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Bishopsgate Goodsyard has been coaxed along by City Hall
Shoreditch does not need a giant City outpost with no connection to its neighbours, writes Lucinda Rogers
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The adapt or die mantra still holds true for architects as a profession
Eleanor Jolliffe finds the existential preoccupations of a near decade-old RIBA report to be just as relevant today
The Coach: The importance of perspective
Our present isolation can make work all-consuming and intensify small dramas. Louise Rodgers offers advice on how to step back
Finding the way to build back better
New administrative groupings are needed in government and local authorities to ensure joined up strategy across the health, social care, transport and planning agendas, Flora Samuel writes
Which pigeonhole are you in?
Social profiling has become big business and high tech. David Rudlin traces its history back to a team of Victorians pounding the streets
A green homes revolution or total mayhem?
In theory the government is about to start retrofitting 2,700 homes every day. Really, asks Julia Park
Spiralling insurance premiums are putting architects out of business
The PI insurance crisis is a threat to architects but also to housing targets so the government will have to act, writes Andrew Mellor
Help at last for an Asian architectural gem
Conservation efforts in Lahore offer a fascinating insight into south Asia’s past and present, writes Ben Flatman
Could this pandemic be the making of home?
Covid-19 has changed the way we work but it could also alter our attitude to the place where we live
The Coach: Time to control the controllables
After a summer like no other you are probably in need of an autumn reset, suggests Louise Rodgers
The Coach: Time to control the controllables
After a summer like no other you are probably in need of an autumn reset, suggests Louise Rodgers
Adding value has never been more important
Good design is core to making the world a better place, writes Flora Samuel
Consider the consequences before shutting out the traffic
Low-traffic neighbourhoods might sound like a good idea, but we should be wary of just jumping on the bandwagon, David Rudlin writes
How to pitch to developers – and how not to
Working out what makes you different, and relevant to a project, will help you to stand out from the crowd, writes Martyn Evans
Can a single person be competent to sign off a complex building?
And will insurers cover architects for the principal designer role, asks Andrew Mellor as he unpicks the rapidly changing rules
A fresher’s guide to starting an architecture degree
Architecture students had it tough even before covid struck. Eleanor Jolliffe has some advice for first-years
The Coach: How can we make tough conversations, healthy conversations?
How do you deal with difficult conversations at work, asks Louise Rodgers
In rejecting the spiritual we lose the chance to build connection
Earlier generations had no need to measure social value because it was innate, writes Flora Samuel
What exactly is chrono-urbanism?
David Rudlin asks the questions we would have been asking down the pub
Learning from lockdown: Don’t miss the chance for change
There’s no manual for returning to work. What works for the next practice might not work for yours. But this is the time to seize opportunities, writes Martyn Evans
The wrong answers to the wrong questions
The planning system needs wholesale reform but this white paper is not how to do it, writes Julia Park
Labour’s anger about Fire Safety Bill is misplaced
Change is coming, says Andrew Mellor as he sheds some light on a complex picture
A window of opportunity in these challenging times
Covid-19 has made life more complicated but necessity has always been the mother of invention, as Eleanor Jolliffe finds out
Back to work: How to prepare your practice for the rest of the year
As summer draws to an end Mark Middleton asks what it means for architects to get back to work with covid-19 and recession still looming large
Where will the next Rogers and Foster come from?
We urgently need architects who can capture the public imagination, writes Ben Flatman
The Coach: Are you a curious leader?
Curiosity is often overlooked as a leadership skill but practices suffer without it, says Louise Rodgers
How ethical is your staycation?
Flora Samuel looks at the negative impact holiday homes can have on communities
What does your bookshelf say about you?
It’s not just about giving a good impression on Zoom, says David Rudlin. Having the right books to hand remains essential for a stimulating work environment
Learning from lockdown: Now is the time to talk to volume housebuilders
Martyn Evans doesn’t buy the idea that nothing will ever change in the designer-less world of housing
Key lessons to be learned about high-density living
A three-year study into living in some of London’s more recent high-density developments makes fascinating and important reading, writes Julia Park
Any surprises in the draft Building Safety Bill?
Much of the draft legislation had been anticipated, Andrew Mellor says we have clarity on some important issues although not all the answers
In experts we trust?
Eleanor Jolliffe examines what it means to be a professional and what the sorry evidence from the Grenfell Inquiry might teach us
The Coach: We need to talk about one-to-ones
As lockdown eases, how do you manage staff whose performance is lacking? Start by listening, says Louise Rodgers
How to talk to non-architects about social value
The new Social Value Toolkit should arm you with practical support, writes Flora Samuel
