All Analysis articles – Page 9
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AnalysisWhat have robots got to do with architecture?
A RIBA Silver Medal-winning film has refired debate about the award’s agenda
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AnalysisNew build or refurb? Offices see rise of recycling
A new type of radical refurbishment, with both economic and sustainable credentials, is the future of office development
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AnalysisYoung Architect of the Year 2011: Jonathan Hendry
The 2011 Young Architect of the Year impressed the judges with his range of work and consistency of approach
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AnalysisArchitect of the Year Awards 2011 winners
Education and sport provided the stiffest competition for this year’s awards, but the list shows there is still strong demand for practices specialising in high-end residential schemes
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AnalysisTrust calls on practices to open doors
As cuts bite, the Stephen Lawrence trust is looking to the profession for hands-on support in its bid to build diversity.
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AnalysisBig names check into London's hotel boom
Next summer’s 2012 Olympics and Golden Jubilee celebrations are driving a surge in the leisure sector in the capital.
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AnalysisThe new planning rules: faster, simpler – but at what cost?
Many architects have broadly welcomed the governments’ proposed planning reforms, but some are concerned that the lack of detail could prove a minefield.
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Analysis‘Handles matter because they are the first part of the building you touch’
Architectural hardware company Izé’s decade-long collaboration with architects and designers has given ironmongery the attention it deserves
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AnalysisCan we design out terrorism?
As the US marks the 10th anniversary of September 11, BD speaks to architects and engineers about how the attacks have affected the way we build tall towers
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AnalysisBack to normal?
At the end of a week that has witnessed the UK’s worst scenes of civil unrest in decades, urban planning expert Wouter Vanstiphout reflects on what the violence may mean for the future of Britain’s cities.
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AnalysisStudents ditch UK schools to go abroad
Low fees, star lecturers and good facilities are proving increasingly attractive to British students.
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AnalysisArchitects see benefits of teaching abroad
”I can’t deny that it is very well paid,” laughs Jonathan Sergison as he tries to explain the phenomenon of British architects being lured abroad to teach.
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AnalysisA healthier approach to design
Northern Ireland’s Health Estates has impressed architects with its design-focused procurement approach, writes Pamela Buxton
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AnalysisUrban motorway divides Glasgow
James Benedict Brown revisits the failed campaign to prevent the city’s M74 motorway extension
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AnalysisUniversities face the challenge
Changes in higher education funding are transforming the market for architects
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AnalysisThe Netherlands’ Almere leads the way on self-build communities
As the UK government promotes self-build as localism’s answer to the housing crisis, this Dutch town is conducting the biggest low-cost self-build experiment in Europe.
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AnalysisHawksmoor site in heritage stand-off
Battle lines are drawn over Scabal Architects’ plans for land abutting Hawksmoor’s Christ Church Spitalfields
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AnalysisIs the PM facing up to energy?
In the week that David Cameron announced new energy targets, we assess his environmental record so far.
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AnalysisA manual for the Big Society
A new book shows how civic collaboration is creating an alternative economy
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AnalysisGlasgow masterpiece under threat
The owner of Alexander ’Greek’ Thomson’s Egyptian Halls says he has no option but demolition. James Benedict Brown reports