady trip east
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Junior Wonders: Winners of dream classroom art competition
Two winners of this week’s #BDJunior Wonders win £100 each
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The dangers of white sky thinking
We should be wary of attempts to geo-engineer our way out of the climate crisis, writes David Rudlin
Too little too late for MMC research
Homes England’s study will be influencing housing delivery in several years’ time. We need it right now, Andrew Mellor says
Could our year of crafting revive the craft of building?
The whole country has gone mad for making and even housebuilders are talking about beauty. This is our moment – seize it, says Eleanor Jolliffe
The Coach: Turning off the mute button
After so long living a life of restrictions, emerging from this latest lockdown poses a new set of challenges. So take it slowly, writes Louise Rodgers
In the battle against austerity we need the Mighty Morphin Whalley Rangers
A new report for the Quality of Life Foundation focuses on what communities can do to shape their areas, writes David Rudlin
Reasons to be cheerful about social value
Flora Samuel looks back at the recent history of social value and finds much to celebrate
50 Wonders | Chris Harding: Ronchamp
50 Wonders | Nicholas Grimshaw: Bauhaus, Dessau
Barony Campus by Sheppard Robson: Scotland’s new super school
Building Study: 22 Handyside Street, King’s Cross, by Coffey Architects
50 Wonders | Christopher Lee: Moriyama House, Tokyo
Building Study: Barts Square, London, by Sheppard Robson
50 Wonders | Sarah Wigglesworth: Teatro Regio, Turin
50 Wonders | Jeremy Dixon: Hill House Pergola, Hampstead
Projects of 2020: Triumph and tragedy
50 Wonders | Matthew Carmona: Pompidou Centre
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Designing the road to recovery from the coronavirus crisis
Architects are playing their part in the country’s hour of need. Our Proud to Help campaign recognises your efforts
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Material shortages are beginning to look like a long-term issue
Short-term supply disruption could be an early warning of a longer-term problem for the UK’s construction sector, warns Simon Rawlinson
Review: Slogans and Battlecries by Paul Shepheard
Nicholas de Klerk enjoys a book that offers another way into architecture
Rethinking Design: How to make leisure and hospitality safe – and fun
Analysis: How will the leisure sector adapt to post-covid restrictions while satisfying our craving for excitement and social interaction? Debika Ray reports
Our suburbs are a messy, quirky patchwork. This makes radical thinking all the more important
Turn Nimbys into Yimbys by giving them a stake in the development process, argues Ben Derbyshire
Is this what you mean by transparency on viability, RBKC?
There is a desperate shortage of affordable housing in Kensington and the council is planning to build some beside Trellick Tower. But Emma Dent Coad has some unanswered questions
Designing out stigma from mental health facilities should start with demolishing walls
The time has come to integrate mental health facilities into the centre of our communities, writes Christopher Shaw
In pictures: Thirty years of Lacaton & Vassal
Gallery: Half a dozen of the Pritzker Prize-winners’ best projects
Analysis: How the church can use its land to ease the nation’s housing crisis
What can one of the UK’s biggest landowners do to put its resources where its mouth is? Elizabeth Hopkirk reports
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WA100 2021: Digital edition
Building Design’s annual analysis of the state of play in architecture, listing all the top practices, identifying the leaders in different specialisms, markets and regions, and looking to the year ahead in architecture
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Analysis: How the church can use its land to ease the nation’s housing crisis
What can one of the UK’s biggest landowners do to put its resources where its mouth is? Elizabeth Hopkirk reports
Angela Brady’s inspiration: Aarhus town hall, Denmark
The former RIBA president first went to Denmark as a student to study co-housing but fell in love with this gesamtkunstwerk
Building Study: 22 Handyside Street, King’s Cross, by Coffey Architects
The YAYA winner’s shimmering King’s Cross office more than justifies the developer’s decision to put its faith in emerging talent, writes Elizabeth Hopkirk
‘It’s about justice’ – meet England’s first bishop for housing
The Church of England publishes a report on the housing crisis this weekend. Refugee-turned-bishop Guli Francis-Dehqani tells Elizabeth Hopkirk she is serious about turning recommendations into actions
In defence of the Sainsbury Wing
From the BD archive: Denise Scott Brown wrote this essay when the project opened, but she chose not to publish it for 20 years to avoid ruffling feathers
Race, class and confidence: Architecture needs a bigger tent
The lack of racial diversity on Southwark’s ‘inclusive’ framework is a symptom of a wider problem, writes Richard Gatti, whose YAYA-winning small practice was one of the successful firms
Review: Slogans and Battlecries by Paul Shepheard
Nicholas de Klerk enjoys a book that offers another way into architecture
Wimshurst Pelleriti bags planning for ‘net zero’ flats twice height of council plan
South London block reuses basement of former commercial unit to deliver 113 ’affordable’ homes
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